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12/6/2022
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), in partnership with Amtrak and with support from CSX, has applied for more than $108 million through the federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program.
If approved, the CRISI grant would fund rail corridor infrastructure projects between Springfield and Worcester that are planned as part of the state's "Connecting the Commonwealth: Early Actions for the Inland Route Project," MassDOT officials said in a press release.
The projects would improve a portion of the CSX-owned Boston-Albany Line to begin Amtrak service along the Inland Route, which would connect Boston, Worcester and Springfield to Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut, and New York City.
"These improvements will allow for additional corridor capacity and decrease travel times between station destinations," said Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler.
The CRISI-funded projects would advance the "long-awaited restoration of Inland Route service to western Massachusetts," said Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner.