Aimed at easing the state's housing shortage, the law applies to 177 cities and towns that have — or border communities with — MBTA rapid transit or commuter rail stops. Nearly three-quarters ...

Here's how to take the Amtrak between Worcester and Boston. Amtrak will now offer tickets between the two Massachusetts ...

The city’s MBTA task force announced on Monday it successfully advocated for Amtrak to sell tickets for trips between the two cities on the Lakeshore Limited. The Lakeshore Limited is a train between ...

Six train cars derailed in Worcester, prompting a large emergency response as the tankers were carrying ethanol.

For the first time in 65 years, communities in southeastern Massachusetts will have rail service to downtown Boston.

The derailment happened in a Worcester rail yard on Cambridge Street at around 12:15 p.m. Drone video from the scene showed two of the train cars had crashed into a building. "We've evaluated that ...

Six railcars derailed in a rail yard at 640 Cambridge St. around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, Adam J. Roche, the assistant chief of administration and support at the Worcester Fire Department, said in a ...

The commuter rail is phasing out the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West lines. Some new options include M1 through M14, or naming them by direction, like N1, W1 or S1. SEE ALSO: CTA's ...