Ethan Allen Express

Ethan Allen Express
A passenger train with a diesel locomotive at a grade crossing
The Ethan Allen Express departing Burlington in July 2022
Overview
Service typeIntercity rail
First serviceDecember 2, 1996
Current operator(s)Amtrak
Annual ridership86,638 (FY23) Increase 36.7%[a][1]
Route
TerminiNew York City
Burlington, Vermont
Stops15
Distance travelled310 miles (500 km)
Average journey time7 hours, 35 minutes[2]
Service frequencyOne daily round trip
Train number(s)290, 291[3]
On-board services
Class(es)Coach, business
Disabled accessAll cars, all stations
Catering facilitiesCafé car
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed41 mph (66 km/h) (avg.)
110 mph (180 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)Amtrak, CPKC, CSX, MNRR, VTR
Route map
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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
113 mi
182 km
Fort Edward
131 mi
211 km
Saratoga Springs
151 mi
243 km
Schenectady
169 mi
272 km
Albany–Rensselaer
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
310 mi
499 km
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Handicapped/disabled access all stations accessible

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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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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  3. ^ "Ethan Allen Express" (PDF). Amtrak. March 16, 2020.