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{{Short description|Amtrak passenger train in the northeast United States}}
{{for|the Central Vermont Railways train| Vermonter (Central Vermont train)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name               = ''Vermonter''
| image              =Amtrak Vermonter 55 crossing the Connecticut River November 2025 1.jpg
| image_width        = 300px
| caption            = The ''Vermonter'' in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]] in 2025
| type               = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status             = <!-- Only use when line is non-operational -->
| locale             = [[New England]], [[Mid-Atlantic states]]
| predecessor        = ''[[Montrealer (train)|Montrealer]]''
| first              = April 1, 1995
| operator           = [[Amtrak]] in partnership with [[Connecticut Department of Transportation|CTDOT]], [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation|MassDOT]] and [[Vermont Agency of Transportation|VTrans]]
| ridership2         = {{Amtrak route ridership|Vermonter}}
| start              = {{Amtk|St. Albans}}, Vermont
| stops              = 29 (weekdays)<br />30 (weekends)
| end                = {{Amtk|Washington, D.C.}}
| distance           = {{convert|611|mi|km|0}}
| journeytime        = {{Indented plainlist|
* 12 hours, 40 minutes (northbound)
* 12 hours, 57 minutes (southbound)<ref name="Amtrak Timetable Results">{{cite web |title=Amtrak Timetable Results |url=https://www.amtrak.com/tickets/schedule-results.html |website=www.amtrak.com |access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>
}}
| frequency          = Daily
| trainnumber        = 54-57
| class              = Coach Class<br />Business Class
| access             = All cars, all stations
| catering           = [[Amfleet#Club cars|Café]]
| baggage            = Overhead racks
| stock              = [[Amfleet]] cars
| gauge              = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| electrification    = [[Overhead line]]: {{Indented plainlist|
*[[Electrification of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad|12.5 kV AC at 60 Hz]] {{Nowrap|(New Haven–New York)}}
*[[Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system|12 kV AC at 25 Hz]] {{Nowrap|(New York–Washington)}}
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| speed              = {{Convert|48|mph|abbr=on}}<!-- 611 miles/12.808 hours --> ({{Tooltip|avg.|average speed (including stops)}})<br />{{Convert|125|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|top|top speed}})
| owners             = [[New England Central Railroad|NECR]], [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation|MassDOT]], [[Metro-North Railroad|MNCR]], [[Amtrak]]
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The '''''Vermonter''''' is a [[passenger train]] operated by [[Amtrak]] between [[St. Albans station (Vermont)|St. Albans, Vermont]], and [[Washington Union Station|Washington, D.C.]], via [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vermonter |url=https://www.amtrak.com/vermonter-train |website=Amtrak |access-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> It replaced the overnight ''[[Montrealer (train)|Montrealer]]'', which terminated in {{amtk|Montreal}} until 1995. Amtrak receives funding from the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont for ''Vermonter'' operations north of [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]].<ref name="timetable">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Vermonter-Schedule-P55-060918.pdf |title=Vermonter Timetable |website=Amtrak |date=June 9, 2018 |access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>

During [[fiscal year]] 2023, the ''Vermonter'' carried 99,974 passengers (not including riders between New Haven and Washington, D.C.), a 14.5% increase from FY22.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=Amtrak FY23 Ridership |url=https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-FY23-Year-End-Ridership.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201135517/https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-FY23-Year-End-Ridership.pdf |archive-date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2023-12-04 |publisher=[[Amtrak]]}}</ref> In FY16, the train earned $5,718,268 in revenue, a decrease of 1.8% from FY15.<ref name="FY2016">{{Cite web|url=http://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Amtrak-FY16-Ridership-and-Revenue-Fact-Sheet-4_17_17-mm-edits.pdf|title=Amtrak FY16 Ridership and Revenue Fact Sheet|date=April 17, 2017|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref>

==History==

===Montrealer===
{{Main article|Montrealer (train)}}

The ''Vermonter'' was preceded by an overnight train between Montreal and Washington that was known as the ''Montrealer'', which was inaugurated in 1924 as a joint service of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], the [[New Haven Railroad]], the [[Boston & Maine Railroad]], the [[Central Vermont Railway]] and the [[Canadian National Railway]]. Another train, the ''Ambassador'', ran the same route during the [[daytime]], but terminated in New York City. Both services used the Boston and Maine's [[Connecticut River Line]] south of [[Vernon, Vermont]], rather than the route prior to 2014 over the [[New England Central Railroad|New England Central]]. Amtrak took over the train in 1971, and continued operating it until 1995 (excepting a brief suspension from 1987 to 1989).

