The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority announced that the Amtrak Downeaster has partnered with the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program and Wounded Heroes Program of Maine to provide discounted fares to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and families traveling to Boston for medical treatment at Home Base.
The Home Base Program provides clinical care for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and families experiencing post-traumatic stress, deployment stress and traumatic brain injury.
The discount enables the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine to pay for one veteran and one companion to travel between any two Downeaster stations for $10 one-way or $200 round-trip per person Monday through Friday. Reservations must be made three days in advance of travel.
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