Transit TRANSFORMATION Region Sees Economic Potential in Rail Service.

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    • Subject Terms:
      PIONEER Valley (Mass.)
    • Subject Terms:
      AMTRAK (Company)
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the plans to expand railroad company Amtrak’s Vermonter passenger train services between Saint Albans, Vermont, and Springfield, Massachusetts in 2015. Topics include the popularity of telecommuting by train, the economic benefits of the service to the Hartford, Connecticut-Springfield metropolitan area, the impact of passenger rail service on economic development in places such as Greenfield, Massachusetts, and its impact on local tourism in the Pioneer Valley.