THE MORNING CAPEFLYER ARRIVES AT HYANNIS, MASS., ON JULY 27, 2013. PHOTO BY DAVID SCHEIDERICH Popular Trains Return to Cape Cod
IN 1959, THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD can- celled its seasonal service from Boston to Cape Cod when they terminated all other passenger service on the “Old Colony” lines in southeastern Massachusetts. There was such an uproar that the trains to Cape Cod returned for the summer of 1960, and every summer thereafter until 1964. Cape trains returned 20 years later, when new short line Cape Cod & Hyannis offered service from Braintree (the southern termi- nus for MBTA’s Red Line rapid transit) to Hyannis over the former New Haven route. Direct service to Boston was not possible be- cause of a missing bridge over the Neponset River that burned in 1959. The new CC&H seasonal trains were popular, but state sub- sidy was cut, and the last trains ran to Hyannis in 1989. A state-supported Amtrak train named
the Cape Codder provided direct summer service between New York and Hyannis starting in 1986. Interline ticketing was of- fered with the CC&H for the 1988 and 1989 seasons. For its final season in 1996, the Cape Codder originated in Boston and ran
south to Providence, R.I., before turning east to Hyannis. Poor scheduling was one of the reasons leading to this train’s demise. The MBTA restored service to the Old Colony with the reopening of the Middlebor- ough and Plymouth lines
in 1997. The
Greenbush Line followed in 2007. With these restored links in place, talk of re- launching seasonal Cape service began. The new service is a collaboration be- tween the Cape Cod Regional Transit Au- thority, the MBTA, and MassDOT. The CapeFlyer departs Boston’s South Station making stops at Braintree, Middleborough, Buzzards Bay, and Hyannis. The train ar- rives at the new Hyannis Transportation Center, which provides easy connections to local and long-distance bus routes. Since its inaugural runs in May 2013, the train has exceeded all expectations for ridership, and continues to grow. Officials have already discussed the possibility of extending the service past Labor Day, and planing ahead for next year. For schedules and fares please visit
www.capeflyer.com.— OTTO M. VONDRAK
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