Proposal to extend passenger rail to Bangor advances in Legislature

ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 24, 2021

A proposal to consider the feasibility of a passenger rail service from southern Maine to Bangor is advancing through the Maine Legislature. Democratic Sen. Joe Baldacci of Bangor has proposed a study of the potential of building the rail, which could run from Brunswick to Augusta, Waterville and Bangor. A legislative committee unanimously passed the proposal late last week. Major questions exist about the project, though, such as how much it would cost and what its environmental impact would be.