GREENFIELD — State transportation officials will be shouting "All aboard!" Amtrak's Vermonter train starting Dec. 29, restoring passenger service to new stations in the western Massachusetts cities of Greenfield, Northampton and Holyoke for the first time in some 30 years.
Stepping off a gleaming cobalt blue PanAm locomotive yesterday at a historic former rail stop in Greenfield, Gov. Deval Patrick announced the state and PanAm have entered into an agreement for the commonwealth to purchase 49 miles of railway between East Northfield and Springfield nicknamed the Knowledge Corridor that will help boost tourism, enhance freight service and reduce truck traffic. "While the train is beautiful, it's about jobs and economic development," Patrick said. "This is going to be great fun."
The project is being funded by a $75 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration and $40 million in state funds.
The Vermonter currently runs from St. Albans, Vt., to Washington, D.C., stopping locally only in Amherst and Springfield.
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