Nat Read boarded the Amtrak 681 Downeaster train at North Station Friday ... “the last thread of passenger rail on Amtrak’s spiderweb map.” Once Read arrived in Brunswick, he said the ...

Some passengers who ride the Amtrak Downeaster train between Saturday and Sept. 18 will have a chance to ride in the car, which features an upper level with windows on all sides. The train will ...

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) says CSX Transportation will begin replacing over 130,000 railroad ties along the Downeaster Corridor on Tuesday, April 1. Crews will ...

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority said this week that the Amtrak Downeaster transported 516,723 riders in fiscal year ending June 30, exceeding a half-million annual passengers ...

Dec. 8—The Amtrak Downeaster will receive a half million dollars under a new initiative from the Biden Administration to improve and expand passenger rail service across the country. The $ ...

Crews will begin work April 1, tearing up and replacing 130,000 railroad ties along 124 miles of the Amtrak Downeaster railroad line from the Massachusetts border to Brunswick, Maine, officials said.

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Amtrak is celebrating a special milestone with big savings for passengers. The train service's Downeaster line, which operates five times a day from Brunswick, Maine to Boston, Massachusetts ...

Saturday’s storms caused significant delays to the Amtrak Downeaster after one train struck a tree that was on the tracks.Rail service returned to normal on Sunday, but the train that struck the ...

The Amtrak Downeaster remains a popular transit option between Maine and Boston, and the train is expected to welcome its 10 millionth passenger later this year. The Downeaster started operations ...