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Articles mentioning both Amtrak and Holyoke

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1. East-west Rail Along Route 2 Could Reap Myriad Benefits
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jul 20 2021
  
  ...trak is also reopening three other trains which offer service between New Haven and Springfield. According to Amtrak, ridership on the Valley Flyer fell by more than half at the Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield stati...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak Springfield
2. Bikes on a train: Amtrak allowing carry-on bicycles on Hartford-Springfield and Valley Flyer trains
  
  Explore masslive.com Sep 18 2020 Transportation
  
  ...e a lower or no fee and no advance purchase requirement,” he said. “We will be discussing it with Amtrak.” On Amtrak trains, riding bicyclists use new luggage racks that convert to bike racks. The racks take a standard-s...
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3. Coronavirus: Amtrak suspends Vermonter passenger train through Springfield; other north-south trains run on Saturday schedule
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 26 2020 Transportation
  
  ...implies, reaches Vermont. Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Transportation have already put CTrail and Amtrak Hartford Line trains as well as Valley Flyer service north of Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and G...
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4. Coronavirus forces Peter Pan, PVTA to cut back bus schedules; decision follows trains, planes and MBTA
  
  Explore masslive.com Mar 24 2020 Transportation
  
  ... Line train service from Springfield to Hartford and New Haven and the Valley Flyer train from Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield on the less-frequent Saturday schedule on all seven days a week....
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5. East-west rail backers predict half a million commuter trips each year; MassDOT promises second look at ridership estimates
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 24 2020 Transportation
  
  ...illion renovation of historic Springfield Union Station, a project championed by Neal, was completed in 2017. Amtrak’s New Haven-Springfield route — which works in concert with the Connecticut Department of Transportatio...
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6. Platform C opening completes Springfield Union Station’s rebirth; Gov. Charlie Baker remains cautious about east-west rail
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 25 2020 Transportation
  
  ...ts own north-south rail service using Amtrak trains. Called the Valley Flyer, the route connects Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. Sarno said east-west passenger rail would connect Springfield with the bo...
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7. Rep. Richard Neal, Gov. Charlie Baker to celebrate final step in Union Station rehab; Platform C caps $103M project
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 23 2020 Transportation
  
  ... Station also offers, new since August, frequent north-south trains to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield on Amtrak trains supported by the state of Massachusetts. That service is called the Valley Flyer. Ridership numb...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Amtrak Springfield
8. Springfield Union Station Platform C elevator ready, awaits Amtrak inspection
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 9 2020 Transportation
  
  ... the new Valley Flyer Amtrak service to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield in 2019 and additional CTRail and Amtrak shuttles to New Have, Connecticut, through Hartford in 2018. Amtrak’s New Haven-Springfield route — whi...
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9. Springfield Union Station platform nears completion; Amtrak sees record-breaking year
  
  Explore masslive.com Nov 12 2019 Transportation
  
  ...scal year that ended Sept. 30. In the beginning of September, Amtrak extended some of those shuttle trains to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield as a pilot experiment in enhanced north-south commuter rail. Passenger vol...
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10. Amtrak announces Valley Flyer schedule of trains in Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton, Greenfield,
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 24 2019 Transportation
  
  ...or Amtrak's Valley flyer service released Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the early Amtrak train leaves Greenfield at 5:45 a.m., Northampton at 6:10, Holyoke at 6:25 only to arrive at Springfiel...
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11. Expanded rail service for Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield may begin Aug. 30; test trains running overnight this week
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 15 2019 Transportation
  
  ...ze staffers with the route and make sure Amtrak's equipment can operate safely on the line that already hosts Amtrak's Vermonter long distance train running from St. Albans, Vermont, to Washington. Amtrak is warning folk...
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12. Berkshire delegation says east-west rail means trains, not slower, cheaper bus service
  
  Explore masslive.com Jul 30 2019 Transportation
  
  ...th and south from Springfield through Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. That state-funded service will use Amtrak trains already used as part of CTrail’s Hartford Line for frequent commuter train trips from Springfiel...
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13. CTrail ridership in Springfield totals 11K after first year; Union Station welcomed 2.5 million passengers
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 17 2019 Transportation
  
  ...h new expanded service north of Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield through a pilot program on Amtrak trains funded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The north-of-Springfield service will ...
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14. Amtrak returns to Union Station concourse, new platform expected to open in four weeks
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 10 2019 Transportation
  
  ...o Amtrak statistics, 99,400 riders took Amtrak from Union Station in 2018, that's up from the 88,200 who took Amtrak in 2017 and the 92,400 who took Amtrak in 2016. Numbers for CT rail ridership are not available. Amtrak...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Amtrak Springfield
15. Study of east-west rail connecting North Adams, Greenfield and Boston passes Massachusetts Senate
  
  Explore masslive.com May 22 2019 Transportation
  
  ...and Greenfield, offering two new round trips a day to Springfield, connecting the communities to the CT rail. Amtrak’s Vermonter is the only passenger train on the line north of Springfield currently. The north-south tra...
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16. Crane lifts Platform C into place at Springfield Union Station
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 24 2019 Transportation
  
  ...tate, along with Amtrak, plans this summer’s launch of expanded commuter rail service north of Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. Massachusetts authorities announced the two-year pilot program one year a...
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17. Springfield Union Station looks to grow while driving development
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 7 2019 Transportation
  
  ... the Massachusetts Department of Transportation begins offering north-south train service from Springfield to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield with CTrail equipment under contract with the state of Connecticut. Starti...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak Springfield City Council
18. Springfield-Holyoke-Northampton-Greenfield passenger trains a go for summer
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 1 2019 Transportation
  
  ...019 MassDOT plans to use Amtrak trains and personnel to offer two new round trips a day from Union Station to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. One will be in the morning and one in the evening. The trains will be con...
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  Mentions: University of Massachusetts Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak
19. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy thanked by Springfield officials for bringing CTrail to Union Station
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 27 2018 Transportation
  
  ... a day to Springfield. But there are problems with the service, problems Malloy said are up to Amtrak to fix. Amtrak shuttle trains from New Haven to Springfield are supposed to honor tickets sold by CTrail — supposed to...
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20. Hartford Line adds trains to Springfield Union Station
  
  Explore masslive.com Nov 8 2018 Transportation
  
  ...y announced a deal to, starting in 2019, run two northbound and two southbound Amtrak trains from the Hartford Line further north to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. CTRAIL schedule by Jim Kinney on Scribd ...
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21. Passenger-rail Experts, Supporters to Convene in Springfield This Saturday
  
  Explore BusinessWest Oct 11 2018 Transportation
  
  ...xpanded North-South passenger rail service is coming to the Valley next year between Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, and Springfield? Did you know the state is about to initiate a new study on east-west passenger rail ...
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22. Regional Rail Service Picks Up Speed
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jul 20 2018 Transportation
  
  ... 2021. The pilot will provide two round-trips each day and make stops at stations in Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, and Springfield. Southbound service will be provided in the morning hours, and northbound in the even...
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23. 'It was great': Now arriving, the first batch of CTrail Hartford Line weekday riders
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 18 2018 Transportation
  
  ...can take as little as 81 minutes. The trip to Hartford takes just over 34 minutes. Between the new CTrail and Amtrak, trains will provide 34 daily trips on weekdays, including 11 Springfield-to-New Haven and 12 New Haven...
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24. First CTrail commuter train leaves Springfield for Hartford
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 15 2018 Transportation
  
  ...thbound Amtrak trains from the New -Haven-to-Springfield service further north to Greenfield, Northampton and Holyoke. The state of Massachusetts will also study expanded Boston-Springfield-Pittsfield rail service. The e...
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