passenger rail
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
Waterville becomes first Maine city to endorse plan to study passenger rail expansion bill
The City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday night to approve a resolution that seeks, ultimately, to extend passenger rail service to Lewiston-Auburn, Waterville and Bangor.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
State lawmakers push passenger rail service for central Maine
Proposal calls for train connection between Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and Bangor to Portland.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Rails, trails or both? State officials urged to do something with unused Augusta-to-Brunswick rail corridor
Officials have begun a nine-month process to consider using the state-owned Lower Road rail corridor for a recreational trail that would pass through several central Maine communities.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
Commuter railroads and Amtrak would also be affected by a strike because many of them use tracks owned by the freight railroads.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Passenger rail advocates pitch ‘Grand Trunk Flyer’ between Auburn, Portland
The proposal would use the same rail line that has been at center of an ambitious rail trail project connecting several municipalities.