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Compromise may get Amtrak service in Maine going

By David Darman on Monday, March 12, 2001.

If news reports are correct, travelers will be able to take the train from Boston to Portland by June. Maine's Rail Authority has agreed with the track's owner to temporarily operate the train at a slower speed.

This is not the first time an announcement has been made predicting the passenger train's arrival. But the compromise marks progress, and both sides claim the end is in sight.

NHPR's David Darman has more.

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