passenger rail

Massachusetts state transportation officials will be in Palmer tonight to collect feedback on plans for a potential new passenger rail station in the Hampden County town.

Lawmakers and officials from northwestern Massachusetts are pushing for east-west rail in their neck of the woods. Rallies held this week were in tandem with stakeholders calling on the Healey administration to restart Northern Tier Passenger Rail.

With the Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission holding its first public meeting in Pittsfield Friday, legislators and transit advocates say much is at stake for the region.

Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ed Markey has announced a new $25 billion bill to expand passenger rail across the state and country.The Building Rail Across…

In a move initiated under former Governor Deval Patrick, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has finalized the purchase of the rail line…

Vermont Transportation Agency officials say a federal grant application that would have been used to upgrade the rails in an 11-mile stretch between…

Tonight, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck will host a public meeting to discuss Amtrak train emissions at the…

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has purchased 37 miles of railroad line from Pittsfield to the Connecticut border. The state is calling it…

Economic Development officials in Warren County are requesting funding to conduct a feasibility study to expand regional short-line rail service. The…

Investigators are looking into the cause of a New York City train derailment that killed four people and injured at least 60.The weekend’s incident…