Maine Train Day on Saturday June 20th - Events and Scenic Railroad Special Fares


Maine Train Day includes the following events and
scenic railroad special fares on Saturday, June 20th.  Rail-related organizations are welcome to join in.  





Schedule of Events




Brunswick – operating
layout Maine 3Railers at the Amtrak Station, 10am-1pm





Ellsworth - "Touch
A Train" by New England Steam on the Downeast Scenic Railroad, http://www.newenglandsteam.org/home,






Portland –
operating layout by the Great Falls Model Railroad Club, at the Maine Narrow Gauge Railway 10am-1pm







Scenic Railroads with special fares for the day are



Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad, City Point Station, Belfast, ME                                       http://belfastandmooseheadlakerail.org






Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay, ME, http://railwayvillage.org/




Downeast Scenic Railroad, Ellsworth, ME, http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/ride/





Maine Train Day is
sponsored by Operation LifeSaver, www.maineol.org. Publicity will begin on June 6th. The
previous National Train Day is now Amtrak Train Days. Events including Maine’s
can be found at https://amtraktraindays.com/events/



If your rail-related
organization can join in, please contact Fred
Hirsch, Maine Operation Lifesaver, Maineol@roadrunner.com, 207-945-6878



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