Once active rail lines lie dormant in communities. Is there something that can be done to make these transportation corridors useful again? Many opinions exist about what can be done with unused rail lines. They vary from those that want to see them upgraded and put back into service to those that want rails removed and recreation trails constructed in their place. Each state that owns the rails and each community they pass through has to decide what the best option for them is.
That was the topic of the Mountain Division Alliance Virtual Public Meeting held on March 31. The Mountain Division Advisory Council was seeking public input about what should be done with the 31-mile section of rail corridor between Standish and Fryeburg, Maine. In the next few weeks, they will make their final recommendation to the Maine Department of Transportation commissioner on its future use.
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