Maine bill pushes surcharge on New Hampshire Downeaster riders

[jcpliberty]

Maine bill pushes surcharge on New Hampshire Downeaster riders

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) ? Unable to persuade some of their counterparts elsewhere to subsidize passenger train service from Boston to Portland, Maine lawmakers are being asked to consider a surcharge on Downeaster tickets sold in New Hampshire.

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[Lloyd Danforth]

This is not good ( this sucks having been used up today), but, New Hampshire does get a buck from, practically everyone in the US who drives to Maine.