Train Basics Does the Amtrak Downeaster require two engineers to back up?

Does the Amtrak Downeaster require two engineers to back up?

By Cody Grivno | November 9, 2022

| Last updated on November 15, 2022


How the Amtrak Downeaster serves the Portland, Maine station

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