An MBTA Commuter Rail train blocked Main Street in Hanson, Massachusetts, for several hours Friday afternoon after a mechanical issue.According to the Hanson fire department, there was a fire inside ...

Colonial history isn't the only kind Massachusetts has in abundance. These five towns reflect the state's rich railroading ...

Five cars attached to a freight train moving through Ayer, Massachusetts derailed on Thursday, but no toxins or chemicals were involved, according to officials. The Ayer Fire Department responded to ...

We all have our favorite modes of transportation. Petrolheads often won't listen to criticism against the car, but they do lack the sheer directness of train travel. The latter has more in common with ...

Crews worked Friday to upright several cars of a freight train that derailed on Thursday in Ayer, Massachusetts. The incident left five railcars toppled over, others with their wheels ripped off, and ...

WE’LL SHOW YOU THE LATEST HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST COMING UP, A TERRIFYING MOMENT CAUGHT ON CAMERA. AN AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE IN ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS. YOU COULD SEE THE MOMENT THE CAR ...

SPRINGFIELD — It’s no longer simply called “east-west rail” according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The multi-million dollar project to connect Springfield, Worcester and Boston ...

AYER, Mass. (AP) — Five freight train cars derailed in Massachusetts on Thursday, but no hazardous materials were being hauled and there were no reports of injuries, according to authorities. The ...

A train fire in Massachusetts Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of 200 people and the rescue of one person who escaped by jumping into a river. Flames and smoke were seen on a car of “a ...

Five freight train cars derailed in Massachusetts on Thursday, but no hazardous materials were being hauled and there were no reports of injuries, according to authorities.The freight cars that ...