It's not every day that a small boy gets to visit the big city by himself. But that's just what happened years ago to young Ernest R. Hoytt Jr. of Dover, New Hampshire.
Serious upgrades are in the works along the tracks from Haverhill, Massachusetts, all the way up to Brunswick, Maine. Amtrak is dropping over $50 million to install Positive Train Control (PTC), a high-tech system that'll automatically keep trains in check and make trips faster and safer.
I’ve given my kids a lot of good memories, I hope. One thing left I really want to do with them before they get too much older is take them on the Downeaster.