Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority

The Downeaster rail corridor has new federal funds to draw up plans for several big projects, which include relocating the station in Portland, adding a new stop in Falmouth and potentially extending the line to Rockland.

According to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, ridership during the last fiscal year reached nearly 517,000 passengers — close to the record levels set in 2019.

The state transportation department has released a study of options for a new Portland train station. Currently, Amtrak’s Downeaster trains between Boston…

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Amtrak train that provides service from Maine to Boston will soon add more round trips as part of its service restoration. The…

The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce is urging businesses to support improvements to the region's mass transit systems.Representatives from several…

Maine's passenger rail authority has ideas for easing travel congestion in southern Maine, and they want to explore those with the public at a meeting…

ROCKLAND, Maine - Transportation officials say train service previously limited to Brunswick is planned to run farther north in Maine this summer, at…

PORTLAND, Maine - Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Executive Director Patricia Quinn says another tie replacement project will begin later…

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) _ Construction has begun on a 650-foot by 70-foot layover facility in Brunswick that will service Amtrak Downeaster trains…