A $10.5 million project to repair 233 miles
of state-owned railroad line in northern Maine is progressing but
there is still plenty of work to be done.
Nate Moulton, director of the Maine Department of
Transportation's rail program, says about half of the 7,500 feet of
rail replacement has been done, and 11,000 of the planned 50,000
ties have been replaced since August on the stretch of line between
Millinocket and Madawaska.
The Bangor Daily News reports that work
will resume next year when weather conditions permit. The project
should be complete by the fall.
The line's previous owner sought federal approval in February
2010 to abandon the tracks, citing losses of $4 million to $5
million annually. They were purchased by the state last January for
$19.1 million.
(AP)
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