Big plans are in the works for the Amtrak Downeaster, including twin platforms at the Wells train station and potentially a ...

A $31 million station upgrade in Wells is picking up steam—while Amtrak’s Downeaster eyes a new location in Portland.

In May, I spent four hours on an Amtrak train traveling from the Canadian city of Vancouver to Seattle in the lowest-tier car, which cost $50. The coach ride surprised me in six ways.