Jeff Mills Coastal Vacations Club Blog

From the Appalachian Mountains to the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Maine is a beautiful state.  It has been a tourist destination for decades.  The gentle summers coupled with spectacular beauty create dazzling landscapes and surreal surroundings.  Acadia National Park is a destination that many tourists want to visit when touring Maine.  The majestic a rocky cliffs and the pounding Atlantic Ocean combine with forest covered mountains that drop to the seashore.  Though a drive along Highway 1 through the state is a venture within itself, one can make more of their time in Maine if they take a trip by rail.

The Lobster Land Train is an excursion by rail offered by the Eastern Maine Railroad. This excursion can be a day trip but if you have time on your hands you might enjoy an overnight experience. The passenger rail service in Maine is offered along the coast between Brunswick and Rockland.  The train also stops in the villages of Bath and Wiscasset. The train’s claim to fame and historical significance is that all the cars have been restored to their original luster. Stepping onto the train is like stepping into history as passengers feel the ambience of days gone by. The decor echoes memories of the 1940s and 1950s, while you sit in leather bound seats surrounded by a wood grain interior. The train features a first-class, parlor type observation car in which you can watch the surrounding countryside unveil itself before you as you travel between rocky crags of the seacoast and the rolling hills of the Appalachian Mountains. The passenger car features large windows in which to view the vistas as they go by.  The dining car presents a variety of snacks and small meals to feed the passengers along their journey.

The cars can hold approximately 54 to 57 people.  The seats are arranged in a theater arrangement so that the passengers can feel that they are part of the community of travelers. The excursion organizers will accommodate individual passengers but they are happy to take large groups as well. The Lobster Land Train cost about $125.00 per person, double occupancy.  The tour includes the passage either one way or round-trip from Brunswick, Maine to Rockland.  Included within this tour, you’ll be able to see the Maine Lighthouse Museum, the Farnsworth Museum of Art, and a trolley ride to the Owl Head Transportation Museum. You will receive a free tour for each attraction by showing your train tickets.  During the evening you’ll be presented with a lobster bake dinner and each morning you’ll be awakened with a full breakfast buffet.  The highlight of the Lobster Land Tour is the Rockland Harbor Cruise.  Here you will see lobster boats going out for the day and the many tourist boats that travel here from the lower states.

During the train ride you will roll past serene, white, and quaint New England villages.  Without the occasional traffic light or lumber mill, you will think that you have traveled back hundreds of years.  The train will run between rolling hills and picturesque pasture land that is reminiscent of a Norman Rockwell painting.  The climate during the summer in Maine is often cool but when temperatures rise, humidity sets in.  No worries though, the cars are air-conditioned and the temperatures are cool, even on a hot day, along the seacoast and surrounding areas. The Lobster Train Land Tour of Maine will surely be a highlight in your vacation experiences.

 

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