LEWISTON — Does it make sense for the Twin Cities to pursue a passenger rail service between Lewiston-Auburn and Portland? City officials are hoping that local residents can help them answer that question during an upcoming open house at the Lewiston Public Library. The public feedback is part of a study underway to see if […]
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Passenger train service is a benefit to Maine
I am writing as a local community member and steadfast advocate for passenger rail. Historically, the greater Lewiston-Auburn community and Maine have been, and continue to be, those with pride. They strive to be self-sufficient, as well as frugal in any decision-making. There have been years of regional and state-requested — funded and non-funded — […]
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Commerce of passenger rail
I have a vision of the future that connects passenger rail, first to Danville Junction and then on to Montreal. Last year, 4.2 million Canadians visited our state, spending more than $450 million here. Lots of Canadians in metropolitan areas don’t have cars, so passenger rail from Montreal to Maine could bring even more people […]
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Passenger rail to L-A not feasible
Albert Einstein allegedly defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Why, then, would Lewiston’s City Council vote to share the $500,000 cost of a study of proposed rail passenger service to Lewiston-Auburn when a thorough analysis was done as recently as 2011? An exhaustive 108-page report, commissioned […]
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John Davis: Proposal would take trains down the wrong track to L-A
In her letter of March 26, Margaret Craven labeled me a naysayer, throwing cold water on proposals to bring back Portland-to-Lewiston passenger train service. How wrong she is. From a long, hands-on involvement with the former Grand Trunk Railway’s Portland to Montreal line and as a recognized authority on its history, I possess an infinite […]
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L. O’Brien: Passenger rail service a plus
This is a time for people in the area to be supportive of rail bill LD 323. Passage of the bill would fund a study to determine if passenger rail service should return to the Lewiston-Auburn area. For some future riders, it would be for pleasure; others could get to employment. There are some local […]
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Rep. J. Golden: Area would benefit from rail service
This is in response to John Davis’ letter (March 31). He describes my bill as a pork barrel project for the St. Lawrence and Atlantic rail line to Lewiston-Auburn, and insists that the Pan-Am route to Royal Junction is a better investment. The portion of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic rail line to Danville Junction […]
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W. Werts: Move forward on rail service
In the 126th Legislature, we started to lay the groundwork for passenger rail discussion. I am pleased to see that Sen. Nate Libby and Rep. Jared Golden have continued the discussion with two bills that lay out a plan to start. Putting a plan in motion to bring passenger rail service through the second largest […]
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D. Poirier: Support train service to L-A
People of all ages love trains. Parents travel to bring their children to ride on a Thomas the Train ride. The train from Portland to Boston is a great success, as is the train in Brunswick and the list goes on. Wouldn’t it be grand to have passenger train access right here in Lewiston? The […]
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J.R. Davis: A waste of taxpayers’ money
In response to Tony Donovan’s letter (March 21), I do not profess to be an “expert” on railroad development, but I daresay my hands-on experience in railroad operations goes back long before he drew breath. Donovan reveals Jared Golden’s and Nate Libby’s plan, which somewhat misleads those familiar with the line by omitting that, in […]