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Amtrak Arrival in Burlington 07/29/2022

From Amtrak:

Amtrak, in conjunction with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT), is now selling Ethan Allen Express tickets for daily travel between Burlington and New York City, including new stops in Vergennes and Middlebury. Service kicks off at 10:10 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2022, with a celebratory event at Burlington’s Union Station. In addition to Burlington, the new stops will also include the beautifully restored historic Ferrisburgh-Vergennes Station, which includes ample parking for Amtrak passengers, and the Middlebury Station, which consists of an impressive covered platform across the tracks from the historic Middlebury Station. The extended service will depart Burlington daily at 10:10 a.m. and arrive in Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station (NYP) in New York City at 5:45 p.m. Northbound, the Ethan Allen Express will depart NYP at 2:21 p.m. daily with arrival in Burlington at 9:55 p.m.

For more information visit: media.amtrak.com/2022/07/amtrak-and-the-vermont-agency-of-transportation-announce-ticket-sales-for-the-newly-expanded-ethan-allen-express-service-in-burlington-vergennes-and-middlebury

Positively Vermont: Vermont Rail Action Network 01/08/2018

Host Dennis McMahon is joined by Larry Lewack and Deb Sachs of the Vermont Rail Action Network to talk about Vermont's rail system.

Senator Patrick Leahy: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Confirms Agreement to Upgrade Rail on Vermont’s Western Corridor 05/06/2016

Senator Leahy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Federal Rail Administration Administrator Sarah Feinberg, Congressman Welch, and Governor Shumlin mark the formal agreement between the State of Vermont and the U.S. Department of Transportation for a $10 million award to upgrade the rail line on Vermont’s Western Corridor. The money from the federal TIGER Grant Program is the last piece of funding need to restore passenger rail service between Burlington and Rutland. 

Introduced by Vt. Transportation Secretary Chris Cole.

https://www.leahy.senate.gov/

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