Beacon Hill (train)

Beacon Hill

A Bombardier LRC in use with the Beacon Hill in 1980
Overview
Service type Commuter rail
Status Discontinued
Predecessor Clamdigger
First service 1978
Last service 1981
Former operator(s) Amtrak
Route
Start Boston
No. of intermediate stops 12
End New Haven
Distance travelled 157 miles (253 km)
Average journey time 3 hours
Service frequency Daily (weekdays only)
Train number(s) 153, 154
Technical
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)

The Beacon Hill was a daily 157-mile (253 km) commuter rail service operated by Amtrak between Boston, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut. Service began in 1978; the Beacon Hill replaced the Clamdigger, an early morning service from Providence, Rhode Island to New Haven with connections to New York. The Beacon Hill ran from New Haven to Boston in the morning and returned in the evening.[1] The Beacon Hill was discontinued in 1981, victim both of Amtrak cost-cutting and the unwillingness of state governments to provide necessary funding.[2]

Service over this line is now provided by Amtrak's Northeast Regional (Boston—New York—Washington); the Connecticut Department of Transportation's Shore Line East serves the Connecticut portion (New Haven—New London).

References

  1. ^ "Seaport urges early train". The Day. July 25, 1978. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwsiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DHMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1067,4393713. Retrieved 2011-06-05. 
  2. ^ Hebert, H. Josef (August 26, 1981). "New Amtrak Network Keeps Most of System Intact". Associated Press. 

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