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Article: Rail foes buoyed by ferry trial run Opponents of restoring commuter trains argue for boat service instead
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 18, 1994
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SCITUATE -- When a ferry left Scituate Harbor and reached Rowes
Wharf in Boston within 45 minutes, it did so with the hopes and
blessings of local residents who think a new commuter railroad is a
bad idea and that boat service is the way to go.
The Dec. 10 trip was considered a success, and the results are
more fodder for opponents of the restoration of the former Old Colony
Railroad line to Scituate.
Local activists say the 92-foot catamaran's trip should change
the state's plan for the railroad restoration. And state officials,
who were made aware of the trip's results, said they will give some
consideration to using a ferry system in conjunction with buses.
"It opened up more ...