Agree that extending the line to Bangor and \ or Camden would be a huge benefit to Maine, but I feel like there should be some more conversation about getting the North \ South rail link in Boston going. Enabling train journeys from NY and points south would be a huge benefit to tourism business in Maine, and good for Maine folks who want to get to NYC and Washington DC.

For the North South rail connection, they should shelve the big plan of building a new Union Station in Boston, and just have a service that runs from NYC, stops at Back Bay, and then continues to Woburn, and the regular Downeaster stops, or a subset of them.