VPR News
VPR News
State, Federal Officials Celebrate Rail Line Improvements
|
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Vermont officials took a train trip from White River Junction to Brattleboro on Friday to mark the completion of track repairs. They did it to celebrate one of the first rail projects in the federal government’s $8 billion passenger rail stimulus program to be completed.VPR News
With Climbing Gas Prices, Train Ridership Goes Up
|
With gas prices climbing, more people are taking the train. Nationwide, the number of people riding Amtrak has gone up nearly 4 percent. And that’s good news for Vermont rail lines as well.VPR News
Amtrak Fixes In Mass. To Speed Trips To And From Vt.
|
Vermont transportation officials say planned repairs to a rail corridor in Massachusetts will be a boon to the Green Mountain State, because they will make trips on Amtrak’s Vermonter passenger trains faster.VPR News
Vermont Looks To Restore Train Service To Montreal
|
The Shumlin administration is working with officials in Quebec to restore passenger train service to Montreal. The governor says the ultimate goal is to build high speed rail between the U.S. and Canada.VPR News
$50 Million From Feds Will Improve Amtrak’s Vermonter Service
|
A $50 million federal investment in Vermont should shave 90 minutes off a train trip to New York. But hope for a broader revival of passenger rail on the western side of the state won’t happen for now.VPR News
NE Routes Part Of The Amtrak Record Ridership
|
Amtrak had record-breaking ridership on Thanksgiving week, including strong showings on some New England routes.VPR News
Amtrak’s Adirondack service gets support in NY budget
|
An upstate rail passengers’ group say Amtrak’s Adirondack service from Albany to Montreal will receive funding in the new state budget.VPR News
Officials seek expansion of train service
|
Just as train service between Rutland and Albany, New York was spared from state budget cuts, a plan to expand service to Burlington is gaining support.VPR News