Fall River voters approve MBTA membership, OK South Coast Rail service
The South Coast Rail commuter trains will be running on schedule in 2023, as Fall River voters opted to join the MBTA in Tuesday’s election.
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The South Coast Rail commuter trains will be running on schedule in 2023, as Fall River voters opted to join the MBTA in Tuesday’s election.
A look at the Herald News stories from around Fall River that resonated most with readers from last week.
A public meeting updated the progress of South Coast Rail to Boston, but grew heated as a handful of residents voiced concerns about MBTA membership.
It's just a formality, but Fall River voters have a 'final checkbox' to approve soon if the city wants MBTA service up and running next year.
Construction crews worked on the Fall River Depot Tuesday. This week, construction crews continued work on the Fall River Depot, a new train station that will connect commuters to Boston via the South Coast Rail project. A second line, linking Boston with New Bedford, is also under construction. Passenger service on both lines is expected to start in 2024, according to Jennifer Tabakin, the MBTA’s Program Manager for the project. In addition to building the new stations, crews must upgrade the region’s existing tracks, which currently carry freight trains and are not suitable for passeng...