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Articles mentioning both Amtrak and Holyoke

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1. When will CTrail Hartford Line train service to Springfield begin?
  
  Explore masslive.com Apr 17 2018 Transportation
  
  ...ing its own and those run by Amtrak. Of those, 12 trains will operate daily between Hartford and Springfield. Amtrak already runs five shuttles a day both ways on the line now. The route's long-distance train -- Amtrak's...
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  Mentions: Amtrak Springfield Northampton
2. Union Station platform work delayed again; accessibility upgrades required
  
  Explore masslive.com Feb 2 2018 Transportation
  
  ...e additional rail service Springfield hopes to offer beyond the new CTRail trains. Kennedy said Thursday that Amtrak promised to have a crew at Union Station to help people, including those with disabilities, get on and ...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak Springfield
3. Rail passenger gathering at Springfield's Union Station to discuss future of train travel in New England
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 18 2017 Transportation
  
  ...rthampton and Greenfield," The Knowledge Corridor line The line opened in 2014, but as of now only one train, Amtrak's Vermonter, works north of Springfield. Brennan said he and other local transportation planners are in...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak
4. Appleton Corp. to manage Springfield Union Station
  
  Explore masslive.com Jun 1 2017 Transportation
  
  ...nages the Springfield Technology Park on Federal Street adjacent to Springfield Technical Community College, as well as Holyoke Crossing Shopping Center on Whiting Farms Road in Holyoke, among other properties....
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  Mentions: Springfield Technical Community College Amtrak Springfield
5. Multi-faceted Plan in Greenfield Reaps Success
  
  Explore BusinessWest May 12 2017
  
  ... which is responsible for site remediation. International Container Co. has also announced plans to move from Holyoke and build an 80,000-square-foot building in Greenfield. “We have been meeting with them for eight mont...
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  Mentions: William Martin Greenfield Community College Amtrak
6. PVTA bus, office and retail contracts OK'd for Springfield's Union Station; Peter Pan deal still in the works
  
  Explore masslive.com May 3 2017 Transportation
  
  ...ikely be rented to someone who sells handmade scarves and other crafts. Contractor Daniel O'Connell's Sons of Holyoke has one big job left: renovating and improving Union Station's Lyman Street entrance to match the rest...
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7. Springfield officials reveal first 3 businesses to sign leases for $94 million renovated Union Station
  
  Explore masslive.com Jan 26 2017 Retail , Transportation
  
  ... nears completion, officials expect it to be open later this year. Springfield has a total of six north-south Amtrak trains a day. That includes the Vermonter and a number of shuttles to New Haven. But Connecticut plans ...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Amtrak Springfield
8. Developments Spur Growth in Northampton
  
  Explore BusinessWest Jun 16 2016
  
  ... Clarke School campus is also being repurposed by CheckWriters HQ, a regional human-resources service firm in Holyoke. “Fifty employees will be moved to the building when the $1.8 million renovation is complete,” he note...
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  Mentions: MassDevelopment Smith College Amtrak
9. Region States Its Case for Expanded Rail
  
  Explore BusinessWest Feb 23 2016 Transportation
  
  ...m became a line on the Vermonter schedule just over a year ago, joining Greenfield and (several months later) Holyoke as new stops for this service amid considerable fanfare from those communities’ elected officials and ...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Smith College Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
10. Holyoke celebrates return of passenger train service with $4.3 million station platform
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 27 2015 Transportation
  
  ...wight streets, where Amtrak will make two stops a day -- one northbound, one southbound. The schedule for the Amtrak Vermonter coming through Holyoke is for a daily southbound train to arrive at 1:45 p.m. and a daily nor...
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11. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack to attend ribbon-cutting ceremony for new $4.3 million Amtrak station in Holyoke
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 26 2015 Transportation
  
  ...nd other dignitaries for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $4.3 million Amtrak passenger train station in Holyoke. . HOLYOKE — Passenger trains haven't stopped in Holyoke for about 50 years, but that's all about to c...
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12. Opening date set for Holyoke Amtrak train station | masslive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 20 2015 Transportation
  
