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Amtrak Downeaster Weekends

The Weekend trains are numbered from 690 to 699 with even numbers Southbound to Amtrak and Westbound to PanAm, and odd numbers Northbound to Amtrak and Eastbound to PanAm.

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Amtrak engines 98 & 90213 fly 693 through Cumberland Center on November 7^th of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 697 flying through Cooks in Scarborough on August 26^th of 2023.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 695 northbound at Exeter Station with 118 on the lead on August 3^rd of 2024.
Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 695 northbound at Exeter Station with 90213 on the rear on August 3^rd of 2024.
Video by John Erickson.

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