Whatever economic benefits pedestrian trails can offer us, rail's are many times greater. The Legislature is currently considering a bill, LD 30, that would authorize removal of 25 miles of ...

PORTLAND Maine (WMTW) - Portland Police say a pedestrian was struck by a train behind a business on Saint James Street. The incident happened around 1:30 Thursday afternoon. Police say the victim was ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - A person has died after being hit by a train in the Portland area, according to local police. Amtrak officials confirmed that a person was “trespassing on the track” when they ...

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Bill Habjan, a retired doctor from Lebanon, Oregon, makes the 160-mile round trip to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland’s Central Eastside twice a week to work on an old engine. “When a steam ...