amtrak downeaster
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Downeaster to boost Brunswick service by building new track
Adding a second set of tracks in the four-mile stretch through Falmouth and Cumberland will make it possible to run five daily round trips between Brunswick and Boston.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2016
Amtrak’s new locomotives sharply reduce engine-related delays
The new engines, built in California, are mostly used on the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor with 'heartening' results.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2016
Legislative committee to review Amtrak Downeaster service
Preliminary research hasn't revealed any big problems, but the review will continue.
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PublishedJune 8, 2016
Amtrak Downeaster extends pet travel policy
A pilot program begun in October becomes permanent.
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PublishedApril 10, 2016
Letter to the editor: Downeaster service from Portland to Brunswick too costly for light use
There’s a clear difference in thinking between air and rail transportation planners. A 20-year master plan for Portland’s airport (March 9) “expects passenger volume to increase by nearly 40 percent by 2036,” noting that a “greater percentage of those passengers will be carried by larger airplanes” because of the cost-effectiveness of high-capacity vehicles. This is […]
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2016
Amtrak’s Downeaster chugs into 2016 in timelier fashion
The rail service was clobbered by delays and disruptions that led to a 30 percent on-time performance in the last fiscal year, but in December, 86 percent of Downeaster trains arrived on time.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2015
Another View: Shift in federal budgeting puts rail service finances on the right track
Now Amtrak can use its Northeast Corridor profits to maintain those busy lines, not to prop up little-used routes.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2015
Another View: Critic of Downeaster spending overlooks decline in car culture
Demand for rail service is growing, and young people are choosing to live where they don't need vehicles.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2015
Maine Voices: Downeaster funding should be rerouted to much-needed road repairs
The sum spent on rail upgrades and extensions is irrational when factoring in low ridership numbers.
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