CHESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – People living in the Hampden county hill town of Chester are filled with pride this weekend. Many of Chester’s 1,300 residents shared in the long awaited excitement of having ...

PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE CLASSIC TRAINS. >> SHE ENJOYED IT SO MHUC SHE DECIDE TRY OUT A SLEEPER CAR. >> HIKG,IN HISTORY, WATERFALLS. BROOKS THAT RUN THROUGH VALLEYS HUGGED BY HILLS AND MOUNTAIN, SET ...

It took weeks of planning and measuring, but after a fleet of tow trucks spent hours pulling it, a piece of locomotive history arrived at its new home in western Massachusetts. About four months ago, ...

CHESTER — The annual Hobo Harvest Dinner Fundraiser for the Chester Railway Station will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Chester Railway Station 10 Prospect St. in Chester. Musical guests are the ...

(Mass Appeal) – The small hamlet of Chester, MA is home to one of the last remaining wooden train stations in the area and it dates back to the 1860’s. Local historian David Pierce takes us back in ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A community staple in the city of Chicopee is moving to a new location. The well-known train car from the now-closed Bernie’s Dining Depot was moved on Friday. Its new ...

CHESTER — Bernie’s Dining Car traveled from Chicopee to Chester on Nov. 25 in a highly anticipated move, with a few hitches along the way to navigate the turn onto the iron bridge on Maple Street.

Although Westfield’s Dennis Picard retired as the director of Storrowton Village five years ago, he has not stopped living history, through reenactments, lectures and craft demonstrations. Picard will ...

The Chester Board of Selectmen seek to convey on behalf of Chester residents, indeed all hilltown residents, our strong support for the advocacy presented by our Chester Railway Foundation members and ...