The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial and promotional name for the portion of the Connecticut River Valley that is in Massachusetts in the United States. It is generally taken to comprise the three cou
The Connecticut River, looking southward over Sunderland from Deerfield.
The Pioneer Valley from space, with Springfield toward the bottom of the photo and Northampton-Amherst toward the top.
UMass Amherst campus at night, 18 miles north of Springfield
Amherst College's Main Quad, 17 miles north of Springfield
The Springfield Street Railway was an interurban streetcar and bus system based in Springfield, Massachusetts that connected the Springfield metropolitan area and the Pioneer Valley, serving over 44 m
Cars of the Springfield Street Railway on Main Street, c. 1910
The 'Trolley Barn', Former Main Street headquarters of the Springfield Street Railway, pictured in 2018.
A yellow Springfield tram passes beneath the former Boston & Albany's Main Street Arch.
Springfield & Eastern railway workers in downtown Palmer, 1905, the first year of its lease to the Springfield Street Railway. All of these buildings on Main and Walnut streets have been demolished.