A working group charged with brainstorming a passenger train service from New York City to the Berkshires will start by gathering data to see how many people might use the train, and at what times. And by Christmas, the group hopes to have a few service patterns that can then be priced out by Amtrak. At its first official meeting at state Department of Transportation’s local headquarters Tuesday, The Berkshire Flyer Working Group began bouncing around ideas and thoughts for seasonal, weekend service from New York City to Pittsfield. Read more about train service between New York City and Pittsfield >>