amtrak to brunswick maine

Trains Magazine Passenger
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http://maineinsights.com/perma/the-downeaster-comes-to-brunswick-maine-reviving-passenger-rail-that-stopped-in-1960

i put up this article because ,i was talking to my son last night , he lives on the downeaster route & he told me that the its become such a sucess that they want to slot more trains to go to brunswick , but north station is already at capacity with the MBTA & on the northern route they have po-ed , do-1,the sand train plus oil trains plus csx now says it wants to run intermodel to portland on the same route [^o)] all i can say is DOUBLE TRACK !! but its nice to see sucess for amtrak

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Thanks for the article. During the big dig Boston might have connected the two stations. That the city fathers didn’t is a sin and a shame.

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There is more than just double tracking that can be done…there are several routes that have been lifted that might be revived.

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But this is being paid for by the state of Maine, Henry. I think what they are doing is impressive.