SUN JOURNAL • January 30, 2023
The state’s Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council agreed to support creation of a bicycle and pedestrian trail along a 26.5-mile, state-owned rail corridor between the two cities. Seven of the 15 members of the panel recommended removing the tracks to create the trail, while five others supported leaving the tracks in place for possible future use and adding a trail beside them. The decision was hailed by the Casco Bay Trail Alliance but denounced by the Maine Rail Transit Coalition.