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Article: Bath, Maine, train station to come back to life.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2006
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Byline: Dennis Hoey
Aug. 2--A historic Bath train station that's been boarded up for years will again hum with passengers.
After the Bath Railroad Station closed in 1959, many doubted that it would ever again serve passenger trains. The station underwent several ownership changes and several uses, including time as a dental clinic.
Now, 47 years later, the Commercial Street building will be restored to its original use.
City and state review agencies recently approved the station's design, meaning the Maine Department of Transportation can seek bids for the train station work. If all goes well, officials say the station could be ready ...