Starting around 1940, the [[Central Vermont Railway]] operated a train between St. Albans and White River Junction also called the ''[[Vermonter (CV Train)|Vermonter]]''. It departed St. Albans in the evening, arriving around midnight or later in White River Junction. Sleeper cars were transferred to Boston or New York City-bound trains. It left White River Junction in the middle of the night, arriving in St. Albans in the early morning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Guide to the Railways December 1940 |url=https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=8938f225-8722-48c6-8a65-d6300d47f431|website=Timetablesworld.com |publisher=OAG |access-date=September 6, 2025 |page= |date=December 1940}}</ref> The train was discontinued on November 5, 1965.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Guide to the Railways November 1965 |url=https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=5b838404-452e-4bcf-891d-49cd26ac16cc |website=Timetablesworld.com |publisher=OAG |access-date=September 6, 2025 |page= |date=November 1966}}</ref> This service lends its name to the modern incarnation of the ''Vermonter''.<ref>{{cite book | last=Holland | first=Kevin | title=Passenger Trains of Northern New England  | year=2004 | publisher=TLC Publishing Inc. | location=Lynchburg | isbn=1-883089-69-7 |pages=95}}</ref>

===Vermonter===
[[File:Vermonter at White River Junction, June 1996.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Vermonter'' at [[White River Junction, Vermont]], in 1996]]
The ''Vermonter'' replaced the ''Montrealer'' on April 1, 1995, bringing daytime Amtrak service to Vermont.<ref>{{cite web |title=Northbound Montrealer at St. Albans, Vt. — Amtrak: History of America's Railroad |url=https://history.amtrak.com/archives/northbound-montrealer-at-st.-albans-vt |website=history.amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729135435/https://history.amtrak.com/archives/northbound-montrealer-at-st.-albans-vt |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Business Class was added to replace the [[sleeping cars]] that were taken out of service upon the change to the ''Vermonter''. The route was changed to allow travelers from Vermont to again stop in [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] and [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]. This was made possible by the use of [[Control car (rail)|cab cars]], or engineer positions on both ends, so that the train could travel east from Springfield to [[Palmer, Massachusetts]], and reverse direction to continue north on the [[Central Vermont Railway|Central Vermont]]. This detour added an hour of running time, but at the time was judged more practical than seeking to use the direct route over the then-decayed former Boston and Maine Railroad trackage owned by the [[Guilford Rail System]]. The train travels from Washington to [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] on the [[Northeast Corridor]], where [[electric locomotive]]s are substituted for the [[diesel locomotive]]s used north of that location.

Vermont declined to pay for continuing the ''Vermonter'' to Montreal due to high labor and terminal costs in Montreal. For a time, Amtrak offered passengers a connecting [[Amtrak Thruway]] bus service, operated by [[Vermont Transit]], which met the train at St. Albans for connections to and from Montreal. Ridership plunged when the train schedule was moved two hours earlier, requiring a southbound departure before 5:00&nbsp;a.m. The schedule was returned to its previous position, but the service was dropped by Vermont Transit (which had been running it without a subsidy as part of its regular schedule) on October 30, 2005.

[[File:Vermonter 9646 Wallingford CT 2012-09-01.JPG|thumb|left|''Vermonter'' at [[Wallingford, Connecticut]]]]
On October 30, 2006, the ''Vermonter'' began stopping at the towns of [[Wallingford, Connecticut|Wallingford]] and [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]] (near [[Bradley International Airport]]) in Connecticut for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak System Timetable Fall 2006 – Winter 2007 |url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=20061030&item=0068 |website=The Museum of Railway Timetables |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=July 29, 2021 |page=65 |date=October 30, 2006}}</ref>

In the late 2000s, Amtrak and the State of Vermont considered the purchase of [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) [[trainsets]] for use on the [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]&ndash;[[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]] stretch of the line,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://vtdigger.org/2015/06/21/commuter-rail-study-faces-old-questions-new-opportunities/ | title=Commuter rail study faces old questions, new opportunities | publisher=VT Digger | date=June 21, 2015 | access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> with Amtrak offering a $2 million grant to help make the switch and market the new service. The new cars would purportedly have saved $4.25 million over three years, being four times more fuel efficient than a locomotive-hauled train.<ref>{{cite news | title=Vermont considers buying smaller passenger cars for Amtrak route | work=[[Connecticut Post]] | date=August 9, 2006 }}</ref> In 2008, the Vermont state legislature approved the purchase of five cars from [[Colorado Railcar]] at a cost of $18.2 million, but the company closed while the decision was awaiting approval of Governor [[Jim Douglas]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Rail plan off track for now | date=June 22, 2008 | access-date=June 22, 2008 | first=Bruce | last=Edwards | url=http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080622/BUSINESS/806220356/1006/BUSINESS | work=[[Barre Montpelier Times Argus]] }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With no other DMU designs available that were capable of operating in mixed traffic with other trains, the plan was dropped.

