Editing Mansfield, Connecticut (section)

===Former and proposed services===
Until 1955 inter-city train service was available nine miles to the south at [[Willimantic station]] on the [[New Haven Railroad]]'s ''[[Nutmeg (train)|Nutmeg]]'' line and on trains between Waterbury, Hartford and Boston.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' August 1958, New Haven section, Table 7 (p. 154), Table 31 (p. 165)</ref><ref>Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). ''The Rail Lines of Southern New England'' (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. p. 112. {{ISBN|9780942147124}}.</ref> From 1991 to 1995, Willimantic was served by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Montrealer (train)|Montrealer]]'' service. Schedules would refer to the stop as "''Willimantic, CT (Storrs)'' {{sic}}", owing to the stop's close proximity to the village and use by students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willimantic, Connecticut (WIM) |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/willimantic.htm |website=TrainWeb Station Details |publisher=TrainWeb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amtrak returns to Willimantic |url=https://www.courant.com/1991/11/02/amtrak-returns-to-willimantic/ |publisher=[[The Hartford Courant]] |date=2 November 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amtrak's decision to derail Montrealer a blow to Willimantic |url=https://www.courant.com/1994/12/19/amtraks-decision-to-derail-montrealer-service-a-blow-to-willimantic/ |publisher=The Hartford Courant |date=19 December 1994}}</ref>

A plan for expanded passenger rail service in eastern Connecticut through to Vermont, the [[Central Corridor Rail Line]], includes reviving service to Willimantic and the construction of a new Storrs stop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riarp.org/CCLdocuments/CCLproject.pdf |title=Central Corridor Rail Line |publisher=Rhode Island Association of Rail Passengers |accessdate=February 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727215230/http://riarp.org/CCLdocuments/CCLproject.pdf |archivedate=July 27, 2011}}</ref> Other proposals for local and [[High-speed rail in the United States|high-speed]] rail projects in Connecticut have included planned stops in Storrs and in nearby Tolland to service UConn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spiegel |first1=Jan Ellen |title=Massive rail plan leaves Connecticut hopeful but mystified |url=https://ctmirror.org/2016/01/04/massive-rail-plan-leaves-connecticut-hopeful-but-mystified/ |publisher=The Connecticut Mirror |date=4 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ana |first1=Radelat |title=Feds' undisclosed 'preferred route' for rail lines sparks outrage |url=https://ctmirror.org/2016/09/07/feds-undisclosed-preferred-route-for-rail-lines-sparks-outrage/ |publisher=The Connecticut Mirror |date=7 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Condon |first1=Tom |title=It has been slow to arrive, but high speed rail could be coming |url=https://ctmirror.org/2021/02/02/it-has-been-slow-to-arrive-but-high-speed-rail-could-be-coming/ |publisher=The Connecticut Mirror |date=2 February 2021}}</ref>