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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 are still years away from construction.
March 19, 2026
Planned Springfield Station Expansion Anticipates More Amtrak Service in Western Mass.
MassDOT and Amtrak are working on plans for new tracks and platforms at Springfield Union Station in anticipation of a significant increase in passenger rail service between Boston and western Massachusetts.
February 24, 2026
Construction Is Underway On Back Bay Station Makeover
Developers are promising to deliver “a first-class transit hub.”
February 9, 2026
Photos: Amtrak’s $583 Million Project to Upgrade Its Boston Maintenance Facilities
The expanded maintenance building and associated yard upgrades will support the arrival of a brand-new fleet of Amtrak trains within the next few years.
November 11, 2025
MassDOT Begins Planning New Palmer Station for Future ‘Compass Rail’ Service
A new Amtrak station between Springfield and Worcester is part of the Commonwealth's plans to bring better rail service to more rural parts of the state.
September 25, 2025
Romanticize It: Introducing Transit Girl Summer
I try to live my life in part by the novelty effect, or how making new memories can slow down time (or at least your perception of it) because you’re not in the same routines that blur the days together.
August 8, 2025
Western Mass. Amtrak Expansions Are Flush With Funding, But New Routes Won’t Debut ‘Til 2030s
Years of work remain before new Amtrak routes start rolling through Springfield to connect Boston, Albany, and New Haven.
May 14, 2025
Minnesota, Nice – How Governors Walz and Healey Stack Up On Transportation Issues
Earlier this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Democratic Party and chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
October 29, 2024
Rail Reflections from the California Zephyr
Birthdays can be a lot. There are a lot of expectations of what you should do, who you should do it with, what it should feel like, what it should look like to other people.
August 19, 2024
MassDOT Wins More Federal Funds to Plan Increased Boston-Albany Amtrak Service
Last week, the Biden administration's Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $500,000 grant to MassDOT to plan for additional Amtrak service between Boston and Albany.
December 11, 2023
