The modernization project is a key phase of MassDOT’s Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project, which will upgrade tracks, signals, and other infrastructure to ease a major rail bottleneck in the city by reducing conflicts between freight and passenger trains. West-East Rail construction is set to begin next year.
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State, CSX agree to rail upgrades in the Berkshires
MassDOT has agreed to fund improvements and additions that would support permanent seasonal weekend Berkshire Flyer service and lay the groundwork for expanded passenger rail in Western Mass.
