South Coast Rail

On the platform in Fall River, Ollie Couto said he remembers trains in the city during his childhood in the 1950s, and he’s glad they’re back after all these years.

The region hasn’t had a train to Boston since the 1950s, when highways became king. Now, after more than three decades of political promises and $1 billion spent, South Coast Rail is scheduled to open Monday.

An official at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tells CAI the Federal Railroad Administration gave the OK today.

An official at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said yesterday that the Federal Railroad Administration still needs to greenlight a plan for speed limits along the route.

Once open, South Coast Rail will extend Boston commuter rail from its current terminus in Middleborough to New Bedford and Fall River, fulfilling a decades-old promise by state officials.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says the first round of tests deals with signals at road crossings.