We are citizens of Palmer, Massachusetts and surrounding towns who support the restoration of passenger rail service to our historic downtown.
See MassDOT’s conceptual design for the Palmer Amtrak station in this video of the meeting held at PHS on Tuesday evening (10/7/25 at 5:30 p.m.). The video includes a slideshow with commentary by Andy Koziol, MassDOT’s West-East Rail Director, and Natasha Velickovic of VHB, who leads the design team. MassDOT wants to hear from you […]
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Palmer High School Auditorium, MassDOT will present a conceptual design for the new Palmer passenger rail station. The public is invited to attend. There will be a Q&A following the presentation. If you are unable to attend, please submit comments & questions to: andrew.m.koziol@dot.state.ma.us The meeting […]
MassDOT “has selected South of Palmer Yard as the best site for the future Palmer train station… This site offers the amount of property needed for a platform to accommodate ADA needs and passenger train length, and, of nine alternative sites evaluated, is a preferred site as it will have fewer permit requirements and will […]
Send comments and questions to MassDOT MassDOT wants your “feedback on the site alternatives and design considerations. All comments will be taken into consideration as MassDOT and the Steering Committee move forward in the site selection process.” Email questions and comments to the MassDOT Project Team, led by Andy Koziol, West-East Rail Director, at his […]
Come to the Public Meeting on 12/16! Next Monday, 12/16/24, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Palmer Public Library, MassDOT and its consultant VHB will make public their “Level 2 Comparative Evaluation” of potential sites for the future Palmer passenger rail platform. “Attendees will be asked to provide feedback on the site alternatives and design considerations.” […]
Everyone from Amherst to Stafford, Sixteen Acres to the Brookfields, Sturbridge to Ludlow — if you are interested in restored train service to our region, please: Save this date & time: Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Come to the Palmer Station Public Meeting at the Palmer Public Library, 1455 North Main Street, Palmer, MA. […]
Thanks to all our supporters for your continuing patience as we near the end of what is increasingly likely to be a successful campaign to bring back passenger rail service to the Town of Seven Railroads. Starting in 2029, Amtrak plans to run trains between Boston and New Haven, and the trains will be stopping […]
Key documents for planning and design of a new Amtrak station in Palmer, Massachusetts, including the NNEIRI study’s prior analysis of potential station sites: The Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative provides the most detailed and advanced study of potential station sites in Palmer. The Palmer Station Analysis is in the Alternative Analysis Report, pages […]
Our nine years of advocacy have finally hit pay dirt! At the January 17, 2024 MassDOT Board of Directors meeting, Rail and Transit Division (RTD) Administrator Meredith Slesinger announced that “RTD selected a consultant in December of 2023 for Planning and Conceptual Design” of a Palmer intercity passenger rail station. “This contract will include public […]
Major East-West Rail Projects: Palmer and Pittsfield We strongly second the Commission endorsement of MassDOT as an “experienced project manager, evidenced by the agency’s most recent 5-year plan, including $350 million in rail projects and two major projects directly related to East-West Rail.” (p. 19) Central Corridor Passenger Rail Feasibility Study We are disappointed […]
