Transportation is the most polluting economic sector in Maine, accounting for nearly 50% of the state's carbon emissions. But greener transit alternatives, such as biking and mass transit, are ...

Amtrak officials did not respond to multiple requests for Maine-specific information. “The map represents our vision for growing rail service and connecting new city pairs across America to rise ...

The Maine Rail-Trail Plan 2020-2030 plan calls for construction of 13 specific rail-trail projects over the next decade, and at least five more developed over the next decade.

The Maine Legislature will soon vote on LD29, a bill to approve the creation of the 26-mile-long Merrymeeting Trail. The project would turn the lower road railroad corridor into a recreational ...

Maine’s environmental health agency is warning a rail network that it will take over cleanup efforts at the site of a train derailment that happened last weekend near Rockwood – a village that ...

Officials have begun a nine-month process to consider using the state-owned Lower Road rail corridor for a recreational trail that would pass through several central Maine communities.

If you’ve ever taken the Amtrak before you know how convenient, efficient and enjoyable the ride is. But many University of Maine students might not have ever gotten this opportunity, because the ...