It's good news in that there is a railroad company that will aggressively try and grow the business north of Concord. Nothing against the previous owner, I hear he was always looking but sometimes being a bigger company will yield better results, especially with a proven track record. This should be a good sign for the Lakes region with potential job growth.
In regard to the WOW Trail, there's now a common carrier railroad with the financial backing that could request a declaratory order from the Surface Transportation Board (STB). I don't see it going that far, the state would have to try and toss out the railroads before that would ever happen. Not that the previous owner couldn't have done it, I just know filing gets expensive when you consider lawyer fees, filing fees, etc.
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