Amtrak

A crowd gathered in Burlington on Friday to see a passenger train destined for New York City roll down the tracks for the first time in nearly 70 years. The trip was the culmination of almost 30 years of work at the state and federal level.

This hour, we discuss the rail expansion project bringing Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express from Rutland to Burlington.

On Friday, an Amtrak train will roll into downtown Burlington, marking the completion of an effort nearly 30 years in the making. But one man who spent much of his adult life working on the project will be missing.

On Monday, Amtrak service returns to Vermont for the first time in over 15 months. The service shut down when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. And while Amtrak trains began running a few months later, in many parts of the country, they didn't come here.

President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan could bring expanded or improved Amtrak train service to every state in New England.