Passenger rail

• Published

  December 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.

• Published

  November 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.

• Published

  August 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.