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NH Railroads in the News

Note that news items related to Passenger Rail Service have been moved
 to a corresponding Web page at www.new-england-public-transit.org

2002

• Regional Rail System

  • Bangor and Aroostook sale likely by end of summer (April 22, 2002 - Fosters)

  • Texan offers luxury rail tours in interior Maine (February 8, 2002 - Fosters)

• Western Line (Kingston-Exeter-Rolinsford)

  • Plan to renovate or rebuild Bennett Road bridge in Durham could cost less (March 13, 2002 - Fosters)
  • Guilford, Amtrak still deadlocked on the issue of speed (March 8, 2002 - Citizen)
  • Amtrak, Guilford Rail to meet this week over Downeaster speed limit (March 4, 2002 - Fosters)
  • Rail officials eye enforcement to keep people off the tracks (February 6, 2002 - Fosters)
  • Editorial - Stay off the tracks: They are for trains, not snowmobiles  (February 5, 2002 - Fosters)
  • Amtrak, rail authority say trains safe at 79 mph (January 14, 2002 - Fosters)

  • Rail expert: Gilford safety findings are premature (January 6,  2002 - Fosters)

• Portsmouth & Hampton Branches (Newfields-Portsmouth-Hampton)

  • Newington ZBA rejects firm’s request to store salt

  • PDA agrees to extend salt contract (March 18, 2002- Fosters)
• Manchester & Lawrence Branch (Abandoned)
  • Stop and Shop plans to open store on South Willow Street (01-09-02 - Union Leader)
• NH Main Line (Nashua-Concord)
  • Next stop: Rail service to Montreal? (February 13, 2002 - Fosters)
• Northern Line (Concord-Lebanon)
  • Next stop: Rail service to Montreal? (February 13, 2002 - Fosters)
• St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Gorham-Stratford)

  • Texan offers luxury rail tours in interior Maine (February 8, 2002 - Fosters)