 Never successful, it was ended on March 1, 1975.The MBTA began subsidizing Penn Central commuter rail service between Boston and Framingham – but not the lone commuter trip to Worcester – in January 1973.Penn Central discontinued the Worcester trip on October 27, 1975; in response, Amtrak revived the dormant New York-Chicago "Lake Shore Limited" on October 31, with a new section running Boston-Albany and thus restoring service to Pittsfield.