Or @MassDOT could just build the #NorthSouthRailLink, which does not require @USPS land. Even just putting additional platforms underneath could be a start of the Rail Link. We & @TransitMatters support #EastWestRail but NOT #SouthStationExpansion. @JonChesto @NSRailLink #MAPoli QT @BostonGlobe: https://nitter.grimneko.de/BostonGlobe/status/1636886894800781312#m
#northsouthraillink #eastwestrail #southstationexpansion #mapoli
HARTFORD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Amtrak and transport company CSX is seeking a $108 million grant to connect the rail lines between Hartford and Boston.
#rail #EastWestRail #ct #ma #mapoli #Connecticut #Massachusetts #WMass #train #Amtrak #csx
#Hartford #Springfield #Boston
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/hartford-boston-rail-project-17741656.php?_cldee=rtVgpiScnlvXMO_3EYlLZ5970jvMn4D7HPHSC951V15LoxRiXRuvMYO1UAlFibmt&recipientid=contact-b5488779c244ed11bba1000d3a34494b-1bae693a3c70463cb8eac3f06077a5dd&esid=ffe5f063-439e-ed11-aad1-6045bd006f0c
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The link for today's meeting, as well as future Commission meetings, will be available on the Rail and Transit Division website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/rail-and-transit-division
#WMass #Train #Mapoli #WMassRailCommission #EastWestRail #WestEastRail #RailAndTransit #MassDOT
#wmass #train #mapoli #wmassrailcommission #eastwestrail #westeastrail #railandtransit #massdot
JUST BEGAN NOW
Western Massachusetts Passenger Rail Commission Meeting - 1/24/2023
https://www.mass.gov/event/western-massachusetts-passenger-rail-commission-meeting-1242023-2023-01-24t100000-0500-2023-01-24t230000-0500
(see https://trainsinthevalley.org/ for more info)
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#Massachusetts #transportation #transit #trains #rail #EastWestRail
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MassDOT's grant application seeks $108 million which will go toward the total project cost of approximately $135 million. MassDOT would contribute more $18 million and Amtrak $9 million toward the total project cost.
#trainsinthevalley #eastwestrail #amtrak #massdot #mapoli
Federal money available as East-West Rail Commission holds 1st hearing 12/9 in Pittsfield.
#HartfordLine #ValleyFlyer #BerkshireFlyer #mapoli #WMass #EastWestRail
#Massachusetts
https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/11/with-federal-money-available-east-west-rail-commission-plans-first-hearing-on-boston-springfield-passenger-service.html
#hartfordline #valleyflyer #berkshireflyer #mapoli #wmass #eastwestrail #massachusetts
Governor-elect Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll have announced the membership of their administration's Transition Teams.
I am honored & excited to have been asked to serve on the team devoted to transportation, "How We Get Around."
Goal: focus on "How we make sure our public transportation infrastructure is safe, reliable, affordable and connects our entire state."
https://healeydriscolltransition.com/transition-committees
#transportation #rail #trains #EastWestRail #MaPoli #Massachusetts #MauraHealey
#transportation #rail #trains #eastwestrail #mapoli #massachusetts #maurahealey