An organization known as the Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust is actively working on a project to establish the Downeast Scenic Railroad, which will operate on the Calais Branch. They plan to do this in phases, starting with a run from Bangor to Ellsworth, then Ellsworth to Schoodic Mountain, then Schoodic Mountain to Machias, and then Machias to Calais.
Unlike some of the other proposals that have cropped up recently ("New England Railroad" being one of them), this one appears to be serious and credible. There are a number of very experienced and intelligent people working on this project -- and unlike New England Railroad, they're not afraid to say who they are! DRHPT has also hired a major railroad consulting firm that has an incredible amount of experience and expertise -- Stone Consulting.
They have a web site at http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/
The web site includes information on the project, maps, a list of frequently-asked questions, and a list of the major players involved with the project (which certainly adds a lot of credibility).
From what I've seen so far, this looks like something that might actually get off the ground.
Unlike some of the other proposals that have cropped up recently ("New England Railroad" being one of them), this one appears to be serious and credible. There are a number of very experienced and intelligent people working on this project -- and unlike New England Railroad, they're not afraid to say who they are! DRHPT has also hired a major railroad consulting firm that has an incredible amount of experience and expertise -- Stone Consulting.
They have a web site at http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/
The web site includes information on the project, maps, a list of frequently-asked questions, and a list of the major players involved with the project (which certainly adds a lot of credibility).
From what I've seen so far, this looks like something that might actually get off the ground.
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Pan Am Railways — Boston & Maine/Maine Central — Delaware & Hudson
Central Maine & Quebec/Montreal, Maine & Atlantic/Bangor & Aroostook
Providence & Worcester — New England — GE Locomotives