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All aboard! Burlington-to-NYC passenger train opens for business

The Ethan Allen Express passenger train at the Rutland station in 2012.
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The Ethan Allen Express passenger train at the Rutland station in 2012.

Live call-in discussion: July 29 marks a milestone for train enthusiasts in Vermont. It’s the first day in decades that you can board a train in Burlington � the Ethan Allen Express � and take it to New York City. It’ll get you there in about seven and a half hours.

This hour, we'll look at the massive effort it took to expand the line from Rutland up to Burlington, and why state leaders see the project as a boon for the local economy.

At the end of the hour, we'll learn about New Hampshire's Mount Washington Cog Railway with the son of a former Cog Railway engineer.

Our guests are:

  • Henry Epp, business and economy reporter, ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý
  • Deborah Fox, executive director,
  • Tim Lewis, journalism professor at in Lyndon

Broadcast live at noon on Friday, July 29, 2022.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Tedra worked on Vermont Edition as a producer and editor from 2022 to 2024.
Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.