Contact
Cindy VanDenBossche
Maine Better Transportation
cindy@mbtaonline.org
207-622-0526
Where
MBTA
146 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
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Rai
L
R
i
S
ing:
i
nvestment & growth on the
n
orthern Maine Railway
Rail in Maine
R
eceived a big boost in 2011
when the
state purchased 233 miles of rail line in
a
roostook
c
ounty that was
threatened with abandonment. The state entered into an agreement
with a subsidiary of J.
d
.
i
rving to operate the freight line. The state
and federal government have invested more than $30 million in the
line, including $20.1 million to purchase the line and $10.5 million
for upgrades to the line to improve safety and reliability of the service.
M
bta
will hea
R
f
R
o
M
i
an
s
i
M
pson
, general manager
of
i
rving’s rail holdings, including
n
orthern Maine Railway,
e
astern
Maine Railway and
n
ew
b
runswick
s
outhern Railroad.
t
wo years down the line,
s
impson will talk about the rail operator’s ef
-
forts to bring the line back to profitability and updates on investments
made by the state and by
i
rving.
h
e also is sure to talk about
i
rving’s recent agreement to purchase of
28 additional miles of
a
roostook rail line from the line’s former owner,
Montreal, Maine &
a
tlantic Railway.
p
lease
J
oin M
bta
for our annual
a
roostook
c
ounty Meeting,
an evening of education and networking with leaders in the transporta
-
tion field
