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All the News that Ever Was

  • Mar 16, 2021: Nice article about LIGO station in the latest edition of LIGO Magazine!
  • Oct 3, 2017: LIGO station master Rai Weiss has been awarded the 2017 Nobel prize in physics for his pioneering work in the detection of gravitational waves. Peter Saulson, who shares station master duties with Rai, was one of the LIGO principal researchers whose work contributed to this Nobel prize-winnning achievement. Congratulations to you both!
  • Aug 17, 2017: Grand opening of Lubec Main St. station.
  • Jul 24, 2017: Grand opening of the newly refurbished Petit Manan station.
  • Apr 24, 2017: Three new images by our roving sketch artist 'RB' have been added to the gallery.
  • Nov 11, 2016: Calais station is now open.
  • Sep 28, 2016: Fish Point station is now open.
  • Jun 13, 2016: Ray's Point station is now open.
  • May 29, 2016: LIGO station is now open.
  • Mar 26, 2016: Some of the new stations that are coming in spring/summer 2016: Fish Point, Ray's Point, Calais, Eastport, and LIGO.
  • Mar 18, 2016: If you have a smartphone, you can now activate your all-day subway pass by scanning the QR code that appears on any station sign.
  • Feb 28, 2016: Our Cartography Department has been hard at work. Check out the DRT's new interactive Google Map of the entire subway system. With a click of the mouse you can also explore other significant trails in our area: the Maine Ice Age Trail, the Schoodic Int'l Sculpture Trail, the Downeast Fisheries Trail, the Maine Birding Trail, and the Down East Sunrise Trail. This is a great tool for planning your next trip on the D!
  • Feb 26, 2016: Would you like to operate your own DRT subway station? If you live, work, or have strong ties to Washington County, you may qualify! Read all about it in the new Station Master's Handbook brochure. (Próximamente: una traducción en español.)
  • Feb 2, 2016: This morning's Eastport earthquake triggered an automatic system-wide safety shutdown. The shutdown has been lifted and all trains are now running on schedule.
  • Nov 9, 2015: Lead Mountain station is now open.
  • Sep 29, 2015: Steuben station is now open.
  • Sep 3, 2015: Lubec station is now open.
  • Aug 25, 2015: M/V Eider D joins the Water Line fleet.
  • Aug 19, 2015: McClellan Park station is back in service
  • Aug 15, 2015: Dyer Point station is now open.
  • Aug 6, 2015: McClellan Park station has been found. Was confiscated by Town of Milbridge. Negotiations underway.
  • Aug 1, 2015: McClellan Park station is missing. Trains on the Lake and Peninsula lines will not be stopping there until the problem is resolved.
  • Jul 18, 2015: Cherryfield station is now open.
  • Jul 13, 2015: Tunk station is now open.
  • Jul 8, 2015: Milbridge-Bayside station is now open.
  • Jul 4, 2015: McClellan Park station is now open.
  • Jul 3, 2015: Reminder: fireworks are not allowed on the D. Have a safe holiday, everyone!
  • Jul 2, 2015: Extra trains will be put in service this weekend to make your holiday travel easier.
  • Jun 25, 2015: Ellsworth Station is now open.
  • Jun 15, 2015: Pigeon Hill Station is now open.
  • Jun 8, 2015: Engineering Department releases technical report: "Towards an Aesthetic Kinematics of Subway Motion"
  • May 2, 2015: Station signage to begin appearing in the area later this month.
  • Apr 25, 2015: Lake line track realigned between Epping and Northfield; now bypasses Deblois.
  • Apr 11, 2015: Budget committee releases preliminary DRT construction cost estimate.
  • Mar 20, 2015: Persephone returns from the Underworld.
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