Big plans are in the works for the Amtrak Downeaster, including twin platforms at the Wells train station and potentially a ...

A $31 million station upgrade in Wells is picking up steam—while Amtrak’s Downeaster eyes a new location in Portland.

The Amtrak Downeaster train has reached a milestone of 10 million riders since its inaugural trip in 2001, the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority said Thursday. To mark the occasion ...

Patricia Quinn, who runs the Maine state authority that funds the 146-mile state-subsidized passenger train service known as the Downeaster, spoke with me about where the service, now in its 23rd ...

This Amtrak Downeaster sale will help families save money this summer by offering free tickets for kids when purchasing one adult fare.

Mar. 6—Passengers on the Amtrak Downeaster rail service, which runs between Brunswick and Boston, will soon have to abstain from buying alcoholic drinks in the train's cafe car during part of ...

The Downeaster — Amtrak’s passenger train route between Maine and Boston with three stops in New Hampshire — is slated for new trains that are part of a nationwide upgrade. On Thursday ...

May 26—Amtrak's Downeaster train service has resumed its summer schedule, which means stops in Old Orchard Beach for passengers. Amtrak is also continuing its practice of later departures to ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Twenty years after Amtrak’s first Downeaster set off into darkness and uncertainty on a cold December morning, there’s now light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to ...

The Downeaster rolls into a station in Maine. The popular rail line has been a ridership and economic development success for the state and the New England region. Every Friday evening, Wayne ...

Amtrak is temporarily reducing service on Amtrak Downeaster trains this week due to a decrease in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. Downeaster will suspend service on trains 688 and 689 ...

Owing in part to more frequent service to Brunswick and Freeport, the Amtrak Downeaster saw a record number of passengers in 2019, exceeding the previous record set in 2017.