PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - A person has died after being hit by a train in the Portland area, according to local police. Amtrak officials confirmed that a person was “trespassing on the track” when they ...

I'm looking forward to a future in which my fellow Mainers can be shuttled along the corridor from Boston to Bangor without a ...

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Rail ridership on the Amtrak Downeaster line that extends from Boston to Brunswick saw a 9% increase between 2023 and 2024, according to Amtrak data. (Stock photo by Getty Images) Though not enough ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An advisory group looking at whether expanded passenger rail service should be offered in Maine is holding its second meeting this week. The 13-member Maine Passenger Rail ...

Whatever economic benefits pedestrian trails can offer us, rail's are many times greater. The Legislature is currently considering a bill, LD 30, that would authorize removal of 25 miles of ...

What if you could bike all the way from Portland to Augusta on a protected bike trail? That possibility came significantly closer to reality at the end of this legislative session, when Governor Janet ...

Cumberland & Knox Railroad parent Maine Switching Services has signed a lease agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation to restart operations on the Rockland Branch on the southern Maine ...