SPRINGFIELD — It’s no longer simply called “east-west rail” according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The multi-million dollar project to connect Springfield, Worcester and Boston ...

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 ...

Congressman Richard Neal speaking at a news conference Monday, April 22, surrounded by state and local officials as he and others highlighted ongoing projects that make up the state's effort to expand ...

SPRINGFIELD — MassDOT has received $36.8 million from the federal government to finish design work on the Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project, increasing its transit potential and reducing ...

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fully obligated $157,126,494 ...

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s five-year capital improvement plan includes $123 million for West-East Rail, most of which would go toward development of tracks between Springfield ...

In the coming years, Springfield may have access to passenger rail service with the implementation of an Amtrak station. The station would connect the city to the remainder of the country's rail ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Saturday the Amherst Railway Society and Springfield Union Station sponsored a model railroading job fair called “Kids on Track.” Children and their families piled into ...

In 1922, the line changed its name to the Springfield Terminal Railway and continued regular operations until 1947, when it ended passenger service. The railroad converted to diesel power in 1956 and ...