Amtrak /tags/amtrak Amtrak en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:43:45 GMT 'A long time coming.' Passenger rail service returns to Burlington for the first time in nearly 70 years /local-news/2022-07-29/a-long-time-coming-passenger-rail-service-returns-to-burlington-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-70-years 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. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:43:45 GMT /local-news/2022-07-29/a-long-time-coming-passenger-rail-service-returns-to-burlington-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-70-years Henry Epp All aboard! Burlington-to-NYC passenger train opens for business /show/vermont-edition/2022-07-28/all-aboard-burlington-to-nyc-passenger-train-opens-for-business This hour, we discuss the rail expansion project bringing Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express from Rutland to Burlington. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:35:40 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-07-28/all-aboard-burlington-to-nyc-passenger-train-opens-for-business Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer, Connor Cyrus Remembering Jeff Munger, who put his ‘heart and soulâ€� into bringing Amtrak to Burlington /local-news/2022-07-28/remembering-jeff-munger-who-put-his-heart-and-soul-into-bringing-amtrak-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. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-07-28/remembering-jeff-munger-who-put-his-heart-and-soul-into-bringing-amtrak-to-burlington Henry Epp Back On Track: Vt. Transportation Secretary On Amtrak Restart, And Future /vpr-news/2021-07-15/back-on-track-vt-transportation-secretary-on-amtrack-restart-and-future 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. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:44:39 GMT /vpr-news/2021-07-15/back-on-track-vt-transportation-secretary-on-amtrack-restart-and-future Henry Epp Amtrak Would Greatly Expand New England Train Service With Biden Infrastructure Plan /vpr-news/2021-04-02/amtrak-would-greatly-expand-new-england-train-service-with-biden-infrastructure-plan President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan could bring expanded or improved Amtrak train service to every state in New England. Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:54:24 GMT /vpr-news/2021-04-02/amtrak-would-greatly-expand-new-england-train-service-with-biden-infrastructure-plan NEPR Newsroom