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It is also served by Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), as well as the Greater Portland Metro route 1 and BREEZ bus services. [4] The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM. [5] Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood, [6] about a half mile west of the former site of Portland ...
John A. Poor circa 1860. Portland first became a transportation hub when the Cumberland and Oxford Canal to interior Maine was completed in 1832. [1] The first railroad reached the city a decade later: the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railway (PS&P), whose joint operation with the Eastern Railroad of Massachusetts began in 1842.
Boston and Maine Railroad: Portland and Rumford Falls Railroad: MEC: 1907 1946 Maine Central Railroad: Portland and Rumford Falls Railway: MEC: 1890 1946 Maine Central Railroad: Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway: 1898 1933 Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad: B&M: 1837 1900 Boston and Maine Railroad: Portland Terminal Company: PTM MEC: 1911
30th Street Station in Philadelphia Omaha station in Omaha, Nebraska, designed as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program This is a list of train stations and Amtrak Thruway stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city in which it is located. If an ...
In 2024, discussions began once more to bring passenger rail service to central Maine, with Lewiston, Waterville and Bangor potentially being served. A joint proposal was filed with the Maine Legislature's Transportation Committee which would result in a $500,000 federal grant to study the pros and cons of the plan.
In 1992, Maine voters approved a $5.4 million rail bond for right-of-way improvements, and $60,000 was granted to the Maine DOT to design a Portland intermodal terminal. Later that year, Congress approved $25.5 million for more right-of-way improvements, and 1993 saw an additional $9.5 million in track improvements.
Operating out of the former Portland Company Marine Complex, the organization was founded in 1993 and continues to operate as of 2024.The collection consists of passenger and freight equipment, as well as artifacts from the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railways that ran in the state of Maine in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
The Maine Central Railroad (reporting mark MEC) was a U. S. class 1 railroad [2] in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England. Maine Central had expanded to 1,358 miles (2,185 km) when the United States Railroad Administration assumed control ...