SPRINGFIELD – Amtrak and MassDOT are promising two-hour train trips to Boston from Springfield, once track improvements paid for by a $108 million federal grant are complete.

U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, Gov. Maura T. Healey and a host of state, local and railroad officials hosted a news conference Friday in Springfield’s historic Union Station celebrating the $108 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements funding, known as a CRISI grant, for the long-sought east-west passenger rail initiative.

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A funding announcement was held on Friday at Union Station in Springfield with Governor Maura Healey and Congressman Richard Neal in attendance, alongside MassDOT and Amtrak officials.

The group announced $108 million in federal funding to improve passenger and freight rails in Massachusetts. The money comes from the USDOT Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program (CRISI).

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