  ...All aboard, Holyoke, Amtrak service returns next week. Amtrak will begin Vermonter line service to and from the Paper City's new $4.3 million passenger station at the corner of Main and Dwight Streets on Aug. 2...
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13. Amtrak replaces Springfield-New Haven shuttle with bus service for a year | masslive.com
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 4 2015 Transportation
  
  ...ption doesn't impact the Vermonter through-train that passes along the same route and continues north through Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield into Vermont, according to an advisory from Amtrak. The idea is to increas...
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14. Plan For Progress 2015: Pioneer Valley's future tied to talent, infrastructure and collaboration
  
  Explore masslive.com May 4 2015
  
  ..." The train line through Springfield north through Holyoke and Greenfield also needs more service, currently Amtrak just runs that one train Vermonter train north of Springfield, Brennan said. Many are also calling for...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak Baystate Health
15. Tracking Progress
  
  Explore BusinessWest Apr 21 2015
  
  ...enger tunnel is such a challenging piece because there are so many parties involved,” he went on, listing Amtrak, CSXT, and the Mass. Department of Transportation as just a few. Dealing with these parties has been ...
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  Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Amtrak Springfield
16. Community Spotlight: Greenfield
  
  Explore BusinessWest Feb 11 2015
  
  ...l service has been proposed that would run between Springfield and Greenfield four times a day, with stops in Holyoke and Northampton as well as Springfield. Martin said a state transportation-funding bill passed last ...
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17. Connecticut puts Springfield-New Haven commuter rail service out to bid | masslive
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 31 2014 Transportation
  
  ...ing Amtrak, which owns the rails and already runs intercity trains up and down the Connecticut River Valley. Amtrak's current Vermonter service is infrequent with just one northbound train and one southbound train throu...
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  Mentions: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Amtrak Springfield
18. First passenger train in a generation stops at Northampton as new Amtrak service begins
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 29 2014 Transportation
  
  ...me," he said. Eleanor Small was among the many who just came to see the train. She remembered taking it from Holyoke to Northampton in days gone by. "It was so long ago," she said. "I miss the trains coming through." ...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Amtrak Springfield
19. Knowledge Corridor Special: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, others christen Amtrak rails
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 22 2014 Transportation
  
  ...r ABOARD THE KNOWLEDGE CORRIDOR SPECIAL — The conductor's voice rang out strong and clear: "Now arriving in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Holyoke Massachusetts, folks. Holy-OKE." He repeated himself as the train moved up th...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Palmer
20. Holyoke steps toward return of passenger train service with ground-breaking for $3.2 million platform
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 22 2014 Transportation
  
  ...ee Holyoke at the center of that in Western Massachusetts," Mayor Alex B. Morse said. Shortly after, a silver Amtrak trained pulled up to the dirt lot at Main and Dwight streets, a good 10 minutes early, and out stepped ...
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  Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Amtrak Springfield
21. Knowledge Corridor passenger line to begin as scheduled on December 29
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 12 2014 Transportation
  
  ...015. The new stops will replace service to Amherst, which will end on December 28. NORTHAMPTON - All aboard! Amtrak announced Friday that its new Vermonter passenger line, which includes stops in Northampton and Greenfi...
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22. Springfield Union Station: Can New Haven's transit-connnected development be
  
  Explore masslive.com Dec 8 2014 Transportation
  
  ...station." Later this month, Amtrak trains will once again serve cities along the Connecticut River including Holyoke, Northampton, and Greenfield. Neal said $73 million in federal stimulus funds have been invested into ...
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23. First Amtrak train on Knowledge Corridor to stop in Northampton on Dec. 29
  
  Explore masslive.com Oct 27 2014 Transportation
  
  ...ion. Built with $73 million in federal stimulus money, the Knowledge Corridor will also stop in Springfield, Holyoke and Greenfield. Riders will be able to go from Washington, D.C., to Burlington, Vt. Until now, the li...
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24. Holyoke planners informing manufacturers about 1- and possibly 2-day closure of Canal St. for rail improvements
  
  Explore masslive.com Aug 11 2014 Manufacturing , Transportation
  
  ...s to prepare for Amtrak's passenger rail system linking Connecticut and Vermont, with stops in Springfield , Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield, said Tessa Murphy-Romboletti, development specialist with the city Depart...
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