"We can finally say, after 67 years, we have here a South Coast Rail." First commuter rail to bring train travel back to Southeastern Mass. opens

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ South Coast Rail commuter operation is now officially in service. The 37-mile addition to the MBTA commuter rail network launched today (March 24, 2025), with the Fall River Herald News reporting that well over 100 people were on hand to catch the first train,

TAUNTON — For the first time in more than a half century, on Monday, residents of Massachusetts’ South Coast communities, including Fall River and New Bedford, began hopping on a commuter rail train to be whisked directly into Boston.