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Brunswick Expansion Project Kick-off Ceremony Scheduled for Monday, August 2, at 9:30 a.m. |
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Written by TRN Webmaster
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Monday, 26 July 2010 18:19 |
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The rail train is coming - let's celebrate!
 On Monday, August 2nd, at 9:30 a.m., representatives from NNEPRA, PanAm Rail Systems, TrainRiders/Northeast along with government and business officials at all levels will welcome a 34-car train (1650' long) to the Brunswick Station - on board, rails for the first 7 miles of the 28-mile extension of Downeaster service from Portland to Brunswick.
The ceremony will mark the official beginning of the two-year construction project made possible by a $35 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration. According to Patricia Quinn, Excecutive Director of NNEPRA, this is the first rail improvement project funded east of the Mississippi by the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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NARP President Visits Maine on the Downeaster |
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Written by TRN Webmaster
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 17:40 |
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 Ross Capon, President and CEO of the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP) came to Maine for a brief visit this month accompanied by his three sons, Tom, Phillip and William. TNE Chairman, NARP Delegate and former long-time Vice-President, joined the Capons at Saco to ride with them to Portland.
Unfortunately, they were two years too early to enjoy Amtrak Downeaster expanded service direct to Brunswick to connect with the existing Maine Eastern Railroad's luxury service to Wiscasset - the jumping off place for visiting their relatives on Westport Island. They rented a car in Portland.
Nevertheless, escaping from the 100+ degree temperatures in Washington to enjoy Maine's cooling sea breezes at Westport made the trip worthwhile.
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NNEPRA Board Meeting - June, 2010 |
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Written by TRN Webmaster
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 08:49 |
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I was unable to attend the June 28th NNEPRA board meeting due to the Host Appreciation Luncheon which took place at the same time. The following is from the NNEPRA May statistics sheet.
- Ridership was up 9% from May of last year (38,879 vs. 35,445)
- Revenue increase 7% from May of last year ($552,507 vs $512,410)
- On Time Performance was only 60.65% in May, 2010. Train #699 had 100% OTP and #680 had 92-95% OTP.
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FRA Releases $35 Million for Downeaster Expansion to Freeport & Brunswick |
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Written by TRN Webmaster
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 16:02 |
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TRAINRIDERS NORTHEAST APPLAUDS GRANT AGREEMENT TO EXPAND
DOWNEASTER SERVICE NORTH FROM PORTLAND TO BRUNSWICK
Trainriders Northeast, a grass-roots citizens organization formed in 1989 to educate the public and public officials as to the benefits of passenger rail service in the Northeast, applauds the finalization of a grant agreement between Maine’s Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) which will provide $35 million in federal funds to expand the Downeaster passenger rail service north from Portland, through Freeport to Brunswick.
Today, it was announced that this agreement would allow work on the track between these points to begin as soon as the end of this week, with construction to be completed, and the extended service to be operating before the end of 2012.
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Train Host Appreciation Day |
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Written by TRN Webmaster
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Monday, 28 June 2010 18:15 |
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 Some 35 active Train Hosts gathered at DiMillo's Restaurant in Portland to celebrate Train Host Appreciation Day. Hosts from as far away as Boston were in attendance.
The gathering heard from chairman Wayne Davis about the successes of the program and the continued goal of lending an informative, helping hand to Downeaster riders.
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