WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Wins $130 Million in Federal Funding to Advance West-East Rail * Boston (October 16, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, and Congressmen Richard Neal (MA-01) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) today announced that Massachusetts has secured $130 million in federal funding for the Springfield Hub Modernization Project. The investment will improve existing passenger rail service along the Conn more PR