MassDOT, Conn. working on hourly trains from Springfield to NYC; 1M more riders possible

SPRINGFIELD — MassDOT planners, Connecticut and Amtrak are talking about hourly train service from Springfield to New York City that could boost ridership by a million passengers a year. But to work, ...
WWLP

Springfield Union Station gets major upgrades for better rail

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has proposed a new train service and schedule for regional railway ...
Streetsblog Massachusetts

MassDOT In Talks With Connecticut for Hourly Springfield-NYC Amtrak Service

Expanded service between New York and Springfield is contingent on numerous big-ticket infrastructure projects, many of which ...
WWLP-22News

Springfield Union Station to improve railroad for future West-East Rail project

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – West-East Rail, a project underway to offer commuters service between western Massachusetts to Boston has reached a new milestone on Tuesday. The Healey-Driscoll ...
GBH

Red Line train shells freed from US Customs, allowing work to resume

The MBTA train components were seized last summer, bringing the construction of new subway cars to a halt and causing 160 ...