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  • Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.
Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

Moderator: MEC407

 #78765  by MEC407
 
Despite the State of New Hampshire's less-than-supportive attitude toward Amtrak's Downeaster, the train is a big hit with students at the state's largest university:

http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4009061/detail.html

 #184828  by Finch
 
I'm at UNH...the train certainly seems like a success. I took it home a couple weeks ago on a Friday afternoon and there must have been 30 or more students getting on the same train.