Massachusetts secures $130M for Springfield rail project, West-East Rail plans
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"Massachusetts secures $130M for Springfield rail project, West-East Rail plans" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Berkshire eagle, WBUR, MassLive.com and Streetsblog Massachusetts. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Letter: Don't forget Flyer's grassroots Berkshire origins Berkshire eagle · 16h ago
- New agreement puts expanded Berkshire Flyer service on track WBUR · 16h ago
- $130M federal grant will modernize Springfield rail hub, expand service MassLive.com · 16h ago
- MassDOT Wins More Federal Funds to Build Springfield Amtrak Station Expansion Project Streetsblog Massachusetts · 16h ago
- Massachusetts secures $130M for Springfield rail project, West-East Rail plans WWLP · 16h ago
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