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In 1992, Maine voters approved a $5.4 million rail bond for right-of-way improvements, and $60,000 was granted to the Maine DOT to design a Portland intermodal terminal. Later that year, Congress approved $25.5 million for more right-of-way improvements, and 1993 saw an additional $9.5 million in track improvements.
The Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts towards Cape Ann and the Merrimack Valley, serving the North Shore. The first leg, operating via the Eastern Route of the former Boston and Maine Railroad , serves Chelsea , Lynn , Swampscott , Salem , and Beverly .
Boston and Maine Railroad: B&M, BM B&M 1841 1964 Boston and Maine Corporation: Boston and Maine Railroad Extension Company: B&M: 1844 1845 Boston and Maine Railroad: Boston and New York Central Railroad: NH: 1853 1858 Midland Railroad: Boston and Portland Railroad: B&M: 1839 1841 Boston and Maine Railroad: Boston and Providence Railroad: NH ...
It is also served by Megabus (via Concord Coach Lines), as well as the Greater Portland Metro route 1 and BREEZ bus services. [4] The station is open from 4:30 AM to 12:15 AM and from 2:45 AM to 3:15 AM. [5] Portland Transportation Center is located in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood, [6] about a half mile west of the former site of Portland ...
Down Easter or Downeaster may refer to: Down Easter (ship), or Downeaster, a type of 19th-century sailing ship; Downeaster, an Amtrak passenger train from Boston, Massachusetts, to Brunswick, Maine; Down Easter group of trains, a passenger train of the United States, 1927–1942 and 1949–1950
Amtrak's Downeaster serves Boston's North Station from Brunswick, with its Maine stops being in Freeport, Portland, Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Wells. In 2024, discussions began once more to bring passenger rail service to central Maine, with Lewiston, Waterville and Bangor potentially being served.
Boston and Maine Extension Railroad: Boston: Wilmington Junction: Boston and Portland Railroad: Wilmington: New Hampshire state line in Haverhill: Methuen Branch, Lawrence to New Hampshire state line in Methuen: Danvers Railroad: Wakefield: Danvers Junction: Danvers and Georgetown Railroad: Danvers Junction: Georgetown: Lowell and Andover ...
MBTA Commuter Rail is the commuter rail system for the Greater Boston metropolitan area of Massachusetts. It is owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and operated under contract by Keolis. In 2022, it was the fifth-busiest commuter rail system in the United States with an average weekday ridership of 78,800. [1]