Editing Northampton, Massachusetts (section)

===Rail===
[[File:Amtrak Shuttle 463 Eng 18.JPG|left|thumb|An [[Amtrak]] locomotive and two coaches on a train serving Northampton. Three round-trips serve the city each day.]]Northampton enjoys a moderate amount of passenger rail service via [[Amtrak]]’s ''[[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]]'' and ''[[Valley Flyer]]'' lines, with three daily round trips operating between [[Springfield Union Station (Springfield, Massachusetts)|Springfield]], Northampton, and [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/nht | title=Northampton, MA (NHT) &#124; Amtrak }}</ref> These trains serve intermediate and connecting points that include [[New York City]], [[Boston]], [[New Haven]], and other destinations along the [[Northeast Corridor]]. Additional and more frequent service is located a 25-minute drive south at [[Springfield Union Station (Springfield, Massachusetts)|Springfield Union Station]], which also houses the [[Peter Pan Bus Lines|Peter Pan]] bus terminal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trainsinthevalley.org/travel-options/ | title=Travel Options – Trains in the Valley | date=March 10, 2016 }}</ref>

In addition to passenger service, rail freight is offered by [[Pan Am Southern|Pan Am Southern LLC]] via the [[Berkshire and Eastern Railroad]], which is owned, in turn, by the [[Genesee & Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/its-official-berkshire-eastern-to-take-over-pan-am-southern-operations-on-sept-1/ | title=It's official: Berkshire & Eastern to take over Pan Am Southern operations on Sept. 1 | date=August 31, 2023 }}</ref>

The rail route through Northampton was historically known as the [[Connecticut River Line]]. Although passenger service through the area lapsed in the later part of the twentieth century, service resumed in 2014 following decades of local advocacy and government investment.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-and-amtrak-officials-announce-valley-flyer-passenger-service-will-become-permanent | title=Massachusetts and Amtrak Officials Announce Valley Flyer Passenger Service Will Become Permanent }}</ref>