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Natick’s Rail Trail Now Connects to Its Downtown MBTA Station
The MBTA has opened up the final component of its new regional rail station in Natick Center: a trail connection that connects the outbound train platform directly to the the Cochituate Rail Trail.
March 12, 2026
Trump’s Funding Freeze Derails Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans: Report
The second Trump administration has yet to sign a single contract to build new transit rail lines under the federal 'capital investment grants' program.
March 11, 2026
Congress Allocates $80 Million to Build Blue Hill Ave. Busway
The project is now fully funded for construction.
March 5, 2026
Washington Pledges $8.7 Million to Support World Cup Transit Service In Mass.
In its February spending bill, Congress re-allocated $100 million in funding from other transit programs to help subsidize World Cup transit services this summer.
March 3, 2026
Signal Work Shuts Down Forest Hills-Back Bay Segment of the Orange Line ‘Til March 8
The MBTA will close the southern end of the Orange Line south of Back Bay station for nine days to conduct signal upgrades and modernization work from Saturday, Feb. 28th through Sunday, March 8.
February 27, 2026
MBTA Teaming Up With Maryland to Procure New Battery-Electric Locomotives
The MBTA and the Maryland Transit Administration have issued a joint "request for proposals" to procure at least 25 new locomotives, more than half of which would operate on electric power from existing overhead wires on the MBTA's Providence Line and the MARC Penn Line.
February 25, 2026
MBTA Restores Most Service, But Some South Coast Transit Authorities Remain Shut Down Wednesday
Bus routes in Attleboro, Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford remain shut down for Wednesday, while Brockton's transit authority plans to begin operating at noon.
February 25, 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
Transit Agencies Announce Cancelled, Reduced Service In Storm’s Aftermath
The Brockton RTA, SRTA in New Bedford and Fall River, GATRA in Attleboro and Taunton, and Cape Cod RTA have cancelled all bus service for Tuesday.
February 23, 2026
Volkswagen’s Crimes Help Finance New Electric Buses In Massachusetts
In 2017, Volkswagen paid $2.9 billion into a nationwide clean air fund as punishment for its scheme to violate and evade U.S. air quality regulations.
February 17, 2026
