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Boston to Portland and Back on Amtrak’s Downeaster.
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Boston to Portland and Back on Amtrak’s Downeaster.

ByJim Loomis 04/21/201209/06/2014

The Downeaster’s story is an interesting one … and it provides an object lesson for those of us advocating* more and better train travel across the U.S. Back in the early 1990s, several citizen groups in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine began talking about the need for a train connecting Boston with a number of…

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Amtrak’s Downeaster: Grassroots Success Story.
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Amtrak’s Downeaster: Grassroots Success Story.

ByJim Loomis 03/31/201209/06/2014

Over the years, I have made it a point to ride as many of Amtrak’s trains as I could. My list is nearly complete and one of the last ones will be crossed off in a few weeks when I will be taking a round trip on the Downeaster from Boston up to Portland, Maine….

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