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that will comprise and connect rail service, bus lines,
bikes, passenger cars, and pedestrians. One invest-
ment that Enfield has already made, and one that
would fit perfectly into a multi-modal scheme, is its
“Magic Carpet Bus.” These two circulator bus lines al-
ready connect various parts of the town to one another
– historic villages, City Hall, shopping areas, the local
community college, etc. - and could easily be re-routed
to include the new train station.
And so, as the planning and lobbying continues, Erd-
mann expresses the need to ramp up the pressure.
“Our point is, it’s an opportunity for development in
Enfield and we’re planning for it. And we’re pushing to
get our station built as soon as possible, because the
start of the commuter rail service is slated for spring
of 2018. Right now, you’ve got six round trips a day
on Amtrak. We’re soon going to 12 to 15 round trips
a day between the Amtrak and the commuter rail ser-
vice. And it doesn’t do us any good if those trains go
rumbling through town. We need them to stop.”
