Ethan Allen Express

Ethan Allen Express

The Ethan Allen Express departing Burlington in July 2022
Overview
Service type	Intercity rail
First service	December 2, 1996
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Annual ridership	86,638 (FY23) 36.7%[a][1]
Route
Termini	New York City Burlington, Vermont
Stops	15
Distance travelled	310 miles (500 km)
Average journey time	7 hours, 35 minutes[2]
Service frequency	One daily round trip
Train number(s)	290, 291[3]
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach, business
Disabled access	All cars, all stations
Catering facilities	Café car
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet coaches
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	41 mph (66 km/h) (avg.) 110 mph (180 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, CPKC, CSX, MNRR, VTR
Route map Legend 0 mi Burlington 21 mi 34 km Ferrisburgh–Vergennes 34 mi 55 km Middlebury 67 mi 108 km Rutland Train reverses 78 mi 126 km Castleton 82 mi 132 km Fair Haven Closed 2010 Poultney River Vermont New York Adirondack to Montreal 113 mi 182 km Fort Edward 131 mi 211 km Saratoga Springs Empire Corridor to Niagara Falls 151 mi 243 km Schenectady 169 mi 272 km Albany–Rensselaer Lake Shore Limited to Boston Berkshire Flyer to Pittsfield 196 mi 315 km Hudson 222 mi 357 km Rhinecliff 237 mi 381 km Poughkeepsie 278 mi 447 km Croton–Harmon 296 mi 476 km Yonkers Hudson Line to Grand Central Northeast Corridor to Washington 310 mi 499 km New York City Northeast Corridor to Boston all stations accessible This diagram: view talk edit

The Ethan Allen Express is a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the United States between New York City and Burlington, Vermont, via Albany, New York. One daily round trip is operated on a 310-mile (500 km) north–south route with a 7-hour 35 minute scheduled running time. The train is subsidized by New York and Vermont for the portion north of Albany. It is named for Vermont cofounder and American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.

Ethan Allen Express service began on December 2, 1996, acting as an extended Empire Service train. It was the first passenger service to Rutland since 1953 and the first to use the line between Rutland and Whitehall since 1934. The train's schedule has been adjusted a number of times, particularly in the early years of its operation, in an attempt to serve both tourists to Vermont and Vermonters traveling to New York City. From February 1998 to April 2002, a second northbound trip was operated – at some times only a shuttle service from Albany.

An infill station in Fair Haven, Vermont, was added in November 1997; it was replaced with a stop in nearby Castleton in January 2010. Service north of Albany was suspended from March 2020 to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An extension to Burlington, Vermont, with new stations in Middlebury and Vergennes began service on July 29, 2022. Further proposed expansions include a second daily train running via North Bennington, Vermont; an extension to Essex Junction, Vermont, to connect with the Vermonter; and additional infill stations and higher speeds in Vermont.

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