Passenger rail bill dies after Maine Legislature can’t agree

MAINE MORNING STAR • April 3, 2024

Passenger rail expansion in Maine will remain at a crossroads now that a bill that sought to study a potential train line from Portland to Bangor died after the Maine Legislature could not agree. LD 860, sponsored by Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), would have directed the Northern New England Rail Authority to apply for $500,000 in federal grants to study and identify a rail corridor from Portland to Bangor, going through Lewiston and Waterville.