Springfield has moved a little closer to becoming the central hub of a statewide passenger rail system known as Compass Rail.

Critics say rail project could cost in the tens of billions and be a wash-rinse-repeat of Big Dig overruns and disruption.

The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than ...

The 2024 round of grants from a federal railroad infrastructure program will send more money to add track capacity at ...