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Downeaster Train Gets $600K for Study

October 25, 2010 - PORTLAND -- The federal government is awarding $600,000 for a study on how improvements can be made on the Maine's Downeaster passenger train line to expand service, cut travel time and increase the number of daily trips between Portland and Boston.

U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Department of Transportation had awarded the funding to the New England Passenger Rail Authority.

The senators said the funding will build upon previous studies to provide more information for planning on the passenger rail line.

The Downeaster now runs from Boston to Portland, but work has begun to expand service to Brunswick by the end of 2012.

The Associated Press
10/25/10


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