September 3, 2015
New rail lease may end summer train
Central Maine & Quebec Railway on Wednesday won the right to lease the state-owned rail line between Brunswick and Rockland and operate freight service on it, according to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Eastern Railroad will lose its lease for that line on Jan. 1. The new operator has no plan for passenger service, according to the Press Herald.
The decision by the Maine Department of Transportation could thus end the summer tourist train, which Maine Eastern Railroad operated for 12 years. The newspaper said Maine Eastern’s summer excursion trains were subsidized by its more lucrative freight businesses.
Central Maine & Quebec Railway and the state will now negotiate the financial terms of the lease agreement.
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