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increase font size Maine passenger train ridership rebounds as pandemic restrictions ease Ridership on the Downeaster is expected to break 20,000 this month, a level not seen since COVID-19 hit. Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Portland Press Herald With summer full-steam ahead and pandemic restrictions easing, the Downeaster Boston-to-Brunswick passenger rail service is steadily inching toward pre-pandemic norms. According to Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Executive Director Patricia Quinn, ridership for June 2021 will exceed 25,000 passengers. For comparison, June 2020 a summer season hobbled by the pandemic saw just 768 riders, a sharp decrease from the 48,284 riders in June of 2019. “We’ve come back a long way,” Quinn said. “We’re at 54% of where we were and are very confident that we’re going to have a good summer and be in good shape going into the fall.”

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