by shadyjay
mwhite wrote:This is not a State project, although I believe the State did provide some grant money to the Town. Also this is not just a project to build a depot, but a multi-use development which includes commercial and residential space as well as a hotel development. The depot is in actuality a multi-modal transportation center for trains, buses and taxis. Lastly, Brunswick has passenger service, albeit seasonal, provided by Maine Eastern, so a depot would be useful with or without Amtrak.That is true... those points did slip my mind.
Just out of curiosity, was ME ever a candidate for running trains from Portland north to Brunswick/Rockland directly? Guess that solution would work best if ME got the rights to the freight service on the line. But we're still dealing with PanAm, so.... point moot.