On November 9, 2010, the State of Vermont, Amtrak, and New England Central began a $70 million project to increase train speeds along the route in Vermont to {{convert|59|mph|km/h}} between St. Albans and [[White River Junction, Vermont]], and to {{convert|79|mph|km/h}} between White River Junction and [[Vernon, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2010/11/Vermont%20Amtrak%20formally%20kick%20off%20high%20speed%20work.aspx| title=Vermont, Amtrak formally kick off high speed work| publisher=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]| date=November 9, 2010| access-date=November 10, 2010}}</ref>

On October 5, 2012, the [[Federal Railroad Administration]] announced the completion of track work within the states of Vermont and [[New Hampshire]] for the above-mentioned stimulus plan. Within the states of Vermont and New Hampshire {{convert|190|mi}} of track were refurbished. The track work included installation of [[Track (rail transport)#Continuous welded rail|continuous welded rail]], road-crossing improvements, ballast replacement, tie replacement, bridge repair and renovation, and embankment improvements. The top speed of the line within Vermont was increased to {{convert|79|mph}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/article/USDOT-FRA-mark-completion-of-Vermonter-rail-project--32850 |title=Railroad Amtrak Article - USDOT, FRA mark completion of Vermonter rail project. Information For Rail Career Professionals From Progressive Railroading Magazine |publisher=Progressiverailroading.com |date=October 8, 2012 |access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rtands.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/vermonter-improvements-completed-on-time-and-on-budget.html#.UIAXM8thPiA |title=Vermonter improvements completed on time and on budget &#124; Railway Track & Structures |publisher=Rtands.com |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref> The Massachusetts portion of the track work was completed in 2015.

On October 5, 2015, the southbound ''Vermonter'' derailed in [[Northfield, Vermont]], after striking a rock slide. Five cars and the engine derailed; the engine and an empty car slid down an embankment. Five passengers and two crew members were injured, one seriously.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amtrak-train-derails-northfield-vermont-state-police-n438686 |title=Amtrak Train Derails in Northfield, Vermont: State Police |work=[[NBC News]] |last=Carrero |first=Jacqueline |date=October 5, 2015 |access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>

Starting June 9, 2018, the ''Vermonter'' no longer serves the {{amtk|Berlin}} and {{amtk|Wallingford}} stations in Connecticut. These locations are served by other Amtrak trains and by the new [[Hartford Line]] commuter rail service.<ref name="timetable" />

In March 2020, the ''Vermonter'' was truncated to {{amtk|New Haven}} as part of a reduced service plan due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/amtraks-vermonter-train-temporarily-out-of-service/ |title=Amtrak's Vermonter train temporarily out of service |last=Tourangeau |first=Ariana |work=[[WWLP]] |date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=May 1, 2020 |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328141713/https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/amtraks-vermonter-train-temporarily-out-of-service/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 6, 2020 |title=Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus|url=https://www.amtrak.com/alert/nec-modified-schedule.html |url-status=live |publisher=Amtrak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406235024/https://www.amtrak.com/alert/nec-modified-schedule.html |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> The move was forced after the pandemic prompted Vermont Governor [[Phil Scott]] to declare a state of emergency. The ''Vermonter'' resumed its full route on July 19, 2021, with $1 promotional fares on that date for travel within Vermont.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vermont marking return of Amtrak service after COVID |url=https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-vermont-amtrak-500a655ce3ce219ce44d20b8357084c6 |access-date=July 28, 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=July 19, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="covid-service-restored"/>

===2014 route change===
{{see also|Connecticut River Line}}
[[File:Northbound Amtrak.jpg|thumb|right|A ''Vermonter'' backing up at [[Palmer, Massachusetts|Palmer]] in 2007. Visible are two GE P42DCs and six Amfleet cars.]]

Until 1987, the ''Montrealer'' traveled on the Connecticut River Line between Springfield and Brattleboro with a stop in [[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]]. Due to the deteriorating condition of the tracks in that section, Amtrak ceased service by the train.

When the ''Vermonter'' service restored train service between Springfield's [[Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)|Union Station]], Brattleboro and points north in 1995, the ''Vermonter'' traveled a somewhat-indirect route: east to [[Palmer, Massachusetts]], and then north up the east side of the [[Connecticut River]] via [[Amherst, Massachusetts]]. It used [[CSX Transportation]]'s [[Boston Subdivision]] between Springfield and Palmer. At Palmer, it made a backup move on to the [[New England Central Railroad]] (NECR), as no direct track connection existed. Massachusetts later rehabilitated the more-direct Connecticut River Line route with $10 million in state and $73 million in federal [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]] funds.<ref name=hopes>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazettenet.com/home/10635349-95/development-hopes-ride-on-expanded-rail |title=Pioneer Valley Business 2014: Development hopes ride on expanded rail |newspaper=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette]] |date=February 27, 2014 |orig-year=February 16, 2014 |author=Merzbach, Scott |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release| title=Lieutenant Governor Murray, Congressman Olver and Congressman Neal Announce Construction Underway for ARRA-Funded Knowledge Corridor| url=http://www.mass.gov/governor/pressoffice/pressreleases/2012/2012827-construction-underway-for-arra-funded-knowledge-corridor.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901090228/http://www.mass.gov/governor/pressoffice/pressreleases/2012/2012827-construction-underway-for-arra-funded-knowledge-corridor.html |archive-date=September 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts |date=August 27, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>

