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Eight miles of Rail Trail from North Hampton to Portsmouth: Excitement builds
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPORTSMOUTH — It’s been 17 years since the initiative began to turn an abandoned stretch of the...
Broadway railroad bridge in Dover struck by box truck in latest collision
Foster's Daily Democrat via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDOVER — A box truck owned by Middleton Building Supply struck the Broadway railroad bridge and an...
Potential railroad strike would damage struggling U.S. economy, but effects in Maine unclear
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 15—Before railroad companies and unions representing tens of thousands of railroad workers across the U.S. reached a tentative agreement, Maine businesses and transportation officials waited ...
'Emotional' maritime history revival in Kittery: 1930s rescue boat lands at Wood Island
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKITTERY, Maine — It’s not technically accurate to call Friday’s relaunching of the Mervin F Roberts...
NH Seacoast Greenway and more trails to unseen Portsmouth to be completed in 2024
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPORTSMOUTH — The section of the long-planned New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway from North Hampton to...
What's inside Maine freight trains? Public can only hazard a guess
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 26—As cleanup continues from a freight train that derailed Feb. 3 in Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals and forcing locals to evacuate their homes, an exemption in Maine's public record law ...
Federal police accountability 'nearly impossible' in New England after Supreme Court case
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAttorneys and civil rights advocates fear a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling will make it harder for...
Passenger rail advocates pitch 'Grand Trunk Flyer' between Auburn, Portland
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 26—AUBURN — Passenger rail advocates made a pitch Thursday to reuse the former Grand Trunk Railway between Portland and Auburn for a new, battery-powered passenger service. In a presentation ...
Portland's Amtrak station may move from Thompson's Point
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 19—The operator of the Amtrak Downeaster hopes to increase the passenger train's efficiency and appeal to travelers by building a new Portland station along the main rail line that runs ...