PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 3, 2025
This is the last opportunity to preserve railroad access from Portland to the White Mountains and beyond. On Friday, April 4, at 10 a.m., the Legislature’s Transportation Committee will receive testimony on LD 676, which would fund removal of 31 miles of Mountain Division track from Sebago to Fryeburg. Track removal is counter to Maine’s efforts to preserve this rail corridor which include: three miles of newly constructed track, one newly constructed bridge and nine miles of rail with trail preserving the corridor for recreational and railroad use. Most importantly, two railroads have expressed interest in the Mountain Division that connects Portland with St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Rails with trails may be the best use of the Mountain Division. ~ Wayne Duffet, Portland