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The bus people can never figure that out. In fact, there are many people that don’t travel because they don’t have a car, can’t drive...

My yardstick for success is the Downeaster, which covers the 114 miles from Portland to Boston in 2 hours 30 minutes. Supposedly one can...

This would be about the right time you’d need. Most similar services with this class of track aren’t going to be faster than driving in...

If this can shorten the travel time from Boston to Springfield to a reliable 2 hours, I think that would be a huge improvement. The Lake...

Sure sorry. They received $108 million from FRA from the CRISI program for track improvements on the former B&A between Springfield and...

Sounds like FRA notified CRISI winners - this local story was dropped yesterday...

November 24, 2011 in the Cascades on Train 14. Riding above the clouds in the Cascades. Be ready for rain in Portland.

"If we are going to achieve our goal of doubling our ridership by 2040, we need to delight our customers at every step of their journey...

What many of us are looking for is the alerts that tell us why trains are running late (like due to downed trees, etc). Yes, we can all...

Yes, I have. They now offer lowest-bucket Saver fares even day-of. Same with the night owl fares that were recently extended to NEC North.

Yesterday (Tuesday 9/19) we went from Freeport, Maine, to Boston on the Downeaster, and then to Albany on 449, a trip we had booked...

Rode 449 today from Boston to Albany. We had tried to book Room H but found the sleeper completely sold out more than a month ago. So...

with MBTA at the helm, sure, but it's quite literally two sidings that need wire, that's it.

You’re both correct…thanks…I did ride it but my memory is not what it was…😉 I believe it was due to track conditions on it’s original...

Of the single level trains, the Lake Shore Limited is next, followed by the Crescent. No official notifications yet, which will happen...