Downeaster update/changes
Oct 21, 2014, 10:58 am
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You have to wonder if this will actually result in a significantly faster trip than doing the current BOS cross-town shuffle and catching a high-speed NER or Acela train there. Certainly the hassle factor would be much lower for people heading to/from Maine, and there's a lot to be said for that. At most I can see this being a once or twice-a-day NEC-extension such as those on the south end to Lynchburg, Newport News, or Norfolk, VA.
Oct 21, 2014, 12:06 pm
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YES, PLEASE! I would love (and probably use WAY more often than necessary) a single-seat ride from Maine to somewhere other than Boston. Currently Maine and NH are on an Amtrak island. While we're dreaming, let's dream big and put a sleeper on this new service! 
Oct 29, 2014, 11:38 am
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Downeaster train service adds stop in Kennebunk
http://www.pressherald.com/2014/10/2...-in-kennebunk/
Amtrak will begin stopping in Kennebunk next summer or in 2016, restoring passenger train service to the town for the first time in half a century.
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The rail authority that operates the Downeaster service has agreed to add the new seasonal stop to its schedule. Like the stop at Old Orchard Beach, it will be used from April through October.
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The rail authority that operates the Downeaster service has agreed to add the new seasonal stop to its schedule. Like the stop at Old Orchard Beach, it will be used from April through October.
Oct 29, 2014, 8:17 pm
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A Downeaster stop will boost the town’s efforts to showcase its downtown to tourists who might otherwise bypass it
That said, I think it would be convenient for locals wanting to travel North or South of Kennebunk.
Last edited by lo2e; Oct 30, 2014 at 6:18 am Reason: Clarification
Jun 17, 2015, 12:25 pm
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Downeaster ridership, revenue down as track work forces cancellations
The train service will cancel more than 100 Portland-Boston runs this month alone because of a prolonged track rehabilitation project.
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/0...cancellations/
The train service will cancel more than 100 Portland-Boston runs this month alone because of a prolonged track rehabilitation project.
http://www.pressherald.com/2015/06/0...cancellations/
Dec 15, 2016, 12:30 pm
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Nice article marking the Downeaster's 15th anniversary. Service started 15 years ago today.
Amtrak’s Downeaster at 15: More riders, more communities
Amtrak’s Downeaster at 15: More riders, more communities
Aug 20, 2017, 1:26 pm
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Amtrak brings back 1955 dome rail car to Downeaster train
https://www.boston.com/news/local-ne...wneaster-train
https://www.boston.com/news/local-ne...wneaster-train
Feb 4, 2020, 8:42 pm
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Amtrak Downeaster set new ridership record in 2019
Feb 7, 2020, 8:34 pm
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