During rehabilitation of the Connecticut River Line, ''Vermonter'' service was restored to it on December 29, 2014. With the re-route, the train ceased stopping at {{amtk|Amherst}}, but a stop was restored to {{amtk|Northampton}} and, for the first time for Amtrak, a stop at {{amtk|Greenfield}} was added. The re-route and consequent elimination of the backup move saved about 25 minutes of travel time between Springfield and [[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]] when the line rehabilitation was completed, in early 2015.<ref name="DHG2">{{cite news | url=http://www.gazettenet.com/news/townbytown/greenfield/13221654-95/gov-deval-patrick-takes-train-to-region-announces-state-to-spend-17-million-on | title=Gov. Deval Patrick takes train to region, announces state to spend $17 million on track for passenger service | author=Davis, Richie | newspaper=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette]] | date=May 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="VA">{{cite news | url=http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=9665 | title=Train Departing Amherst Station | author=Roessler, Mark | newspaper=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette|Valley Advocate]] | date=May 7, 2009 | access-date=May 20, 2009 | archive-date=July 16, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716025623/http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=9665 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BR">{{cite news | url=http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_12449119 | title=Groups study improving train service | author=Garofolo, Chris | newspaper=[[Brattleboro Reformer]] | date=May 26, 2009 | access-date=May 26, 2009 | archive-date=May 27, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527183803/http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_12449119 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 

Although the backup move at Palmer is eliminated by the re-route, a short backup move at Springfield is still required due to the layout of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vermont State Rail Plan|url=https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/rail/Tech%20Memo%204.pdf|publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=July 6, 2022|pages=5–6}}</ref>  The tracks at [[Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)|Springfield Union Station]] run east-west, so the northbound ''Vermonter'' needs to curve into the station, back out, and switch back onto the tracks continuing north; the opposite move occurs for southbound trains.

In January 2015, the number of ''Vermonter'' riders using the two new stations (in Northampton and Greenfield) was up 84 percent compared to the equivalent station in Amherst the previous year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Epp |first=Henry |url=http://wnpr.org/post/amtrak-line-western-massachusetts-sees-boost-riders-business-impacts-unclear |title=Amtrak Line in Western Massachusetts Sees Boost in Riders; Business Impacts Unclear |publisher=[[WNPR]] News |date=March 24, 2015}}</ref> An [[Infill station|infill stop]] in {{amtk|Holyoke}} was added on August 27, 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.gazettenet.com/home/14932765-95/vermonter-rolls-up-knowledge-corridor-to-show-off-higehr-speed-rail-service-coming-to-valley | title=Vermonter rolls up 'Knowledge Corridor' to show off higher-speed rail service coming to Valley  | author=Eisenstadter, Dave |newspaper=[[Daily Hampshire Gazette]] | date=December 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Plaisance |first=Mike |date=March 24, 2019 |orig-year=August 27, 2015 |title=Holyoke Celebrates Return of Passenger Train Service with $4.3 Million Station Platform |url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2015/08/holyoke_celebrates_return_of_p.html |publisher=[[MassLive]] |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Amtrak Vermonter Total Ridership by Year.png|thumb|Vermonter Total Ridership by Year (FY17-FY23)]]
On March 26, 2020, service north of New Haven was temporarily suspended.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus |url=https://www.amtrak.com/alert/service-adjustments-due-to-coronavirus.html |website=Amtrak |access-date=June 19, 2020}}</ref> On November 30, 2020, service was cut back further from [[New Haven Union Station|New Haven]] to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Adjustments Due to Coronavirus |url=https://www.amtrak.com/alert/service-adjustments-due-to-coronavirus.html |website=Amtrak |access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> This was done in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Service to St. Albans resumed on July 19, 2021.<ref name="covid-service-restored">{{cite web |title=Amtrak and Vermont Agency of Transportation Celebrate Restoration of Vermont Trains With One Dollar Tickets, Half Off Summer Travel and Special Events |url=https://media.amtrak.com/2021/07/amtrak-and-vermont-agency-of-transportation-celebrate-restoration-of-vermont-trains-with-one-dollar-tickets-half-off-summer-travel-and-special-events/ |website=Amtrak Media Center |access-date=July 28, 2021 |date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

===Planned extension of the ''Vermonter'' to Montreal===
Efforts have been underway for many years to extend the ''Vermonter'' to Montreal. In 2012, the [[Federal Railroad Administration]] awarded $7.9 million to allow for the upgrade of the existing freight rail line between St. Albans and the Canada–US border.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bowen |first=Douglas John |url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/vermont-advocates-grant-aids-montrealers-return.html |title=Grant aids Montrealer's return, advocates say |work=[[Railway Age]] |date= June 21, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2015 }}</ref> Work on this project was completed in late 2014.

