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The Downeaster is a 145-mile (233 km) passenger train service operated by Amtrak and managed by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), an agency of the state of Maine.
The scenic train ride ends in the classic New England fall getaway spot of Burlington, a charming pedestrian-friendly city on the shores of Lake Champlain. FALL FUN: 10 best family vacation ideas ...
Portland Transportation Center is a bus and train station in Portland, Maine, United States, served and run primarily by Concord Coach Lines (18 round-trips a day) [2] and Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains (five round-trips a day). [3]
Chicago – Seattle: May 1, 1971 October 24, 1981 Inherited from BN Empire Builder: Chicago – Portland/Seattle October 25, 1981 present National Chief: Washington, D.C. – Los Angeles — — Announced in 1996 as a through train combining the Southwest Chief and Capitol Limited, but never implemented North Coast Hiawatha: Chicago – Seattle ...
Old Orchard Beach station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It features a covered platform, and is served by Amtrak's Downeaster service seasonally between May and October. [2] The station is located next to the Pan Am Railways mainline, formerly the Western Route mainline of the Boston & Maine Railroad. [3]
Freeport station is a passenger rail station in Freeport, Maine, which is located on Amtrak's Downeaster line. The Downeaster operates from North Station in Boston to Brunswick Maine Street Station in Brunswick, Maine, via the Portland Transportation Center in Portland, Maine. Freeport was part of a $38.3 million project to rehabilitate 30 ...
Service from Boston to Portland takes about 2 hours 30 minutes via the Downeaster. [3] There are no trains to Auburn. Service from Boston to Albany via Springfield takes just over 5 hours on the daily Lake Shore Limited.
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