It had been a while since we saw a progress report on West-East rail, and so we were happy to get one this week as newly secured federal funding puts Massachusetts a bit closer to making this ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced on Monday that $3.5 million was secured by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to continue advancing West-East Rail.

A meeting Tuesday in Palmer, discussing the conceptual design for the new Palmer passenger rail station. But, the location of that station that’s raising concerns.The meeting, which was open to the ...

The West-East Rail project, an effort to expand train service to Springfield and eventually to Albany from Boston via Worcester, has received $3.5 million from the Federal Railroad Administration. The ...

PITTSFIELD — A West-East Rail connection between Albany, N.Y., and Boston — via the Berkshires — is one step closer to reality after the state secured a $3.5 million grant for planning. The ability to ...

SPRINGFIELD — Efforts to develop w est-east passenger rail received a $3.5 million boost Monday. The money will be used to prepare the state Department of Transportation’s Boston-Albany Corridor ...

The plan would connect Western Massachusetts to Boston, with potential economic benefits for the western region. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, of Springfield, remains optimistic. Some skeptics, including ...

President Donald Trump’s return to office has raised questions about the future of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding Massachusetts secured for its West-East Rail plan with suggestions ...