On March 16, 2015, Canada and the United States signed the "Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada". The agreement would allow for the establishment of a preclearance customs and immigration facility within [[Montreal Central Station|Central Station]] in Montreal that could be used by both an extended ''Vermonter'' and Amtrak's existing ''[[Adirondack (train)|Adirondack]]'' train.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/03/16/united-states-and-canada-sign-preclearance-agreement |title=United States and Canada Sign Preclearance Agreement |location=Washington |publisher=Department of Homeland Security |date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>

Before the ''Vermonter'' can be extended to Montreal, the [[United States Congress]] must pass enabling legislation for the preclearance agreement and the [[Parliament of Canada]] must [[ratification|ratify]] the agreement. Construction of a preclearance facility in Central Station is expected to take about three years: one year for planning and permitting and two years for construction. Construction of the preclearance facility is not expected to start until after the preclearance agreement has been approved by both governments.<ref>{{Cite report  |date=December 16, 2015 |title=Vermont Rail Council Minutes of Meeting (Draft) |url=http://rail.vermont.gov/sites/railroads/files/vrc121615.pdf#PAGE=6 |publisher=Vermont Rail Council |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/agreement-bodes-well-for-restored-amtrak-montrealer.html|title=Pact bodes well for restored Amtrak Montrealer|last=Bowen|first=Douglas John|date=March 16, 2015|work=Railway Age|access-date=June 17, 2018}}</ref> Enabling legislation was enacted by the United States on December 16, 2016, as the Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016.<ref name="HR6431">{{USStatute|114|316|130|1593|2016|December|16|HR|6431}}</ref> As of late 2018, logistics have delayed the extended route's introduction until at least 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2018/september/10/amtrak-services-future-there-canary-coal-mine |title=Amtrak Canary Coalmine |location=Montpelier|publisher=Vermont Business Journal |date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> As of late 2021, according to [[Vermont]] transportation officials, while the United States remains active on the project, interest and engagement from regional and federal authorities on the Canadian side has frozen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2021/december/20/rail-council-updates-ethan-allen-montreal-lines | title=Rail Council updates on the Ethan Allen & Montreal lines &#124; Vermont Business Magazine }}</ref>

In 2021, VTrans looked into potential infrastructure upgrades that would allow the ''Vermonter'' to reach {{convert|79|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} on sections in Vermont, up from {{convert|59|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Saving around 1 hour 30 minutes between New Haven and Montreal, this scenario is forecast to incentivize an additional 31,100 to 40,900 riders per year by 2040. A key component to increasing the speed limit would be the installation of [[centralized traffic control]] from Greenfield to Brattleboro and from White River Junction to the [[Canada–United States border|border]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vermont Rail Plan: Passenger Rail Forecasting Scenarios |url=https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/planning/documents/Tech%20Memo%204_PassengerRailRidershipForecast_20210511.pdf |publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation |access-date=July 29, 2021 |date=May 2021 |pages=17–19}}</ref>

== Operation ==
=== Equipment ===
Most ''Vermonter'' trains consist of five cars hauled by a [[locomotive]].<ref name="trainweb">{{Cite web |title=Amtrak – Vermonter |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/vermonter.htm |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=TrainWeb}}</ref>
[[File:Amtrak_quiet_car_coach_aboard_the_Vermonter_passenger_train_-_3.jpg|thumb|A coach car aboard the Vermonter as it rolls through [[Braintree, Vermont]]]]
The passenger cars are the [[Amfleet]] I series passenger cars built by the [[Budd Company]] in the mid-to-late 1970s. Most trains include an [[Amfleet#Club cars|Amfleet club car]] which has a combination of Business Class seating with a Café (food service/lounge) and four Coach Class cars.<ref name="trainweb" />

Between St. Albans and New Haven, trains are pulled by a [[GE Genesis]] diesel locomotive at speeds up to {{convert|110|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. Between New Haven and Washington, the service operates over the Northeast Corridor which has overhead electric wires and trains are pulled by [[Siemens ACS-64]] electric locomotives at speeds up to {{convert|125|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}

