Amtrak is the National Passenger Rail System and operates 29 routes nationwide.
The Downeaster
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.
Videos
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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.
Amtrak 97 and 90220 with Downeaster 683 at Mountain Jct beside a rail train on April 20th of 2023. Video by John Erickson.
Amtrak 697 flying through Cooks in Scarborough on August 26th of 2023. Video by John Erickson.
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