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"Build Trains not Lanes"

Expanding Expanding Passenger Passenger

Rail in MaineRail in Maine

Maine Department of Maine Department of Transportation Passenger Rail Transportation Passenger Rail

Advisory Counsel Advisory Counsel Feb 11, 2015Feb 11, 2015

Prioritizing Prioritizing InvestmentInvestment

DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS – DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS – DMU’SDMU’SPush-Pull LocomotivesPush-Pull Locomotives

The The RailCarsRailCars

ECONOMIC CORRIDORS CONNECTING LOCATIONS FOR INVESTMENT CONNECTING LOCATIONS FOR INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES IN LAND USE TO CREATE NEW OF RESOURCES IN LAND USE TO CREATE NEW BUSINESS, JOBS AND HOMES.BUSINESS, JOBS AND HOMES.

Criteria for Passenger Rail Corridor Criteria for Passenger Rail Corridor

Investment: Investment: • Local Economic Impact and Job Creation

• Population Centers, Employment, Tourism & Population Centers, Employment, Tourism &

Other Other “Destinations of Value”.“Destinations of Value”.

• Balancing Investment with Freight Operations. Balancing Investment with Freight Operations.

• Number of & Aggregated Size of Service Number of & Aggregated Size of Service

Centers.Centers.

• Importance of Junctions to other Locations.Importance of Junctions to other Locations.

• State-Owned Railways.State-Owned Railways.

Maine Railway Maine Railway CorridorsCorridors

• PanAm Mainline;PanAm Mainline;Boston to Lewiston, Eastern Me. & Boston to Lewiston, Eastern Me. &

CanadaCanada..

• The Mountain Division;The Mountain Division;Portland Transportation Center, West Portland Transportation Center, West

to Freyberg.to Freyberg.• PanAm Rockland Branch;PanAm Rockland Branch;

Yarmouth to Brunswick. Yarmouth to Brunswick. • State of Maine Rockland Branch;State of Maine Rockland Branch;

Brunswick to Rockland.Brunswick to Rockland.

• State of Maine St. Lawrence & Atlantic State of Maine St. Lawrence & Atlantic ;;India St. Portland, to Danville Junction, AuburnIndia St. Portland, to Danville Junction, Auburn..

• City Owned Lewiston Auburn Railroad;City Owned Lewiston Auburn Railroad;Danville Junction to Auburn (Bridge Trail into Lewiston).Danville Junction to Auburn (Bridge Trail into Lewiston).

• Genoese & Wyoming, St. Lawrence & Atlantic Genoese & Wyoming, St. Lawrence & Atlantic RailwayRailway Danville Junction to Montreal, CA.Danville Junction to Montreal, CA.

• PanAm/SMO Lewiston Lower RoadPanAm/SMO Lewiston Lower RoadBrunswick to Lewiston.Brunswick to Lewiston.

• State of Maine Augusta Lower RoadState of Maine Augusta Lower RoadBrunswick to Augusta.Brunswick to Augusta.

Maine Maine Railway Railway Corridors Corridors

Maine Maine Railway Railway CorridorsCorridors

• State of Maine, Belfast & Moosehead Lake State of Maine, Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad;Railroad;Belfast to Unity to PanAm Mainline BurnhamBelfast to Unity to PanAm Mainline Burnham..

• State of Maine, Calais Branch;State of Maine, Calais Branch;Bangor to Acadia National ParkBangor to Acadia National Park

• Northern Misc. Lines;Northern Misc. Lines;Presque Isle Airport to Caribou.Presque Isle Airport to Caribou.

• State of Maine Port of Eastport. State of Maine Port of Eastport.

Priority Corridors for Investment in Priority Corridors for Investment in Passenger RailPassenger Rail# 1 Portland/Lewiston # 1 Portland/Lewiston

21 miles to Amtrak Mainline, Almost Completely 21 miles to Amtrak Mainline, Almost Completely Engineered,Engineered,

State of Maine Owned, State of Maine Owned, 3 Municipal Resolutions, P/A/L3 Municipal Resolutions, P/A/LConnecting Maine’s 2 largest urban centers.Connecting Maine’s 2 largest urban centers.

# 2 Brunswick/Rockland # 2 Brunswick/Rockland $50 million in state investment, CW 119 Lb. {Class IV?},$50 million in state investment, CW 119 Lb. {Class IV?},Current Operations,Current Operations,State of Maine Owned, State of Maine Owned, Amtrak tested.Amtrak tested.

# 3 Portland OceanGate/Bethel Maine# 3 Portland OceanGate/Bethel Maine..Portland North 2005 Commuter Rail Design,Portland North 2005 Commuter Rail Design,State of Maine Owned, State of Maine Owned, AOCCC 13 town resolution.AOCCC 13 town resolution.

# 4 Brunswick/Augusta # 4 Brunswick/Augusta Lower Roads Brunswick North,Lower Roads Brunswick North, State of Maine Owned, State of Maine Owned, City of Augusta Resolution 2014.City of Augusta Resolution 2014.

Prioritizing Railways for Investment in Prioritizing Railways for Investment in Passenger RailPassenger Rail# 5 Bethel/Montreal # 5 Bethel/Montreal

Federally Designated HSR Corridor (With Federally Designated HSR Corridor (With Competition in VT.)Competition in VT.)

# 6 Westbrook, Windham, Standish# 6 Westbrook, Windham, StandishMt. Division to PTC, ($100 million PPP) Mt. Division to PTC, ($100 million PPP) 2008 MeDOT Study,2008 MeDOT Study,State of Maine Owned, State of Maine Owned, $5 million in new rail, CW 115 lb.$5 million in new rail, CW 115 lb.Route 113 Corridor Plan & in Portland. Route 113 Corridor Plan & in Portland.

Other: Other: Waterville/Bangor – the University of Maine.Waterville/Bangor – the University of Maine.Belfast Moosehead – MOFGA, agriculture .Belfast Moosehead – MOFGA, agriculture .Acadia National Park – the Calais Branch.Acadia National Park – the Calais Branch.

DOWNTOWN LEWISTON/AUBURNHISTORIC MAINE CENTRAL TRAIN STATION, 1 BATES ST, LEWISTON, ME

Getting to Danville JunctionGetting to Danville Junction

Preparing for Service to Preparing for Service to Bethel & Downtown L/ABethel & Downtown L/A

127TH MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE

A Trilogy of Bills

PORTLANPORTLANDBOSTONDBOSTON

FREEPORFREEPORTBRUNSWTBRUNSWICKICK

PANAM @ PANAM @ ROYAL ROYAL JUNCTIONJUNCTION

SLR @ SLR @ YARMOUTHYARMOUTHJUNCTIONJUNCTION

LR 325: An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Invest in Maine's Rail Infrastructure and Expand Passenger Rail Service. (Sponsor L/A Senator Nathan Libby). LD 397 - An Act to Fund the Final Engineering Design and Environmental Impact Study of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway”. (Sponsor Lewiston Representative Jared Golden). LD 1550 An Act to Allow the Creation of Corridor Transit Districts” (Sponsor Portland Representative Ben Chipman).

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Pownal Pinelands Station (1 Mile to Pineland)