PALMER, Mass. (WWLP) – Palmer residents are advocating for the construction of a rail station downtown as part of the overall Compass Rail project in the latest development of the East-West Rail.

They are still in the process of selecting a location, but it’s not without public input, as some residents want to ensure it’s in downtown Palmer. The Palmer community hopes to reap the economic ...

PALMER — The state Department of Transportation has selected the south side of the Palmer rail yard as the site of a new passenger rail station. The new rail stop is intended for west-east rail, the ...

PALMER — There isn’t enough room at Palmer’s historic 1884 Union Station for either the new tracks or the high-level platform required of a new station for west-east rail. MassDOT’s focused now on six ...

PALMER — MassDOT plans to produce, by the end of this year, a conceptual design for the long-sought Palmer passenger rail station, detailing not only a building but the economic development spurred by ...

A public information meeting in Palmer, Massachusetts, went slightly off the rails after officials described plans for a future rail station that seemed to steer away from a popular, potential site. A ...

A map displaying some of the six potential sites MassDOT and a consulting firm have been evaluating - studying their potential for a future passenger rail station in Palmer, Massachusetts. Not visible ...