Easter Bunny Will Hop on the Hoosac Valley Train Rides

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ADAMS, Mass. — For two weekends Saturday, March 25, Sunday, March 26, Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2, the Hoosac Valley Train Ride will be running their Easter Bunny Hop Trains.

The trains will depart at noon, 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday running from Adams and returning to Adams. 

Tim Doherty of the Hoosac Valley Train Ride said the Easter Bunny Hop trains are returning because of the popularity of last year’s trains. 

"There's a type of nostalgia that comes with the experience of riding a vintage train," Doherty explains. "The Easter Bunny Hop Train Ride provides a great way for families to ride a train together. On each train, there is a costumed Easter Bunny greeting kids and giving out colored eggs."

Bunny Hop Train tickets are available for $15 (3 to 13 years old), $20 (14 years old or older), and $2 for kids under 3 years old riding on a lap. All trains board and depart from 5 Hoosac St. in Adams. Tickets can be purchased online at www.berkshiretrains.org/tickets.

For more train rides, including the "Music Train," visit the Hoosac Valley Train Rides website.  

 


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Adams' Cook Street Bridge Slated for Replacement

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The deteriorating Cook Street Bridge is slated for improvements, with the state favoring a superstructure replacement that would address the bridge's structural needs while minimizing impacts to the surrounding area.
 
The Cook Street Bridge primarily serves local traffic, spanning the South Branch of the Hoosic River and providing connections between the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Albert Street and Crotteau Street. It has a 12-ton weight limit.
 
The estimated cost at this point is $6.1 million.
 
The single-span bridge, originally constructed in 1957, has developed several structural deficiencies in recent years, including deteriorating steel beams with section loss and rusting, said Kasey Burke, project manager for the consulting engineering firm TEC. 
 
Additionally, there are holes in the underside of the deck that have exposed rebar, which is restricting travel across the bridge, she said. 
 
Deterioration of the bridge deck beneath the pavement is also resulting in several potholes on the road surface, which presents an ongoing maintenance issue for the town, Burke said. 
 
The planned replacement will have 10-foot striped travel lanes in each direction and be the same length of the current bridge, without adding any extra supports.
 
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