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Southern in 2022; arrangements would have to be made with CSX in order to run more passenger trains on the Capital Corridor line. In addition, Amtrak has the right to provide passenger service on freight-owned lines while the host railroad has the right to set the terms for an operating agreement; however, the MBTA, MassDOT, and NHDOT are not eligible to directly utilize these legal provisions. Within Massachusetts, the MBTA owns all its operational trackage, except for the Providence Line south of Providence on the Northeast Corridor, which is owned by Amtrak.
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Following a House vote to concur with the bill as amended by the Senate, Gov. Lynch vetoed HB 218 on June 15, 2011, citing support for the project from community and business leaders and the economic development that the project would generate. On
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