In the coming years all equipment will be replaced with Amtrak Airo trainsets, the railroad's branding of its combination of [[Siemens Venture]] passenger cars and a [[Siemens Charger]] diesel-electric locomotive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Introducing Our New Trains: Amtrak Airo |url=https://www.amtrak.com/amtrak-airo |access-date=December 15, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}</ref> The trainsets for the ''Vermonter'' will have six passenger cars, which will include a food service area and a mix of 2x2 Coach Class and 2x1 Business Class seating.<ref name="2022 Asset Line Plan">{{Cite web |title=Amtrak FY 2022–2027 Asset Line Plan |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Service-Asset-Line-Plans-FY22-27.pdf |access-date=April 11, 2022 |website=[[Amtrak]] |page=132}}</ref> The car closest to the locomotive will be a specialized "Auxiliary Power Vehicle" which will include a pantograph to collect power from overhead lines and will feed it to four traction motors in the car, and via a DC link cable, to the four traction motors in the locomotive.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Worrell |first=Carolina |date=December 19, 2022 |title=First Look: Amtrak Airo |language=en-US |work=Railway Age |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/first-look-amtrak-airo/ |access-date=December 21, 2022}}</ref> The arrangement will offer a near seamless transition between power sources at [[Union Station (New Haven)|New Haven]], a process that currently requires a time-consuming locomotive change.

=== Classes of service ===
All classes of service include complimentary WiFi, an electric outlet (120 V, 60&nbsp;Hz AC) at each seat, reading lamps, fold-out tray tables. Reservations are required on all trains, tickets may be purchased online, from an agent at some stations, a ticketing machine at most stations, or, at a higher cost, from the conductor on the train.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travel Guide to Train Fares |url=https://www.amtrak.com/planning-booking/tickets-reservations/guide-to-fares.html |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=Amtrak}}</ref>
*'''Coach Class''': 2x2 seating. Passengers self-select seats on a first-come, first-served basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reserved Coach Class Seat |url=https://www.amtrak.com/onboard/onboard-accommodations-for-all-your-needs/seating-accommodations/reserved-coach.html |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=Amtrak}}</ref>
*'''Business Class''': 2x1 seating with more legroom than coach. Passengers receive complimentary soft drinks. Seats assigned in advance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seat Selection |url=https://www.amtrak.com/reserved-seating |access-date=December 26, 2022 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}</ref>

=== Route ===
[[File:Amtrak Vermonter.svg|thumb|300px|Map of the ''Vermonter'' route]]
The ''Vermonter'' uses Amtrak and [[Connecticut Department of Transportation|ConnDOT]]'s electrified [[Northeast Corridor]] line from Washington, D.C., to New Haven, Connecticut. After switching to a diesel locomotive at New Haven, it then uses the Amtrak-owned [[New Haven–Springfield Line]] north to Springfield, Massachusetts,<ref name="timetable" /> and the [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation|MassDOT]]-owned [[Connecticut River Line]] between Springfield and [[Northfield, Massachusetts]]. From Northfield to St. Albans, Vermont, it traverses [[New England Central Railroad]] trackage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vermont Rail Plan |url=https://vtrans.vermont.gov/sites/aot/files/planning/documents/Vermont%20Rail%20Plan%205-20-2021%20Final.pdf |publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation |access-date=July 29, 2021 |date=May 2021 |page=9,15,16}}</ref> Weekend trains have an additional stop at [[Metropark station]] in [[Iselin, New Jersey]].<ref name="timetable" />

The [[Vermont Agency of Transportation]] offers discounted fares for travel between most Vermont stations along the route.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vtrans.vermont.gov/rail/providers|title=Passenger Rail Service|publisher=[[Vermont Agency of Transportation]]}}</ref>

