Amtrak is the National Passenger Rail System and operates 29 routes nationwide.
The route that comes north out of Boston is the Downeaster. It leaves out of Boston's North Station for Woburn, and Haverhill, MA, Exeter, Durham (Univirsity of NH) and Dover, NH and Wells, Saco, Portland, Freeport, and Brunswick, ME. In 2012 the ridership was above 40,000 for every month except January.
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Amtrak engines 98 & 90213 fly 693 through Cumberland Center on November 7th of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak engines 86 & 90214 fly 681 through Cumberland Center on December 31st of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak engines 90224 & 88 fly 684 through Cumberland Center on December 31st of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 86 and 90224 take Downeaster 681 through Hillside in Brunswick on January 15thof 2021.
Video by John Erickson. This video is also on youtube.
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Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
Amtrak 90213 Eastbound on the rear of 691 on January 26th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
Amtrak 41 and 167 move 694 through Yarmouth Junction toward Portland on February 23rd of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
Signals at the Woburn Anderson Transportation Center in Woburn, MA on March 16th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
Woburn Anderson Transportation Center in Woburn, MA on March 16th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 115 with Downeaster 693 at Portland Station on September 5th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 120 with Downeaster 681 at Portland Station on September 24th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 88 with the spare equipment at Portland Station on September 24th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 115 with Downeaster 684 at Portland Station on September 24th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 90214 with Downeaster 693 at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 90214 with Downeaster 693 at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 95 with Downeaster 693 at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 95 with Downeaster 693 at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 86 with a Wash Extra at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
AMTK 116 with Downeaster 694 at Brunswick on November 14th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
20201211 144603 AMTK 120 AMTK 683 Congress St.JPG AMTK 120 with Downeaster 683 at Congress Street in Portland on December 11th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
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