Fun 107 Broadcasts Morning Show Onboard South Coast Rail to Boston

I remember one morning when I was a little baby DJ with JR and Sharon on Fun 107, we asked the question: What will we see first here on the SouthCoast: a casino, South Coast Rail service from New Bedford to Boston, or the Red Sox winning the World Series?

Well, the Red Sox beat the other two by a good 20 years. I’m not sure if you could classify the Taunton slots as a casino, but here we are on March 24, 2025, and we just took a train ride to Boston from New Bedford.

We hopped on board bright and early at 5:45 Monday morning. The South Coast Rail service departed at exactly 5:55 a.m. from the New Bedford MBTA platform at the Whale’s Tooth parking lot.

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I wish I could report that we were on board the very first Boston-bound passenger train to leave New Bedford in more than 65 years, but I can’t. While we were on the 5:55 a.m. train, there was an even earlier one that departed at 4:27 a.m. and arrived at South Station in Boston at 6:01 a.m.

There was a pretty solid crowd of about 20 or more at the New Bedford platform, but with each stop the train became more and more filled.

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Without getting into politics, I think it’s fitting to tip the cap to Massachusetts State Senator Mark Montigny. While several governors have shown support for the project, the senator has really been the only political voice along for the whole ride (pun intended).

After spending such a huge part of his decades-long career advocating for South Coast Rail, Montigny will surely have a smile on his face while riding the train to Boston today – maybe even bigger than the one he had after the 2004 World Series.