Berkshire Rep Added to Key State Transport Panel; Study on Pittsfield-To-New-York Rail Link Chugging Along

Reporters covering the transportation beat at the Statehouse in Boston must be busy these days. In the last couple of weeks alone, Gov. Charlie Baker has announced the creation of a special commission on the future of transportation in the state. A few days later, the state Department of Transportation unveiled a draft rail plan for Massachusetts. And here in the state’s westernmost county — far out in the hinterlands out of sight, it would seem, from Boston — a panel working on establishing a weekend rail link with New York City has been hard at work and is poised to release its report next month. Read more about the rail panel study >>