amtrak downeaster Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: For sake of our economy, environment, move slowly on converting Maine rail lines to trails

by Richard Rudolph and Jack Sutton Special to the Press Herald March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

Reviving three now-inactive state-owned rail corridors could provide more mobility options and offer alternatives to people priced out of Portland.

Portland police are still looking for anyone who might have known Raul Fabian Schneider or his relatives.

Amtrak police and Portland police are examing why no one aboard the Amtrak train noticed when the man was struck Sunday afternoon.

A relative of Lewis Bradley Jr., 62, said he was walking to a nearby pharmacy when he was struck from behind by an Amtrak Downeaster train Feb. 13.

More than 574,000 passengers rode the rail service last year, and there are plans for further improvements in southern Maine.

Main Street will be closed Saturday and Sunday, and Amtrak Downeaster service will be disrupted.

The agency that runs the passenger train will hold an open house Tuesday evening in Portland to introduce its ideas and get public feedback.

One of seven possible locations that would cut back on pick up and drop off time is near the old Union Station site.

by Kathleen O'Brien Times Record August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

The rail authority now hopes to complete testing for a seasonal run to Rockland by Memorial Day next year.

An additional stop north of Portland is of interest to Falmouth town officials and the passenger rail authority.