The Amtrak Downeaster, which takes road-trippers along its 145-mile route, provides easy access to a number of upcoming seasonal festivals, cultural events and attractions.

Views from Downeaster train’s dome car are top of the line Passengers get a 360-degree panorama and a whole new perspective on the scenery between Portland and Boston, but the vintage ride is ...

PORTLAND – Amtrak is bringing a 1955 domed railcar to Maine for the first time. Some passengers who ride the Amtrak Downeaster train between Saturday and Sept. 18 will have a chance to ride in ...

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 ...

PORTLAND — Fifteen years after passenger train service resumed between Boston and Portland, Amtrak’s Downeaster has been a runaway success, with increased speed, ridership and service ...

PORTLAND, Maine - Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston may soon have to hold off on buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New ...

From now until September 18, passengers can ride in Amtrak’s 70-year-old Great Dome car on the Downeaster train line between Portland and Boston, according to the Portland Press Herald. The ...

Customers who ride the Downeaster service — about 500,000 passengers last year — have quickly embraced the new option, Hardison says.

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - It may soon cost more to ride the Amtrak Downeaster. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) has proposed a fare increase for the Downeaster between ...