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==Stations==
{|class="wikitable"
!State
![[Railway milepost|Mile (km)]]
!Location
!Station
!Connections
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Vermont]]
|{{convert|0|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]]
|{{amtk|St. Albans}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} [[Green Mountain Transit|Green Mountain Transit (GMT)]]: 96, 109, 110, 115, 116
|-
|{{convert|24|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Essex Junction, Vermont|Essex Junction]]
|{{amtk|Essex Junction}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} GMT: 2, 4
|-
|{{convert|47|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Waterbury, Vermont|Waterbury]]
|{{amtk|Waterbury}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} GMT: 83, 86, 100
|-
|{{convert|56|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]]
|{{amtk|Montpelier}}
|
|-
|{{convert|86|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Randolph, Vermont|Randolph]]
|{{amtk|Randolph}}
|{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: [[Tri-Valley Transit]]
|-
|{{convert|118|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]]
|{{amtk|White River Junction}}
|{{rint|rail}} [[Green Mountain Railroad]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Tri-Valley Transit]]: 89er<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Advance Transit]]: Orange Line 
|-
|{{convert|131|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Windsor, Vermont|Windsor]]
|{{amtk|Windsor||Vermonter}}
|
|-
|[[New Hampshire]]
|{{convert|140|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Claremont, NH|Claremont]]
|{{amtk|Claremont}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Vermont]]
|{{convert|157|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Bellows Falls, Vermont|Bellows Falls]]
|{{amtk|Bellows Falls}}
|{{rint|bus|1}} [[Southeast Vermont Transit|The Current]]: 2, 53, 55, 57<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
|-
|{{convert|181|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]]
|[[Union Station (Brattleboro, Vermont)|Brattleboro<br/>Union Station]]
|{{rint|bus|1}} The Current: 4, 5, 7, 7S, 10, 11, 53, Brattleboro White Line
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Massachusetts]]
|{{convert|205|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]]
|[[John W. Olver Transit Center|John W. Olver<br/>Transit Center]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Valley Flyer}}<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} [[Franklin Regional Transit Authority|FRTA]]: 20, 21, 24, 31, 32, 41<br/>{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound
|-
|{{convert|224|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]]
|[[Union Station (Northampton, Massachusetts)|Northampton<br/>Union Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: ''Valley Flyer''<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} [[Pioneer Valley Transit Authority|PVTA]]: B48, G73E, R41, R44
|-
|{{convert|235|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]]
|{{amtk|Holyoke}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: ''Valley Flyer''<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} PVTA: R24, R29, T24, X90
|-
|{{convert|245|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]]
|[[Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)|Springfield<br/>Union Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Lake Shore Limited}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Regional}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Hartford Line}}, ''Valley Flyer''<br />{{rint|hartford}} [[CT Rail|CT''rail'']]: [[Hartford Line]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Pioneer Valley Transit Authority|PVTA Bus]]: B4, B6, B7, B7S, B12, B17, G1, G2, G2E, G3, P20, P20E, P21, P21E, R10, R14, X92, LOOP<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound, [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]]
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Connecticut]]
|{{convert|260|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]]
|{{amtk|Windsor Locks}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer''<br />{{rint|hartford}} CT''rail'': Hartford Line<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} CT''transit'' Bus: 24, 96, 905
|-
|{{convert|271|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
|[[Hartford Union Station|Hartford<br/>Union Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer''<br />{{rint|hartford}} CT''rail'': Hartford Line<br />{{rint|ctfastrak}} [[CTfastrak]]: 101 Hartford/New Britain, 102 Hartford/New Britain/Bristol, 128 Hartford/Westfarms-New Britain<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} CT''transit'' Bus: 30, 45X, 62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 82, 83, 84, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, SC, DASH, PPB
|-
|{{convert|289|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]]
|[[Meriden Transit Center|Meriden<br/>Transit Center]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Hartford Line, Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer''<br />{{rint|hartford}} CT''rail'': Hartford Line<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} [[Connecticut Transit Meriden|CT''transit'' Bus]]: 215, 561, 563, 564, 565, 950
|-
|{{convert|308|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
|[[Union Station (New Haven)|New Haven<br/>Union Station]]
|{{rint|us|Amtrak}} Amtrak: {{lnl|Amtrak|Acela}}, ''Hartford Line'', ''Northeast Regional''<br />{{rint|hartford}} CT''rail'': [[Hartford Line]], [[Shore Line East]]<br />{{rint|newyork|mnr}} [[Metro-North Railroad|Metro-North]]: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|New Haven|inline=square}}<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} [[CT Transit New Haven|CT''transit'' New Haven]]<br/>{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound, [[Peter Pan Bus Lines|Peter Pan]]
|-
|{{convert|321|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
|{{amtk|Bridgeport}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Northeast Regional''<br />{{rint|newyork|mnr}} Metro-North: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|New Haven|inline=square}}, {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|Waterbury Branch|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority]]
|-
|{{convert|344|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]
|[[Stamford Transportation Center|Stamford<br/>Transportation Center]]
|{{rint|us|Amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Northeast Regional''<br />{{rint|newyork|mnr}} Metro-North: {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|New Haven|inline=square}}, {{rcb|Metro-North Railroad|New Canaan Branch|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[CT Transit Stamford|CT''transit'' Stamford]]<br/>{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound
|-
|[[New York (state)|New York]]
|{{convert|379|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[New York City|New York]]
