Story Archives of 'Amtrak'

The agency in Maine that runs Amtrak’s Downeaster is facing a looming financial crisis.

For years, millions of dollars in federal money has helped pay for the train’s operation. But next year the federal money will run out to the tune of millions of dollars a year.

Downeaster managers hope New Hampshire might make up some of the loss - a possibility that state policymakers say is unlikely.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

The Northeast is breathing a sigh of relief as the prospect of an Independence Day Amtrak shutdown has disappeared.

The Bush Administration and Amtrak officials have cut a deal to help the financially strapped rail system through September.

But a solution to Amtrak's financial woes could pit the Northeast against other parts of the country, and appears to have divided New Hampshire's delegation.

NHPR's Washington correspondent Don Rush has this report.

Amtrak kicked off its long awaited passenger service between Boston and Portland, Maine today, with an inaugural train. The train got an enthusiastic send off in Boston?s North Station, as NHPR?s David Darman reports.

Correspondent Roger Wood and a large crowd awaited the arrival of the "Downeaster" in Exeter.

Officials in Maine announced today that passenger rail service from Portland to Boston through New Hampshire's Seacoast will begin on December 14th. NHPR's David Darman has more.