We will enable present and future generations to celebrate a unique piece of American technology; to understand how it was developed in response to a national and regional need, and how its technology continues to be innovative and world class, even today.

We will enable youngsters, parents, neighbors, and guests from all over the world to again understand and experience the enormous impact that railroading has had on northern New England.

We plan to reawaken them to the richness of our small, downtown centers that were generated by railroading, and enable them to experience first-hand what "quality-of-life" has meant for generations in northern New England.

And wewill to allow people to read, experience and reconsider the impact railroads have had on America, particularly northern New England's culture and history.