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Efforts To Resume Train Service Between Vermont And Montreal Clears Border Control Hurdle

Vermont Public | By Steve Zind
Published December 14, 2017 at 3:35 PM EST
<--break-> According to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy the bill will expedite travel by making it possible for passengers to pre-clear American Customs and Border Protection in Canada before they depart for the U.S.
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<--break-> According to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy the bill will expedite travel by making it possible for passengers to pre-clear American Customs and Border Protection in Canada before they depart for the U.S.

Canada’s Parliament has approved legislation that helps efforts to re-establish train service between Vermont and Montreal.

According to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy the bill will expedite travel by making it possible for passengers to pre-clear American Customs and Border Protection in Canada before they depart for the U.S.

Leahy says the legislation will also improve service between airports in Canada and the U.S., including Burlington International Airport.

According to Leahy, the U.S. currently operates pre-clearance facilities at airports in six countries, including Canada.  

A new agreement between the two countries will expand the facilities in Canada.  

Approval of the Canadian legislation is one of a number of  issues that have to be resolved before rail service between Vermont and Montreal can resume.
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Steve Zind
Steve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve has been honored multiple times with national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his VPR reporting, including a 2011 win for best documentary for his report, Afghanistan's Other War.
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