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Expiration occurred for the second time as scheduled, however, an extension of the Railroad Maintenance Tax Credit was included in the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Under the new legislation, the credit was retroactively applied to the 2010 tax year and extended through January 1, 2012. [5]
The Cotton Valley Rail Trail Club uses about 8 miles (13 km) of the track in the Ossipee area for recreational use of speeders, between Route 28 and Route 16. In 2007, the Silver Lake Railroad began operating small, seasonal tourist trains along 3 miles (5 km) of track in Madison, using large speeders. As of 2017, the Silver Lake Railroad has ...
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.
The men's track field is the first team in the history of Maine to have seven consecutive wins of the state championship, a feat completed in 2016. [177] Bates maintains 31 varsity teams, and 9 club teams, including sailing, cycling, ice hockey, rugby, and water polo.
In early February 2010, the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway filed a "notice of intent" with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that it intended to abandon 233 miles (375 km) of track in northern Maine, between Madawaska and Millinocket, part of the original Bangor & Aroostook Railroad's mainline, which had been bought by the MMA in 2003.
MDI has a theater program that produces three or four shows a year. A fall musical, winter competition one-act play, and one or two spring plays. [29] MDI Drama has achieved the following state championships. One-Act Play [30] — 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1996, 2017, 2018
The $6.6 million program will be paid for with existing state funds that promote the health and safety of seniors, who are at greater risk of illness due to inadequate warmth during the winter.
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 ...