The North Central Texas Council of Governments voted to approve $3.5 million in funding, ensuring the line can continue operating for at least another year.

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Wanting to uncover the scenic beauty of the USA's national parks but deterred by the lines of cars? Skip the pain of parking and explore by train, bus, or bike.

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 on board. Bill Black, who owns a commercial office and warehouse ...

There have been past recent deaths by suicide on local train tracks involving the Amtrak Downeaster, including one in 2022 in Exeter and one in Durham in 2023. This story will be updated.

Most Amtrak stations on the Brunswick to Boston Downeaster line are not staffed and riders must by tickets online or via a kiosk, like this one in the Brunswick, Maine, visitor center.

My family took the Amtrak Downeaster from Boston to Maine for $53 a ticket, and the train ride was worth it with spacious seats and great views.

Multiple Amtrak Downeaster trains have experienced delays after a train collided with a vehicle Saturday morning in Andover, Massachusetts.The collision between Downeaster Train 691 and a BMW X1 ...

Readers Say Amtrak routes should be extended, according to readers About 96% of the 241 readers who responded said they think the Amtrak should be extended.

At 84, he’d traveled the entire Amtrak map — except Boston to Brunswick. It was time to finish. On Friday, Nat Read rode the Amtrak 681 Downeaster train from North Station to Brunswick, Maine ...