‘Yachts on rails’ cruise into Maine
The private owners of 26 vintage train cars arrive in Portland for their annual convention, some traveling in ornate luxury once enjoyed by U.S. presidents.
A half-mile of vintage private railroad cars rolled through southern Maine on Sunday carrying 210 rail fans, some of whom traveled from as far away as California to attend a national convention of private rail car owners in Portland this week.
The Pine Tree Limited – a convoy of three Amtrak locomotives and 26 vintage rail cars – may be the most luxurious and historic train ever to enter Maine.