Summer on Cape Cod means sandy beaches, fried clams, and — too often — mileslong traffic jams. But starting next May, visitors will be able to avoid short tempers and long lines of brake lights by taking a new weekend-only train between South Station and Hyannis.
The service, called CapeFLYER, is scheduled to start in time for Memorial Day — the traditional kick-off of the tourism surge – and end in September, said Wendy Northcross, chief executive of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.
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I love trains and have traveled on them all over the world. It is almost always a tremendous disappointment to do train travel in the US. Seeing the picture that accompanies this article presents quite a contrast to the sleek, clean, fast, efficient trains in Europe and Asia. The image we have of the US leading the world doesn't bear scrutiny in many areas, rail among them. When I moved here 40 years ago I heard talk of extending the Blue Line to Lynn. Once was the time when we could do Big Things. It sometimes seems that all we do now is squabble.
At one time you could take a train all the way to Provincetown. At least much of that rail bed is now a bike path.
I hope this becomes a daily year round service. For commuters on the South Shore who face hours of stalled traffic on Rt 3, if the train is an option it becomes a no brainer.
They'd better have free WiFi on board.
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