PORTLAND — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority has temporarily suspended Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service. The suspension will remain in effect through at least April 30 when the governor’s emergency declaration related to the coronavirus outbreak is set to expire. “The railroad tracks are still active. Freight trains will continue to operate, as […]
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Maine Voices: Vision for regional greenway development includes current, future train passage
L.D. 2124 would ensure that unused Maine rail corridors don’t stay stagnant indefinitely.
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Volunteers bringing steam locomotive back to life in Maine
They are slowly but surely restoring the last steam-powered locomotive operated by Maine Central Railroad.
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Canadian Pacific buying rail line connected to Lac-Megantic disaster
Canadian Pacific plans to buy Central Maine and Quebec Railway by year’s end in a deal worth an estimated $130 million, giving the transcontinental carrier access to ports in Searsport and Saint John, New Brunswick.
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Proposed rail service would link Portland, Westbrook, but it would be pricey
The line would reduce traffic and provide a faster alternative to bus service, but its estimated cost could exceed $100 million, according to a feasibility study done for the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.
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Major upgrade of 75 miles of rail will serve Maine’s resurgent paper industry
Pan Am Railways is matching a $17.5 million federal grant in the $35.5 million project to upgrade its main line in southern and central Maine.
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Feds to pay for 75 miles of Maine railroad upgrades
The $17.5 million will be used to improve tracks, crossings, signals and bridge deck timbers on Pan Am Railway lines.