马萨诸塞州获1.3亿美元联邦资金推进东西铁路
马萨诸塞州州长莫拉·希利与联邦参议员爱德华·马基、国会众议员理查德·尼尔和吉姆·麦戈文10月16日在波士顿（Boston）宣布，该州已获得1.3亿美元联邦资金，用于Springfield枢纽现代化项目。资金由联邦铁路管理局2025—2026财年“综合铁路基础设施与安全改进”（CRISI）拨款项目授予州交通部。
该项目是Springfield地区轨道重构工程的关键阶段，将升级Springfield联合车站周边的轨道、信号等基础设施，缓解一处主要铁路瓶颈，减少货运与客运列车的冲突，提高准点率并为未来扩容留出空间。项目属于州政府“罗盘铁路”愿景，以Springfield联合车站为核心，与现有的Amtrak Vermonter、Hartford线和Valley Flyer服务衔接。
州政府表示，这笔投资将改善康涅狄格河线（知识走廊）现有的客运服务，并为未来连接波士顿、Springfield和Albany的东西铁路奠定基础，是希利—德里斯科尔政府加强州内西部、中部和东部交通联系的又一步。
Massachusetts Wins $130 Million in Federal Funding to Advance West-East Rail
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Senator Edward J. Markey and Congressmen Richard Neal and Jim McGovern announced in Boston on October 16 that Massachusetts has secured $130 million in federal funding for the Springfield Hub Modernization Project. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was awarded the funding through the Federal Railroad Administration's Fiscal Years 2025-2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program.
The project is a key phase of the Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project. It will upgrade tracks, signals and other infrastructure around Springfield Union Station to address a major rail bottleneck, reduce conflicts between freight and passenger trains, improve on-time performance and create capacity for future passenger rail service while reducing train idling and emissions. It is part of the state's Compass Rail vision, centered on Springfield Union Station and building on existing Amtrak Vermonter, Hartford Line and Valley Flyer service.
The administration said the investment will improve passenger rail service along the Connecticut River Line (Knowledge Corridor) and lay the groundwork for future West-East Rail connections between Boston, Springfield and Albany.
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