Old Orchard Beach is a seasonal stop (May to October) at the town’s Chamber of Commerce Visitor Welcome Center, within 100 yards of the beach and other beachfront amenities. The…
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The inauguration of the Downeaster service on December 15, 2001, signified the first train route to run between Maine and Boston since 1965. Amtrak passengers initially shared the Concord Trailways…
On February 27, 2009, Saco opened its new $2.2 million transportation center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Intended to help boost tourism and economic activity, it was one of the first…
The Amtrak stop in this town for the Downeaster is the modern Wells Regional Transportation Center, a sturdy masonry construction, which also serves intercity buses, carpools and the local trolley….
The passenger rail station in downtown Aberdeen, which serves Northeast Regional and Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) trains, as well as local transit buses, was designed by architect Lester C….
Baltimore’s Penn Station is located on a rise in the land between the busy Amtrak Northeast Corridor and the Jones Falls Expressway. North Charles Street, which runs along the station’s…
Opened in October 1980, the busy BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport station provides a convenient air-to-rail link for travelers passing through BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. In addition, it offers connections to…
As Amtrak trains pull into Cumberland, a town spread among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and dotted with church steeples and a multi-spired courthouse tower, little do most passengers…
Constructed in 1983 as an intermodal facility, the New Carrollton station serves Amtrak and Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) trains, Washington Metrorail, Metro buses, MTA buses and county transit, as…
The Amtrak stop in Rockville is a partially sheltered platform on elevated tracks. Amtrak passengers share the eastern side of the modern concrete-and-tile station with Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC)…
Amtrak established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources.
Amtrak is seizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform rail and Retrain Travel. By modernizing, enhancing and expanding trains, stations and infrastructure, Amtrak is meeting the rising demand for train travel. Amtrak offers unforgettable experiences to more than 500 destinations across 46 states and parts of Canada. Learn more at