DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Amtrak said ridership was up in two of its three northern New England routes in the last fiscal year. Amtrak said Monday that ridership increased 3.5 percent on the Downeaster, which travels from Boston to Maine and includes stops in New Hampshire. Ticket revenue grew 6 percent during the year. The […]
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Man struck by train at Scarborough intersection
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough police confirmed Sunday morning that one person was struck by a southbound Amtrak Downeaster train near the Black Point Road underpass at about 8:15 a.m. The male victim — whose name has not been released — apparently ran in front of the train while trying to cross the tracks between the crossing […]
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Man hit by Amtrak train in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Officials say a man has been seriously hurt after being struck by an Amtrak passenger train in Scarborough, Maine. Authorities say a man whose identity has not been released was struck by the train at about 8:15 a.m. Sunday where the tracks pass under Black Point Road near Highland Avenue. The south-bound […]
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Amtrak to silence Downeaster whistles in Freeport
FREEPORT (AP) — The Downeaster passenger train soon will become a lot quieter for people living along the tracks in Freeport. The Freeport Town Council has voted to enact a quiet zone for the town’s eight railroad crossings beginning Aug. 9. That means the Amtrak train will no longer sound its whistles and horns as […]