A SPECIAL ACT FUNDING A STUDY OF PASSENGER SERVICE ON THE HOUSATONIC RAIL LINE HD 1892 (House) and SD 1161 (Senate) The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall convene a working group to be referred to as the Berkshire Passenger Rail Service Working Committee to evaluate and issue a report on the economic and environmental benefits to [...]
Rep. Smitty Pignatelli has been asked to be the lead sponsor of this legislation and the Train Campaign is looking forward to his sponsorship as well as support from the full Berkshire delegation: The Massachusetts department of transportation shall convene a working group to be referred to as the Berkshire Passenger Rail Service Working Committee [...]
We recently came across this passage about a train ride from Boston to Pittsfield written by the great civil rights activist Frederick Douglass. It comes from Douglass's My Bondage and My Freedom (1855). Riding from Boston to Albany, a few years ago, I found myself in a large car, well filled with passengers. The seat [...]
One of the concerns some people have about the proposed Berkshire Flyer is that there is only one round-trip a week, with only a Friday train north and Sunday train south. "What if I want to stay till Tuesday, or for a week and not nine days?" they ask. This is not the barrier it [...]
Train Campaign presentation on Passenger Rail Advocacy in the Berkshires by Karen Christensen, President of the Train Campaign: Thanks to Trains in the Valley for these additional links: CTrail Hartford Line and Transit Oriented Development Update (PDF) John Bernick, Asst. Rail Administrator, CTDOT Expansion of Passenger Rail along the Northern End of [...]
The Train Campaign is run by volunteers, but we need funds in order to undertake many vital activities: keep you up to date on policy developments and make it easy to contact legislators provide regular updates about new train and transport projects enhance our website with town-level information and a "last mile" information page extend [...]
Modern welded rail track comes in 1/4-mile sections. It is brought in on special rail cars. As the cars roll along, sections of rail are off-loaded. You can see them along the Housatonic Line from the Connecticut border to Pittsfield. Here is an example of the rail lying along the old jointed track in downtown [...]
Here is a video clip of the new Housatonic rail track being delivered to the Berkshires for upgrades to the line. Once these upgrades are complete, the Housatonic Line will have the capacity for passenger service, as well as existing freight service. Modern welded rail track comes in 1/4-mile sections so moving it is quite [...]
Bar Car Benefit Train Cocktail Menu below, devised by Number Ten bar manager, cocktail master, and Train Campaign supporter David Guenette: Not Nostalgia, but the Future! A Fundraising and Q&A Event Special Cocktail Menu All Special Cocktails, $12.00 Number Ten Restaurant and Bar, 10 Castle Street, Great Barrington No. 10 Manhattan Woodford Reserve Bourbon or [...]
Bar Car Hours for Train Campaign supporters. Join us for casual conversation about the work underway on the Berkshire (Housatonic) Line & other rail projects. Donors to the Train Campaign, in the form of an Annual Membership ($25 per individual/$45 per couple) or Company sponsorships ($250 or more) will receive a free “Bar Car” beer or [...]
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