Thursday, July 23, 2026
Senator Jake Oliveira Secures $5 Million in Funding to Build Palmer Station, Advancing West-East Rail
BOSTON, MA — Today, State Senator Jake Oliveira (D-Ludlow) announced that he successfully secured $5 million to advance the future Palmer Passenger Rail Stop, marking one of the most significant milestones to date for the project and the Commonwealth's West-East Rail initiative. The funding was secured after the Massachusetts Senate adopted Oliveira's amendment to the Senate's $325 million Economic Development Bill (S.3178), An Act relative to economic development in the Commonwealth, passed earlier
