MAINE PUBLIC • December 8, 2023
The Downeaster rail corridor has secured a $27.5 million federal grant to improve the main line from Brunswick to the Massachusetts border. The funds will help replace some 124,000 railroad ties and should improve the delivery of freight into Maine. CSX Transportation, which owns the line, has agreed to contribute another $6.8 million. The maintenance will bring the line into a state of good repair, and it will ultimately improve service for Amtrak travelers as well.