Exeter leaders say upgrading the town’s busy Downeaster station could unlock new economic opportunities — and finally give ...

The Exeter Amtrak station has earned a reputation for being the “barest” stop on the Downeaster route, with its platform having nothing more than benches and a sign to mark it. Unlike America's most ...

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PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - More people rode Amtrak trains in the last fiscal year than any year on record, but ridership on the Downeaster between Maine and Boston was down. In a report released Tuesday ...

PORTLAND, Maine - As train station manager in Freeport, Nelson Soule served as the ticketing agent, telegraph operator and freight handler before rail service ended there in 1960, with trucks taking ...

Mar. 8—Riders of The Downeaster will still be able to buy drinks while the train rolls through New Hampshire, Granite State liquor officials said Wednesday. Officials with the Northern New England ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 6—Passengers on the Amtrak Downeaster rail service, which runs between Brunswick and Boston, will soon have to abstain from ...

The idea of state-subsidized passenger train service between Boston and Portland was controversial in the 1990s, when critics feared it would be a big waste of Maine taxpayers’ money. Now the ...