Crews will begin work April 1, tearing up and replacing 130,000 railroad ties along 124 miles of the Amtrak Downeaster railroad line from the Massachusetts border to Brunswick, Maine, officials said.

Amtrak Downeaster passenger trains run from Boston to Brunswick, Maine, with New Hampshire stops in Exeter, Durham, and Dover. This story was originally produced by Seacoast Online. NHPR is ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Amtrak Downeaster remains a popular transit option between Maine and Boston, and the train is expected to welcome its 10 millionth passenger later this year. The ...

Dover, NH's population is increasing, with young adults ages 25-34 a big part of that growth, and transportation needs are ...

WELLS, Maine — The expansion of the Amtrak Downeaster train facilities at the Wells Transportation Center is officially underway this week. The $11.8 million project involves replacing the station’s ...

More people rode Amtrak trains in the last fiscal year than any year on record, but ridership on the Downeaster between Maine and Boston was down. In a report released Tuesday, Amtrak said that, for ...

EXETER — A person was struck and killed by a train Wednesday near the Exeter River Cooperative mobile home park, according to the Exeter Fire Department. Police and fire responded shortly after 1 p.m.

Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, half-jokingly refers to the Amtrak Downeaster passenger service she oversees as her “third child.” As she gets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 27—The proposed site for a new passenger train station in Portland has hit a snag with a key property owner saying he's not ...