[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 70 (Friday, May 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E690]
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                      IN RECOGNITION OF CAPEFLYER

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 17, 2013

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and to celebrate 
the upcoming launch of the new CapeFlyer train route between Boston and 
Cape Cod.
   The CapeFlyer train will make its first scheduled trip between 
Boston's South Station and Cape Cod on May 24, 2013. Created under a 
partnership between the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA), 
the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and the 
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the CapeFlyer will 
be the first scheduled passenger rail service to reach the Cape since 
1996, as well as the first to connect Cape Cod to Boston since the last 
train departed Boston's South Station at 5:34 p.m. on June 30, 1959. 
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day this summer, the train will run 
between Boston and the Cape every weekend, and will offer amenities to 
its passengers such as free Wi-Fi service, concessions, and bicycle 
storage. Customers will have their choice of disembarking at either the 
historic Buzzards Bay Train Station or Hyannis Transportation Center, 
with further options to connect to numerous other destinations 
throughout the Cape.
   The introduction of the CapeFlyer train will enable even more 
Massachusetts residents and visitors to make the most of all that Cape 
Cod has to offer, from its idyllic beaches and outdoor activities to 
its fine dining and shopping centers. The availability of rail service 
as an alternate mode of transportation will allow summer tourism on 
Cape Cod to remain high while reducing traffic congestion, making 
travel throughout the Cape easier and lowering local carbon emissions. 
The benefits that the CapeFlyer will bring to the region are numerous 
and diverse, and I have no doubt that it will prove to be a popular 
method of reaching the Cape.
   Mr. Speaker, I am happy to recognize the CapeFlyer rail service upon 
its initial trip between Boston and Cape Cod, and I ask that my 
colleagues join me in welcoming this new rail line to the Massachusetts 
region.

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