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The Unity-based company Maine Switching Services said it wants to add passenger rail on Rockland branch but is still exploring its options.

While Maine Switching Services plans to resume freight service and scenic excursions along the line, the company has not proposed operating the long-envisioned Amtrak extension between Brunswick and Rockland.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine has approved converting a rail line in Portland into a walkable trail that would move the city closer to creating a loop around the peninsula.

Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law a proposal that directs the Maine Department of Transportation to evaluate potential uses for the state-owned corridors.

Until recently, the public could get details from the state about shipments of crude oil and other hazardous materials moving through Maine by rail.But…

A citizen rail advocacy group that successfully lobbied for a decade to link Portland with Boston via rail, has unveiled its latest vision: better rail…

There have been no large-scale shipments of oil by rail in Maine since last October. But, in a story published by the Maine Center for Public Interest…