PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 29, 2022
The railroad line from Brunswick to Augusta is under consideration for immediate conversion to a trail by the Maine Department of Transportation and a trail advocacy group. If they succeed, rail opportunities between Brunswick, Augusta, Waterville, Newport and Bangor could be permanently and irrevocably lost, including the green infrastructure that we all say we want. The trail people have cleverly skirted the proper process to the detriment of a half a million Mainers who would benefit by having commuter rail that would be connected to the National Rail Network. Tell the governor to stop the train great train robbery. ~ Russ Barber, Maine Rail Group