The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has ratified a new five-year contract with Canadian Pacific’s (CP) Soo Line subsidiary as well as the Springfield Terminal implementing ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has fully obligated just over $157 million in federal funding for the final segment of the Springfield Rail Improvements Project (SRIP), allowing construction to ...

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 ...

A majority of members from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Divisions 72 and 191 on Jan. 15 ratified an implementing agreement regarding CSX Transportation’s acquisition of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...