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Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Vision for regional greenway development includes current, future train passage

by Sue Ellen Bordwell and Dick Woodbury Special to the Press Herald March 12, 2020March 11, 2020

L.D. 2124 would ensure that unused Maine rail corridors don’t stay stagnant indefinitely.

Local & State, Uncategorized

Volunteers bringing steam locomotive back to life in Maine

by Associated Press January 4, 2020January 5, 2020

They are slowly but surely restoring the last steam-powered locomotive operated by Maine Central Railroad.

Business

Canadian Pacific buying rail line connected to Lac-Megantic disaster

by Staff Report November 21, 2019November 21, 2019

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.

Business, Local & State

Proposed rail service would link Portland, Westbrook, but it would be pricey

by J. Craig Anderson July 30, 2019July 31, 2019

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.