In its bustling past, as well as in the hopes for a viable future, the port has geography on its side.
Tom Bell
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Portland’s fresh connection with Iceland
Market opportunities and a wealth of potential flow both ways in a new North Atlantic sea-trade partnership that relinks Maine’s largest port to a far wider world.
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Woman, 91, burned in Brunswick house fire
The house at 14 Beech Drive was only minimally damaged, but the woman’s injuries are described as serious.
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Rail line’s bleak outlook a challenge for Maine
With the return of service to Lac-Megantic in doubt, the state is faced with losing an important economic link.
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MM&A insurance policy won’t cover costs of Lac-Megantic clean-up
Despite hundreds of millions in expected Lac-Megantic clean-up costs and pending lawsuits from victims families, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway’s insurance policy caps at $25 million.
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Judge: During bankruptcy, Maine railway can still operate
The legal action gives the Maine-based company time to reorganize while it seeks Chapter 11 protection.
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Disastrous crash forces Maine railway into bankruptcy
The company files Chapter 11 as it seeks a buyer or tries to straighten out its affairs.
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Train industry to fight proposed ban on one-man rail crews
Pointing to the deadly crash in Lac-Megantic, unions back Rep. Mike Michaud’s bill, saying it’s a safety issue.
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A rail hub in Maine, suddenly too silent
Its link to Quebec and a wider world severed at Lac-Megantic, Brownville struggles with layoffs and the loss of its lifeblood.
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U.S. railroads get emergency safety order
Also Friday, Maine U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud introduces a bill that would effectively ban the practice of one-person crews on freight trains.