US EditionService begins on long-awaited South Coast Rail commuter line
- Passenger rail service to Boston has been restored from Fall River for the first time in nearly 67 years.
- The project cost around $1.1 billion and took about 40 years to complete.
- Officials expressed excitement about bringing more visitors to SouthCoast communities and improving travel to Greater Boston.
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For first time in 65 years, South Coast residents can get to Boston on a commuter rail train - The Boston Globe
For the first time in more than a century, residents of Massachusetts' southeastern communities can hop on a commuter rail train and be whisked directly into Boston.
Decades in making, South Coast rail service begins Monday
BOSTON (SHNS) - Gov. Maura Healey plans to board a train in Fall River Monday morning, marking a seemingly improbable dream ride for southeastern Massachusetts residents who had expected commuter rail service to be restored to the area decades ago. Alongside MBTA General Manager Phil Eng, Healey plans to travel to the rail station in East Taunton, where she will catch up with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt…
All aboard! South Coast Rail now in service
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — The South Coast Rail is now in service for the first time in 65 years. Jules Wang is from Quincy and was in New Bedford bright and early Monday morning, catching a ride on one of the first trains. RELATED: South Coast Rail service, parking free through March, first few weekends "This is going to be a game changer for the region," Wang said. "I'm going to be seeing friends more often here because of this train." T…
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