BRUNSWICK — The first Downeaster passenger train to roll into Freeport and Brunswick will make a special visit Monday.
The visit, according to an Amtrak flier, will include ribbon cutting ceremonies at both the Freeport and Brunswick rail platforms and a chance to tour the inside of a Downeaster train.
Stephanie Slocum, executive director of the Brunswick Downtown Association, which manages the Brunswick Visitor’s Center at Brunswick Station, said she will join in both events with staff from the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) and the event’s special guest, Joseph Szabo.
Szabo is the current administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.
“I think it’s exciting,” Slocum said. “I think truly this is just to get some awareness out there that the train is coming,” Slocum said.
The train is set to begin daily service to Brunswick later this fall.
On Monday, a ribbon-cutting at the Freeport rail platform is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. A second ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in Brunswick with a Downeaster train to be open to the public from noon to 12:30 p.m.
The train will be available for inspection, but no rides will be offered.
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