NPR on Noho/Regional Amtrak

Nancy Cohen of Hartford's WNPR reports that states are competing for the $8 billion in federal stimulus money that is designated for rail improvements--and that New England rail advocates are calling for multi-state collaboration instead. (Northeast environmental coverage is part of NPR's Local News Initiative.)

Here's a link to Cohen's writing and audio report, which references Northampton, Massachusetts. Will Amtrak service be restored to the Connecticut River Valley route? Here's WWLP Channel 22 News' coverage:


Local journalist Mark Roessler has followed the issue; here is a link to his Amtrak-related stories in the Valley Advocate.

Here's a compendium of MassLive's reporting on the Amtrak issue, and here's what the Daily Hampshire Gazette has had to say about the proposal to return passenger rail service to Northampton.