Maine Eastern was a subsidiary of the Morristown & Erie Railway of New Jersey, who won the bid to operate the line in 2003.

[3] Commodities moved in freight service include cement, plate steel, and perlite.

[4] Despite the cancellation, Amtrak, along with the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Maine Department of Transportation and the Central Maine and & Quebec Railroad, made a test run to Rockland on August 14, 2019.

[5] Finger Lakes Railway proposed a private alternative to this extension in January 2022.

One daily round trip would run year-round, unlike in Amtrak's seasonal proposal.