Melinda Moulton: Amtrak, yes; second rail line, no
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Melinda Moulton, who is CEO of Main Street Landing in Burlington. Thirty years ago, Main Street Landing began to plan for the return of passenger rail to...
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Burlington residents oppose waterfront train storage
Melinda Moulton, developer and CEO of Main Street Landing in Burlington, speaks against the overnight storage of an Amtrak train at Union Station, at the Burlington City Council meeting on Monday...
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When Amtrak arrives, trains will be stored in Burlington rail yard
The Vermont Rail Systems rail yard in Burlington. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Amtrak trains will be stored and serviced overnight in a rail yard south of the busy downtown waterfront...
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Keurig won’t reopen Waterbury café, lays off fewer than 50 in Vermont
The historic Waterbury Train Station was home to the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Cafe since October 2006. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti Lisa Scagliotti is a reporter and editor at...
View ArticleCarl Fowler: It's time to restore Vermont's Amtrak service
Updated March 14, 8:18 a.m., with list of places to contact. This commentary is by Carl Fowler of Williston, past vice chair of the Rail Passengers Association, a member of the Vermont Rail Advisory...
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Middlebury bridge and rail project nears the finish line
Workers are completing the concrete walls that extend beyond the new rail tunnel in downtown Middlebury and replacing the south cap wall, which did not meet VTrans quality standards for concrete....
View ArticleBradford Worthen: Give your car a break — Amtrak service returns to Vermont
This commentary is by Bradford J. Worthen of Richmond, vice president and treasurer of the Vermont Rail Action Network. We are fortunate to have two Amtrak train services in Vermont. It is the hope of...
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Crews rush to rebuild washed-out railroad bed before Amtrak return
A stretch of train track hangs without support after unusually heavy rain washed away the underlying railroad bed along the Mill Brook tributary of the Connecticut River in Dummerston. Photo by Howie...
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Amtrak returns to Vermont after a 16-month pandemic absence
Amtrak conductor Alden Barbieri-Gage, center, helps a passenger board the Vermonter with their bike at St. Albans. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger Train stations drew sold-out railcars and scores of...
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Amtrak says Vermont ridership meeting expectations a month out from restart
The Amtrak train Vermonter crosses the Winooski River between Bolton and Duxbury on July 19, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Ridership on Vermont’s two Amtrak lines has been close to what the...
View ArticleKevin Ellis: The embarrassment of Amtrak
This commentary is by Kevin Ellis, a writer and communications consultant who is a member of the board of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger. I boarded the Amtrak...
View ArticleDan Peacock: Amtrak’s future in Vermont looks bright
This commentary is by Dan Peacock, a member of the Vermont Rail Action Network, the Rail Passengers Association, and Trains in the Valley. To highlight Amtrak’s return to Vermont on July 19, 2021, the...
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Can public transit adjust fast enough to meet Vermont’s emissions deadline?
The Amtrak train Vermonter crosses the Winooski River between Bolton and Duxbury heading south as it resumes service on Monday, July 19, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger As Vermont races toward...
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Police say driver killed as Amtrak train hits SUV at South Royalton rail...
South Royalton police officer Marc Preston photographs damage to an Amtrak train engine after it collided with an SUV in South Royalton on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The train hit the vehicle at a crossing...
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All aboard! Amtrak is Burlington-bound this July, officials say
Passengers prepare to board the southbound Ethan Allen Express in Rutland on July 19, 2021. The Amtrak service is expected to be extended to Burlington this summer. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger A...
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Earmark will fund major upgrades at Vermont’s busiest train station
A rendering showing proposed upgrades to the Essex Junction train and bus station. Courtesy Village of Essex Junction “Deteriorating walls, signs and structures”: Essex Junction plans to fix these and...
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Fisherman rescued after falling off Brattleboro bridge to avoid Amtrak train
Canoeists paddle the confluence of the Connecticut and West rivers on Thursday just hours after an unidentified fisherman fell off a railroad bridge to avoid a speeding Amtrak train. Photo by Kevin...
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Chugga chugga choo choo! Amtrak service to Burlington slated to start July 29.
The new Amtrak platform along the waterfront in Burlington, shown here on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Photo by Shaun Robinson/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Amtrak service from Burlington to New York City is...
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Back on track: Vermonters celebrate the return of passenger rail service to...
Amtrak conductor John Christman assists passengers boarding the inaugural service of the Ethan Allen Express between Burlington and New York City on Friday, July 29. “This has been a very long time...
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Final Reading: Amtrak is 'the little engine that could' as ridership rebounds
Amtrak conductor John Christman assists passengers boarding the inaugural service of the Ethan Allen Express between Burlington and New York City in July. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Good...
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Vermont DMV cites truck driver in Amtrak collision
Black River Quarries employees, from left, Alexander Vela, Juan Alvaro, Ramses Gutieres, and Cesar Aguilar, move stone away from the train tracks in Sharon as a truck driver inspects his trailer that...
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Person struck by Amtrak train and killed in Waterbury
A person was struck by a northbound Amtrak train Friday night in Waterbury, according to the Vermont State Police. The victim was found deceased near the Waterbury-Stowe Amtrak station. Police did...
View ArticleAmtrak service to resume in Vermont on July 19
Amtrak train and bus service will resume in Vermont on July 19, more than a year after it shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vermont Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn said Thursday he was...
View ArticleEssex Junction President Andrew Brown announces state Senate run
Andrew Brown, president of the Village of Essex Junction, has set his sights on the Vermont Senate. Brown announced Monday he is running in the new, three-member Chittenden Central Senate district,...
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Amtrak cancels train to Burlington
Passengers board the Ethan Allen Express in Rutland on July 19, 2021. File photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger The Ethan Allen Express train running from New York City to Burlington was canceled this...
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Man struck and killed by Amtrak train in Brattleboro
An unidentified man died Monday after he was hit by an Amtrak train about a mile south of Brattleboro on tracks along the Connecticut River. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — An...
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Amtrak train strikes car in Vernon, killing 1 and injuring another
Updated at 8:08 p.m. An Amtrak passenger train collided with a car at a rail crossing in Vernon on Friday afternoon, according to Vermont State Police. The driver of the car, Craig Hudson, 53, of...
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‘A real gut punch’: Flooding throughout Vermont leads to rescues, evacuations...
A truck plows through flood waters on Rt. 100B in Moretown on Monday. Photo by Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/VTDigger Updated at 10:14 p.m. Heavy rain and melting snow inundated much of Vermont on Monday,...
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Construction on new Brattleboro Amtrak station set to start in March
A view of the present and future sites of the Brattleboro Amtrak station. A new station will be built across from the current station on Depot Street. File photo by Randolph T. Holhut/The Commons This...
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Strafford community creates fallback plan to save beloved general store
Earl Varney, of South Strafford chats with Melvin Coburn, owner of Coburns’ General Store on Friday in South Strafford. Varney’s family formerly owned the store. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News...
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