I wouldn't count on any NE Regionals being extended to Greenfield as there is either no place to wye them up there and if there is, they would probably have to go to a freight yard. The shuttles will most likely be the added Amtrak runs to Greenfield as they run push pull.
I don't know too much about the public buses running in the Knowledge Corridor but what I do know is the service is sparse at the best. An extension of the Amtrak 400 series shuttles will be a game changer for those people who want to live in the Knowledge Corridor region and might want to go to Springfield and beyond. It would be great to have a lot more options between Springfield and Boston. That will happen eventually, whether in the form of Amtrak or MBTA. I believe that there is a right of way that comes from Boston and passes through Greenfield-probably the same right of way that connects to MBTA's Fitchburg Line. When heading to Boston from Greenfield, I'm sure that there are people who will drive to Wachusett and take MBTA from there.
Remember that people who live in the Knowledge Corridor region who are commuting by train are probably going to anywhere between SPG and NHV. It's an extremely long commute to NYC. It's not that short of a commute to New Haven either. Boston is still a schlep away, especially when rail connections are extremely sparse.
I don't know too much about the public buses running in the Knowledge Corridor but what I do know is the service is sparse at the best. An extension of the Amtrak 400 series shuttles will be a game changer for those people who want to live in the Knowledge Corridor region and might want to go to Springfield and beyond. It would be great to have a lot more options between Springfield and Boston. That will happen eventually, whether in the form of Amtrak or MBTA. I believe that there is a right of way that comes from Boston and passes through Greenfield-probably the same right of way that connects to MBTA's Fitchburg Line. When heading to Boston from Greenfield, I'm sure that there are people who will drive to Wachusett and take MBTA from there.
Remember that people who live in the Knowledge Corridor region who are commuting by train are probably going to anywhere between SPG and NHV. It's an extremely long commute to NYC. It's not that short of a commute to New Haven either. Boston is still a schlep away, especially when rail connections are extremely sparse.