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Passenger rail commission holds first meeting Friday in Pittsfield

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The Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission will report in March 2023 on proposals to manage rail service in the region.

Created to study the administrative nuts and bolts of passenger rail service in western Massachusetts

Massachusetts applied last week for federal funds to begin the first phase of the East-West Rail project.

The state is asking for $108 million to help pay for improvements to a 53-mile stretch of track between Springfield and Worcester.

While funding is being sought to pay for the necessary infrastructure work, discussions are also beginning on how to administer new passenger rail service.

The Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission will hold its first meeting tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m. at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield.

State Senator Eric Lesser of Longmeadow is a member of the commission. He spoke with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.