by drcrf93
Thanks for the info. The traffic does seem to be down. I hope it picks up a little after the rebuilding of DJ.
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AUGUSTA — Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new $100 million economic development bond package Tuesday aimed at job creation that would provide the Lewiston-Auburn area with $5 million to improve rail service.
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State Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston, said she advocated along with the rest of the Lewiston-Auburn delegation for funding to help revive the area's rail service.
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About $2 million of the rail money would be used to purchase about 15 miles of track between Yarmouth and Lewiston, according to state Rep. Mike Carey, D-Lewiston, who serves on the Transportation Committee. The remainder of the funding would be used to lay track out of the Auburn, allowing more trains to use the port, he said.
“It would also allow a turnaround. That becomes incredibly important when there is passenger service there.
trainmancs wrote:there is only 1 customer on the SLR line to portland and that is b&m beans and they only take 1 or 2 cars every 2 to 2 1/2 weeksI did happen to see LLPX GP15 #1512 (Engine Facing South, and running South) running fairly good speed across a small bridge (The one visible from 295, has an old yellow STL&A sign on it) on the Falmouth/Portland border around 13:00 on 5/11 with one ADM hopper for B&M Baked Beans. My Dad also told me he saw a similar consist running through Yarmouth on 4/26/10, so there is still movement on the branch, but pretty rare nowadays, with only 1 remaining customer.