East Wind (train)
Former passenger train in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The East Wind was a summer passenger train between Washington, D.C., and resorts along the southern Maine coast. Travel time was about 14 hours over the 700-mile (1,100 km) route to Portland, Maine. The route was over the Pennsylvania Railroad from Washington through Philadelphia to New York City, then the New Haven Railroad to Groton, Connecticut, where it left the Northeast Corridor to reach the Boston and Maine Railroad at Worcester, Massachusetts, whereby it continued northeastward, bypassing Boston. The train continued over the Boston & Maine to Portland, where a coach and diner continued to Bangor, Maine, on the connecting Pine Tree Limited. In contrast to the other Mid-Atlantic to Maine trains, it was the only day and evening train.[1]
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | Discontinued |
First service | 1940 |
Last service | 1955 |
Former operator(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad New Haven Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad |
Route | |
Termini | Washington, D.C. Portland, Maine |
Distance travelled | 700 miles (1,100 km) |
Average journey time | 14 hours |
Service frequency | Daily summer only |
Train number(s) | 120 (northbound), 121 (southbound) |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | air conditioned coaches |
Catering facilities | Dining car and parlor car |