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State rail and transit leaders describe Compass Rail goals, federal awards for West‑East service
Summary
MassDOT rail and transit officials described plans to expand passenger rail, noted a $108 million federal award for an inland West‑East route and outlined early work on the Boston–Albany corridor under a federal program.
MassDOT’s rail and transit division told the Joint Committee on Transportation that state leaders are advancing passenger rail projects under a program the agency calls Compass Rail and pursuing federal funding for West‑East rail connections.
Meredith Schlesinger, MassDOT’s Rail and Transit Administrator, said the division “launched Compass Rail…which is our vision for inner city passenger rail” and described existing north–south service between Greenfield and New Haven plus proposed West‑East connections.…
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