|[[New York Penn Station|New York<br/>Penn Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]] (long-distance): {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}}, ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Palmetto}},  ''[[Silver Meteor]]''<br />{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak (intercity): ''Acela'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Adirondack}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Berkshire Flyer}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Carolinian}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Empire Service}}, ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'', ''[[Keystone Service]]'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Maple Leaf}}, ''Northeast Regional'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Pennsylvanian}}<br />{{rint|newyork|lirr}} [[Long Island Rail Road]]: {{rcb|LIRR|City Terminal Zone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|LIRR|Port Washington|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|njt}} [[NJ Transit]]: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Gladstone|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Montclair-Boonton|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Morristown|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|newyork|subway}} [[New York City Subway|NYC Subway]]: {{NYCS Broadway-Seventh|time=bullets}}{{NYCS Eighth south|time=bullets}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Regional Bus Operations|MTA Bus]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[New Jersey]]
|{{convert|390|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
|[[Newark Penn Station|Newark<br/>Penn Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Cardinal'', ''Carolinian'', ''Crescent'', ''Keystone Service'', ''Palmetto'', ''Pennsylvanian'', ''Silver Meteor''<br />{{rint|newark}} [[Newark Light Rail]]<br />{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit Rail: {{rcb|NJ Transit|North Jersey Coast|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|Raritan Valley|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|path}} PATH: {{rcb|PATH|NWK-WTC|inline=route}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit Bus]]<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound, [[Orange Newark Elizabeth Bus|Coach USA]], [[Fullington Trailways]]
|-
|{{convert|404|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]]
|{{amtk|Metropark}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Crescent'', ''Keystone Service'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto''<br />{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit Rail: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} NJ Transit Bus
|-
|{{convert|437|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
|[[Trenton Transit Center|Trenton<br/>Transit Center]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Cardinal'', ''Carolinian'', ''Crescent'', ''Keystone Service'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto'', ''Pennsylvanian'', ''Silver Meteor''<br />{{rint|njt}} NJ Transit Rail: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Northeast Corridor|inline=square}}, {{rcb|NJ Transit|River|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|septa}} [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]: {{rcb|SEPTA|Trenton|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} NJ Transit Bus, [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]
|-
|[[Pennsylvania]]
|{{convert|470|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Philadelphia]]
|[[30th Street Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Cardinal'', ''Carolinian'', ''Crescent'', ''Keystone Service'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto'', ''Pennsylvanian'', ''Silver Meteor''<br />{{rint|septa}} SEPTA Regional Rail: ''all routes''<br />{{rint|njt|rail}} NJ Transit Rail: {{rcb|NJ Transit|Atlantic City|inline=square}}<br />{{ric|SEPTA Metro|name=y}}: {{ric|SEPTA Metro|L}} {{ric|SEPTA Metro|T}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} SEPTA City Bus, SEPTA Suburban Bus, New Jersey Transit Bus<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|megabus}} [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], [[Martz Trailways]]
|-
|[[Delaware]]
|{{convert|496|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]
|{{amtk|Wilmington}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Cardinal'', ''Carolinian'', ''Crescent'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto'', ''Silver Meteor''<br />{{rint|septa}} SEPTA Regional Rail: {{rcb|SEPTA|Wilmington/Newark|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[DART First State]]<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Maryland]]
|{{convert|564|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]]
|[[Baltimore Penn Station|Baltimore<br/>Penn Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Cardinal'', ''Carolinian'', ''Crescent'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto'', ''Silver Meteor''<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} [[MARC Train|MARC]]: {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|baltimore|raillink}} [[Baltimore Light RailLink|Light RailLink]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[MTA Maryland]], [[Charm City Circulator]]
|-
|{{convert|575|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]]
|{{amtk|BWI Airport}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Crescent'', ''Northeast Regional''<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} MARC: {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|bus|1}} Shuttle to {{rint|air}} [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} MTA Maryland, [[UMBC Transit]]
|-
|{{convert|596|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[New Carrollton, Maryland|New Carrollton]]
|{{amtk|New Carrollton}}
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Northeast Regional''<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} MARC: {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro|Metro]]: {{rint|washington|orange}} [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange Line]],  {{rint|washington|silver}} [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver Line]]<br/>{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], [[TheBus (Prince George's County)|TheBus]], MTA Maryland<br/>{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound
|-
|[[District of Columbia|District of<br/>Columbia]]
|{{convert|605|mi|km|abbr=values}}
|[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]
|[[Washington Union Station|Washington<br/>Union Station]]
|{{rint|us|amtrak}} Amtrak: ''Acela'', ''Cardinal'', ''Carolinian'', ''Crescent'', {{lnl|Amtrak|Floridian}}, ''Northeast Regional'', ''Palmetto'', ''Silver Meteor''<br />{{rint|baltimore|marc}} MARC: {{rcb|MARC|Brunswick|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Camden|inline=square}}, {{rcb|MARC|Penn|inline=square}}<br />{{rint|vre}} [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]: {{rcb|VRE|Manassas|inline=square}}, {{rcb|VRE|Fredericksburg|inline=square}} <br />{{rint|washington|metro}} [[Washington Metro|Metro]]: {{rint|washington|red}} [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]]<br />{{rint|washington|streetcar}} [[DC Streetcar]]: [[H Street/Benning Road Line]]<br />{{rint|bus|1}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], MTA Maryland, [[Loudoun County Transit]], [[Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission|PRTC]]<br />{{rint|bus}} Intercity bus: {{rint|us|greyhound}} Greyhound, {{rint|us|megabus}} [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], {{rint|us|amtrakbus}} [[Amtrak Thruway]], [[BestBus]], [[Peter Pan Bus Lines|Peter Pan]], [[OurBus]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Adirondack (train)|''Adirondack'' (train)]]
* ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]''
* [[Maple Leaf (train)|''Maple Leaf'' (train)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Solomon-Amtrak}}

==External links==
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* {{amtrak web|route=yes}}

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