1. Articles mentioning both Amtrak and Holyoke

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    1. Palmer, Amherst, Montague among communities advocating restoration of passenger rail service along New England Central rail line

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 4 2011) Transportation

      ... service," Tucker wrote in an email. The future of Amherst's passenger service is up in the air, as Amtrak is expected to shift its Vermonter service once the "Knowledge Corridor" improvements on the west ......s on the west side of the Connecticut River are completed. The Vermonter would stop in Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. "That would remove any direct rail passenger service to Amherst and... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Palmer   Amtrak   Springfield

    2. Editorial: Upgrades to Western Massachusetts rail system important to the future of rail transportation

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 7 2011) Transportation

      Editorial: Upgrades to Western Massachusetts rail system important to the future of rail transportation ...o the Vermont state line – part of a broader plan to improve rail service form New Haven, Conn., on Amtrak’s busy Northeast corridor all the way up to Montreal. Editorial: Upgrades to Western Massachusetts......sachusetts portion of the project will run from just north of Springfield’s downtown north through Holyoke and Northampton and then on to Vermont. Using American-made rails, the project is expected to creat... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Amtrak   Springfield

    3. Megabus adds Holyoke to its list of stops, joining Amherst

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 11 2011) Transportation

      Megabus adds Holyoke to its list of stops, joining Amherst ...ng adults, who book online. Both bus lines offer free wi-fi wireless Internet service. Buses depart Holyoke seven days a week at 5:05 a.m., 2:35 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. and arrive at 7th Avenue and 28th Street ne......trating on the more heavily traveled Boston-Washington, D.C., corridor. Lyons said the airlines, Amtrak and especially private autos are the real competition, not Peter Pan ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Westfield State University   Amtrak

    4. Shining a light on opportunities in cities across the state

      Explore Boston.com (Jan 1 2011) Green Region , Information Technology

      First, the city of Holyoke has a new asset and potential catalyst for economic development in the Green High-Performance Compu......hpcc.org. Second, the editorials emphasize the importance of rail connections, such as the MBTA and Amtrak service in Haverhill. The 2010 Massachusetts Department of Transportation Rail Plan identifies prio... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amtrak   Holyoke

    5. Hartford Springfield Economic Partnership gets $4.2 million to boost Knowledge Corridor | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 24 2010) Education , Transportation

      Hartford Springfield Economic Partnership gets $4.2 million to boost Knowledge Corridor | masslive.com ...0 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican Jim Kinney, The Republican Follow Share this story Story tools 2008 amtrak springfield train The Republican file photoAn Amtrak train rolls into Springfield. With a new $4.2 million federal grant, the Knowledge Corridor Consort......mples like the long-planned redevelopment of the Court Square hotel in Springfield, Depot Square in Holyoke and the Chicopee bikeway. The Franklin Regional Council of Governments of Greenfield also ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

    6. Open Square owner John Aubin uncovers Holyoke's potential

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 18 2010)

      Open Square owner John Aubin uncovers Holyoke's potential ... A $168 million Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center is planned a few blocks away. Amtrak also plans to create a stop in Holyoke and two nearby sites are currently under consideration for a new train station. Aubin said the trai... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amtrak   Kathleen G. Anderson   Amherst

    7. 'Hamp railroad plans on track

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 14 2010) Education

      ...ut plans are to move the route to the other side of the Connecticut River, where it will stop in Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield, as well as in Springfield. Amherst lobbied to keep the route on its si......s options. Construction is expected to begin this year and be completed within two years. At first, Amtrak will run one to two round trips per day between St. Albans, Vt., and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amtrak   Springfield

    8. $100 million in rail funds coming - MassLive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 28 2010)

      ...ignment of the Vermonter line in the region, a project that will include opening station service in Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. Another $40 million is designated for a new segment of second track fo......support long-awaited improvements, create jobs and restore access to cities in the Pioneer Valley." Amtrak north-south service in Western Massachusetts is currently provided by the Vermonter, which runs bet... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Amtrak   Springfield

    9. Vermonter rail line gets $70 million stimulus funds, including adding station service in Holyoke, Northampton, Greenfield

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 27 2010)

      Vermonter rail line gets $70 million stimulus funds, including adding station service in Holyoke, Northampton, Greenfield ...The administration announced Wednesday that $70 million will be allocated to the realignment of the Amtrak Vermonter line in the region, a project that will include opening station service in Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield. Another $40 million is designated for a new segment of second track fo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Amtrak   Springfield

    10. Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick seeks stimulus fund to boost train service between Springfield, Worcester and Vermont

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 13 2009)

      ...ck administration submitted a preliminary application for $95 million to re-route the Vermonter, an Amtrak service that provides one trip in each direction daily between St. Albans, Vt., and Washington, D.C......w alignment would end service to the Amherst station, but would speed the trip to Vermont and serve Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield, according to a study by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. The Pa... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer

    11. Mass. towns challenge new rail plans

      Explore Home - Brattleboro Reformer (Jun 15 2009)

      ...wo Massachusetts towns hope to hang on to their passenger rail service, despite plans to reroute an Amtrak train from their stations. Officials in Amherst and Palmer are voicing their disapproval of the Kno......ave joined in the feasibility study to bring the Vermonter passenger route from Springfield through Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield on the historic Connecticut River Rail Line that runs parallel to Inter... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer

    12. Hearings slated on expanded rail service for Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (May 17 2009)

      ...Planning Commission has spent a year leading the examination into expanding service provided by the Amtrak Vermonter through a $25 million to $30 million project that would open service to Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield while eliminating the current Amherst stop. But Amherst Town Manager La... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Palmer   Amtrak

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