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The federal government awarded Massachusetts a $108 million grant that will pay to upgrade the infrastructure needed for East-West rail, transit officials announced Friday.
According to the office of U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, the grant to Massachusetts was the second largest among 70 awarded nationwide by the Federal Railroad Administration.
There’s currently an Amtrak route with service once daily, each way, across Massachusetts. But faster, more frequent rail service has long been a dream for many residents in the western part of state.
The Downeaster, Amtrak's daily roundtrip service between Boston and Brunswick, Maine, is popular, carrying more than 400,000 passengers in the last fiscal year. But bringing it to reality didn't happen quickly.
There’s currently an Amtrak route with service once daily, each way, across Massachusetts. But faster, more frequent rail service has long been a dream for many residents in the western part of state.