NNEPRA Open House Shares Downeaster Planning Proposals
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- Created: 23 October 2019 23 October 2019
The NNEPRA Open House, held yesterday in Portland, successfully brought together rail advocates and the public to hear an in-depth briefing by Executive Director Patricia Quinn about proposed Downeaster service enhancements.
Topics covered:
- Wells track improvements
- Inbound morning service from Wells to Portland and Brunswick
- New location for Portland train station
- New station in West Falmouth
- New service between Westbrook & Portland
- Lewiston-Auburn service
Again, these are proposals that NNEPRA is actively pursuing.
Unable to attend? Here's her presentation.
This was a well-organized gathering with color-coded dots for the attendees to express their passenger rail preferences. They gathered at tables...
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NNEPRA Open House!
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- Created: 16 October 2019 16 October 2019
NNEPRA is holding an Open House on Tuesday, October 22nd at 4:30 PM. Executive Director Patricia Quinn will brief on expansion proposals for the Downeaster. It will be held at 20 Mrytle Street in Portland. Input from attendees is encouraged.
Amtrak Ditches Dining Car Service on Some Long-Distance Trains
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- Created: 20 September 2019 20 September 2019
From Wayne Davis, Chairman, TrainRiders/NE
The most recent release from Amtrak titled “What’s new, Amtrak? Rail service pledges improved dining, sleeping experience.”
Improved???? I don’t think so. One of the “improvements” starts off with “If you like traveling long distance via train but don’t want to actually meet other people while doing it, Amtrak has a new option for you” Starting next month, Amtrak will add flexible dining options on four of its routes allowing passengers to take their dinners into their private rooms or have an attendant bring I to them” Improvement? New?
For the benefit of the new Amtrak folks – as a sleeping car passenger on countless Amtrak sleeping cars for the past 30 years, I’ve always had the option to have my meal brought to my room or walk to the diner and join with fellow passengers. The American way.
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