Freeport (Amtrak station)

Freeport
Station statistics
Lines
  Downeaster
Other information
Opened Planning stages (2012)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Downeaster
Under construction
Terminus

Freeport is a proposed passenger rail station in Freeport, Maine. The station will be located on the Amtrak Downeaster line, currently serving communities from North Station in Boston to Portland, Maine.

On January 28, 2010, the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority received approval for a $35 million grant from the federal government to fund track and signal upgrades for the Portland-Brunswick line.[1] Pan Am Railways is slated to begin work on the line in spring 2010. NNEPRA hopes to have passenger rail service to Freeport by 2012.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ White House Published Document: Recovery Act High Speed Rail Awards
  2. ^ Bell, Tom (28 January 2010). "$35 million grant will allow Amtrak to expand train service to Brunswick". Portland Press Herald. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=311808&ac=PHnws. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Sharp, David (December 13, 2009). "Amtrak's Downeaster hopes to tap stimulus money". Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5geGTQ7kRVvAN5K7_yseSmcsbqSYQD9CIIC600. Retrieved 2009-12-14.