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Train advocates rally in support of Amtrak

By Nina Keck | January 20, 2009

About 75 people packed into Rutland’s train station yesterday afternoon to voice their support for Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express. The train provides daily passenger service between Rutland and New York City.

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Rutland leaders oppose Amtrak service cuts

By Nina Keck | December 17, 2008

As part of the state’s budget cutting, the Transportation Agency wants to eliminate passenger rail service between Rutland and Albany, New York. It would be replaced with a bus that would stop in additional Vermont towns.

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High gas prices are a boon to Amtrak

By VPR | August 18, 2008

High gas prices are driving more and more Vermonters to choose trains for their long-distance travel.

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Amtrak’s Vermont trains are popular, even though they’re often late

By John Dillon | May 23, 2008

More people are riding Vermont’s two passenger trains than ever before.That’s the good news. The bad news is that the trains have a poor record for running on time.

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Critics question whether money for rail in western Vermont is being well spent

By John Dillon | May 15, 2008

Three years after the state got $30 million dollars for rail improvement in western Vermont, there’s little to show for it. Have important rail projects come off the track? VPR’s John Dillon has a special report.