Stakeholders have advocated for building a new Downeaster station on St. John Street, near Northern Light Mercy Hospital. But city leaders prefer a spot farther north, close to Maine Medical Center employee parking.
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Maine rail operator asks feds to remove safety signal at Rigby Yard
The request to ‘retire’ the signal, which alerts train crews to changing or unsafe track conditions, has raised safety concerns among workers in the yard and people who live in neighborhoods that flank one of the largest and busiest rail facilities in the Northeast.
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Proposal for passenger rail to Bangor loses steam in committee
The Legislature’s transportation committee says LD 487 ‘ought not to pass,’ especially without assured funding from the Trump administration.
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Expansion of Wells train station underway
While Downeaster service will continue through the construction, passengers will be directed to a temporary platform, and traffic in the parking lot will be reorganized.
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Rail advocates renew push for passenger service to Bangor
A bill to be heard this week seeks federal seed funding for a proposal to restore passenger service from Portland through Auburn, Lewiston, Waterville and Bangor to Orono.
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Stuck railroad gates in Portland disrupt sleep, traffic at all hours
People in Woodfords Corner are worried about the safety of motorists driving around the gates and detouring onto narrow residential side streets.
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Portland landowner balks at Downeaster train station proposal
Bill Black, owner of a large St. John Street property, is ready to fight the plan, but an Amtrak official says ‘everything is still conceptual.’
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Unity company to take over Rockland railroad
The company plans to bring back freight service and scenic rides, but its proposal does not include an Amtrak Downeaster extension.
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by Amtrak Downeaster in New Hampshire
Police say the person, who has not been identified, was walking along the tracks and wasn’t aware of the approaching train traveling from Brunswick to Boston.
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Maine seeks new operator to revive Rockland Branch rail line
The Department of Transportation is seeking to restore freight service and that could help the Amtrak Downeaster resume its effort to add passenger service from Brunswick to Rockland.