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About the Water Line

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Image courtesy Craig P. Snapp

The Water Line (a.k.a. the "water shuttle") is the only above-ground service operated by the DRT. We oversee a fleet of independently owned and operated high-speed passenger boats that serve coastal communities with regularly scheduled imaginary shuttle and ferry service. The Water Line operates seasonally, and as weather permits. Check this website for service updates.

The next time you're out along the shore and you happen to spot a passing boat sporting a fluttering pink-edged flag with the DRT logo, be sure to wave!

Bar Harbor Scheduled air service

CapeAir offers year-round daily air service from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) to Boston. During the summer season, PenAir operates twice daily to Boston. Bar Harbor is a major New England cruise ship port.

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Acadia Line

 
Sorrento

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Barrens Line Spruce Line Peninsula Line

 
Prospect Harbor

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line Lighthouse Line

 
Winter Harbor

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line

 
Corea

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line

 
Dyer Point Google Maps

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Located on scenic Goods Point Road, Dyer Point Station is a short walk to Painted Pepper Farm and a slightly longer walk to Maine Trubrit Westies.

Station entrance: On the east side of Goods Point Road, about ¼ mile from Dyer Bay Road.

Stationmaster: Robert D. Bryson

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line

 
Petit Manan Google Maps

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Petit Manan station is the country's only underground subway stop that lies immediately adjacent to the boundary of a National Wildlife Refuge. Among the many ocean birds you will see at this important nesting habitat are puffins, razorbills, eiders, Arctic terns, great cormorants, and even the occasional oystercatcher. All summer long their chattering and scolding fills the air with an exhilarating din of pure, living sound. From time to time a pod of seals or a harbor porpoise will swim right past the station entrance. The waters out here can be tricky, with heavy ocean swell and powerful tidal currents, so leave your kayak at home and enjoy the sights and sounds safely from the comfort of the station's observation deck. (Note: the observation deck usually closes during unfavorable weather or sea conditions, per the stationmaster's discretion. Check the website before your trip: if the Water Line is open, the observation deck will probably be open, too!)

Station entrance: About 250 meters ESE of the Petit Manan lightouse.

Stationmaster: Jacquie Smith

Transfer here to: Lake Line Moosehorn Line Lighthouse Line

 
McClellan Park Google Maps

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Like nearby Pigeon Hill, McClellan Park is one of this area's hidden gems of spectacular natural beauty. Its rugged granite cliffs tumble down to meet the pounding surf at the mouth of Milbridge's Narraguagus Bay. It is a perfect spot for picnics, tidepooling, or painting — or just sitting quietly and gazing out into the endless expanse of the North Atlantic.

Station entrance: On Tom Leighton Point Road, at the corner of Watchtide Landing. From here it's about a 15 minute walk to the park entrance.

Stationmasters: Barrie Latzko and Kipp Latzko

Transfer here to: Lake Line Peninsula Line

 
Milbridge-Bayside Google Maps

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Milbridge-Bayside station is located in the heart of the Milbridge theater district, directly beneath the Milbridge House restaurant. Within a short two-minute walk of the station entrance you can sample fine local cuisine from several notable restaurants, replenish your groceries and other supplies, visit the town library and post office, the regional field office of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and much, much more. Hablamos español en Milbridge!

Stationmaster: Kristen Nabarette & the Milbridge House restaurant

Transfer here to: Lake Line

 
Nash Island

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Moosehorn Line Lighthouse Line

 
Moose Peak

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Lighthouse Line

 
Ripley

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line

 
Jonesport

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line Moosehorn Line

 
Beals

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line Moosehorn Line

 
Sandy River

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line Moosehorn Line

 
Libby Island

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Lighthouse Line

 
Cutler

This autonomous station offers limited services.
Tickets are available for purchase onboard the train.

Transfer here to: Peninsula Line

 
Lubec Access to Canada Customs inspection Google Maps

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Lubec lies at a remarkable geographical crossroads. Here the Downeast Fisheries Trail, the Ice Age Trail, and the Schoodic International Sculpture Trail all converge — and within a two-minute walk to the International Bridge that connects to Canada's Campobello Island. Bring a picnic and relax at nearby Stockford Park, overlooking the busy waterway between the USA and Canada. Or make a day of it by strolling through downtown Lubec, sampling the area's shops and fine seafood eateries.

To get across easily to the north side of town, just hop on the 'D and ride the train to nearby Lubec Main St. station.

Station entrance: On the east side of Lower Water Street, just south of Stockford Park, in Lubec's historic Brownville district.

Stationmaster: Fritz Buehner

Transfer here to: Spruce Line Peninsula Line

 
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