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Archive -- Hartford Line Opening Weekend - June 16th & 17th, 2018
Date
Saturday, June 16, 2018 12:00 AM Sunday, June 17, 2018 11:59 PM
Location
CT
CTrail's new transit service -- Hartford Line -- begins regular rail service in Connecticut and Massachusetts starting on Saturday, June 16, 2018 with a FREE travel weekend. Explore Connecticut from New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden and Berlin areas to Hartford, Windsor, Windsor Locks and the Springfield, MA area.
All Hartford Line service (CTrail and Amtrak) will be FREE weekend -- except for the Vermonter.
A ticket will be required for travel on an Amtrak train on the corridor. Hartford Line service ambassadors will be at each station handing out complimentary tickets.
Further details can be found on these two links:
"The Hartford Line Opens June 16: What You Need To Know Before You Climb Aboard" | Hartford Courant
"The Rail Passenger Association's recognition of the essential work done by SMART-TD members aboard Amtrak during this difficult period is appreciated. The Golden Spike Award serves as a testament to the compassion and dedication our conductors, assistant conductors and other workers exhibit constantly through times both ordinary and extraordinary."
Jeremy Ferguson, SMART-TD President
December 21, 2021, on the Association awarding its 2021 Golden Spike Award to the Frontline Amtrak Employees.