By Josh Landes, WAMC; April 2, 2018
Advocates for expanding passenger rail to Western Massachusetts believe the Berkshire Flyer project could offer the region a tourism boost.
On March 20th, what was once a dream — reestablishing regular train service between New York City and Berkshire County — took a big step toward becoming a reality. The Berkshire Flyer Working Group announced that the rail project would move out of months of research into a pilot phase, with the support of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Executive Director Nathaniel Karns sat on the working group.
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