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  Last year Rep. Annie Kuster received a golden spike award for her work for Amtrak passenger rail. It's too bad she can't make the same effort and do the same thing in her own district.   Gets Award. Too Bad She Cant Do This In Her Own District.   Along with Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Rep. Kuster advanced security legislation that will allow Amtrak to cross over the border from Vermont into Canada and later Montreal.   "I'm honored to receive the golden spike award and look forward to continue working to promote rail service in New Hampshire and throughout the country." Kuster said.   New Hampshire Owns Over 170 Miles Of Rail Line. Rep. Annie Kuster is doing nothing.   The problem with this is that Rep. Kuster doesn't do this. She talks about creating local jobs across her congressional district but hasn't gotten behind a single capital initiative to improve rail and intermodal capability on the 170 miles of active rail line in New ...

      Governor Maggie Hassan and the NH Rail Transit Authority recently unveiled an expensive rail study for the NH "capitol corridor" for passenger rail from Boston to Nashua and Manchester. The whole idea of this is a politically based train wreck. I'm finding it interesting that Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau is becoming such a "cheerleader" for the whole idea which New Hampshire clearly cannot afford. Before proceeding someone should be asking the outgoing Nashua Mayor what kind of financial shape Nashua is in? I think the answer to this question is right behind what is happening throughout the rest of New Hampshire especially in financing a rail project that this state does not need. www.nhinsider.com