TRANSPORTATION

The plan is called 'Compass Rail', and residents will see the earliest project materialize around 2030, with the so-called Inland Route — or what officials are calling the first phase of West -East Rail — connecting Springfield to Worcester and Boston.

The shells, shipped from China, are used at CRRC's Springfield manufacturing facility to create subway cars for the MBTA. They had been impounded by the Department of Homeland Security this past summer, over concerns they had been made with forced labor.

In NEPM's weekly chat with U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, he talks about the ongoing war on Iran, ICE agents being called to serve at local airports and more.

At a recent Massachusetts Department of Transportation board meeting, there were several updates to the proposed expansion of passenger rail service in the state including more trains between Springfield and NYC.

Population growth is important for a thriving community. A recent UMass Donahue Wayfinders report projected population declines in all four WMass counties between 2020 and 2035.

A Legislative budget hearing focused on the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Executive Office of Transportation and the Registry of Motor Vehicles will be held this week.

Gas prices are climbing slightly in Massachusetts due in part to the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran this weekend and a general rise in prices during this time in the season.

Chicopee is now the first school district in the state to have cameras installed on their school buses to ensure drivers adhere to the stop signs attached to the vehicles. officials said.

According to a survey by the auto club AAA Northeast, more than 900 million people flew last year. That’s less than one percent increase from 2024, but still a record.

Around western Massachusetts, the sound of snow blowers and shoveling were a constant on Monday. In the frigid cold at one household, roommates took turns digging out cars. It turns out, their is household of public transportation bus drivers - each with professional training to drive on weather days like these.