The plan to raise certain fares $2 to $10 comes as ridership has rebounded beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Amtrak Downeaster
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Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown
The 2023 total surpassed 500,000 passengers for the first time since 2019, indicating that the Boston-to-Brunswick service has mostly recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
New Hampshire reverses, OKs alcohol sales on Downeaster, for now
State officials are working on a way around a law that forbids serving alcohol that hasn’t been purchased in the state, and the Downeaster travels through 35 miles of the state.
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Downeaster riders won’t be able to order alcohol while train is in New Hampshire
A Granite State law says alcohol served in New Hampshire must have been purchased in the state. On the Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service, the alcoholic drinks come from Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Woman dies after being hit by Amtrak Downeaster near Biddeford
The 27-year-old woman died at the scene just south of the Main Street railroad crossing, Biddeford police said.
Posted inMaine, News
Before they died on the tracks, they struggled with homelessness and drugs
Shawnia Maffiola, 23, and Richard Martello, 24, died by suicide on the train tracks in Biddeford Sunday.
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Police identify pair who died on train tracks in Biddeford
Police have concluded that the pair, who were in their 20s, died by suicide.
Posted inMaine, News
Biddeford police still trying to notify relatives of 2 people hit by train
Police say they have a video of them lying down on the tracks, then sitting up to hug each other before they were struck by the Amtrak Downeaster.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
An 83-year-old man died when his pickup was struck by Downeaster train
The pickup ‘went through the gate’ Monday afternoon and ended up on the tracks in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, New England
Amtrak Downeaster bound for Brunswick strikes vehicle in Massachusetts
The train’s passengers were transferred to another train and some Amtrak service later in the day was canceled.