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dedoubt t1_iziif0p wrote

Reply to comment by hike_me in Please Bring the Amtrak To Bangor by PhiloBlackCardinal

>Not enough riders to justify a Bangor end of line.

Heck, are there enough to justify Brunswick as the end of the line? Whenever I've taken it from Portland to Dover, it's at about 10% capacity.

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theresin t1_izk3cgf wrote

I disagree to some extent here. I live in Brunswick and have had to ride the train down several times, mostly very early in the morning (through to North Station). I've been almost alone on the train, but I've also seen it quite crowded. The bulk of the ridership on the southbound trip definitely boards in Portland, though.

With that being said I'll jealously guard my ability to board the train less than a mile from my house in Brunswick ... I just wish it didn't stop a hundred times on the trip to Boston effectively making the trip an hour longer than driving or taking a Concord Coach.

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