Amtrak, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), is kicking off the 2026 summer season with the return of the Berkshire Flyer train for travel between New York City and Pittsfield, MA. This seasonal passenger rail service will begin on Friday, June 12th, and will operate on Fridays and Sundays through Sunday, September 19.

The Berkshire Flyer travels between Moynihan Train Hall in New York City and Pittsfield, MA, via Albany-Rensselaer, NY with several station stops in between.  New this year is the addition of a second-round trip, allowing travelers to leave Pittsfield on Friday and return on Sundays for weekend trips to and from New York City.

The Berkshire Flyer will operate between Moynihan Train Hall and the Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center, 1 Columbus Ave, Pittsfield with one round-trip on Fridays and Sundays.   The trains will make all the intermediate station stops as the typical Amtrak Empire Service train does on Fridays and Sundays, which include Yonkers, NY, Croton-Harmon, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, Rhinecliff, NY, Hudson, NY, and Albany-Rensselaer Station.

-via Press Release