MassDOT released the draft 2018 State Rail Plan on Friday, January 28th. (the last plan was in 2010)
Link to web page with draft MA State Rail Plan
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/rail-plan
Two public information meetings were held over the past week (in Worcester and Springfield).
The plan includes a lot of interesting proposals, including:
- expansion of passenger service north of Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield, as a pilot service.
- Extension of the Fall River Secondary to Rhode Island Border
- A study of "Western Massachusetts" to Boston Passenger Service
- Otis Industrial Track Study for expanded freight service to Cape Cod
- and many other projects
Comments will be accepted until Friday, February 16th and may be sent to [email protected]
Link to web page with draft MA State Rail Plan
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/rail-plan
Two public information meetings were held over the past week (in Worcester and Springfield).
The plan includes a lot of interesting proposals, including:
- expansion of passenger service north of Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield, as a pilot service.
- Extension of the Fall River Secondary to Rhode Island Border
- A study of "Western Massachusetts" to Boston Passenger Service
- Otis Industrial Track Study for expanded freight service to Cape Cod
- and many other projects
Comments will be accepted until Friday, February 16th and may be sent to [email protected]