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Wallingford Officially Says Farewell To Family Flower Shop, Makes Way For New Train Station
The flower stand was demolished to make way for the new tracks.
Wallingford, CT - The family-owned flower shop that once stood on Route 5 is officially gone.
According to MyRecordJournal.com, Sam's Flower Stand has been demolished to make way for the new train line.
Back in March, owner Samuel Papale Jr. told MyRecordJournal.com that he would not reopen his shop, which his father had operated in the same location since 1960.
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The construction is part of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program.
According to the NHHS website, the project started in 2012 with an environmental assessment and preliminary engineering; they completed final designs in 2014 and hope to launch passenger service in January 2018.
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The NHHS states that the new train line "called the CTrail Hartford Line (Hartford Line) will connect with existing Metro-North commuter rail and Amtrak Acela high-speed rail services on the New Haven Line to New York and on the Northeast Corridor to New London and Boston."
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