PATH supports the development of passenger rail facilities as an efficient means of transportation and a key alternative to automobile travel. Viable passenger rail systems can encourage compact development patterns, reduce vehicle trips and emissions, and provide accessible means of transportation for all travelers.

CNHRPC's Executive Director sits on the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority (NHRTA), a statewide body responsible for developing passenger rail in the state. NHRTA's main focus is the establishment of the NH Capital Corridor Commuter Rail Service that would connect Boston, MA to Concord, NH by extending the existing MBTA Commuter Rail line in Lowell, MA. New commuter rail service would create stops in Nashua, Manchester Airport, downtown Manchester, and Concord. NHRTA is in the process of applying for federal stimulus funding to execute the project. Click here to read the June 2009 NH Capital Corridor project status update.