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New Haven Seeks July Shutoff of Passenger Trains
Washington based hearing on New Haven Railroad plan to abandon 273 passenger trains by July 1. Trustee Richard Joyce Smith argued liquidation would hurt New England, citing four and a half years without a long range plan. States and feds fund most passenger service under temporary deals amid a Penn Central merger.
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