AMTRAK PORTLAND TO BOSTON NEW START PROJECT

Passenger rail service was suspended on the 114-mile freight line in 1962. Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), Guilford Rail System (GRS), Amtrak, Federal Transit Administration, Maine Turnpike Authority, Maine Department of Transportation, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and seven station host communities are cooperatively working to complete this project. The development of passenger service on freight rail lines requires negotiation and consensus. Diverse shareholders must be involved in this process. The principals must develop an understanding of other issues and concerns, then enact a strategy that forwards the project to the construction phase while always trying to remain reasonable towards the other shareholders.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

  1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Rekola, B L
• Conference:
  • Rail Transit Conference, 2000
  • Location: St. Louis Missouri
  • Date: 2000-6-10 to 2000-6-15
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 101-102
• Monograph Title: RAIL TRANSIT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight and passenger services; Passenger service; Rail transit; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Amtrak; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts); Maine; New England
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794406
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 2000 12:00AM