Ethan Allen Express

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Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express
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Numbers 291-294,296
Route New York, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
Albany, NY
Rutland, VT
Distance 241-mile (388 km)
Dates of operation December 1996 – present
Track owners
(non-Amtrak)
CP

The Ethan Allen Express is a 241-mile (388 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Rutland, Vermont. The 241-mile trip is currently completed in a scheduled 5.5 hours. Its operations are subsidized by the State of Vermont, and the train is popular among vacationers travelling to the ski resort area of Killington.

The Ethan Allen Express is named for American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.

Route details

The Ethan Allen Express operates over Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, CSX Transportation, Metro-North Railroad, and Amtrak trackage:

Station stops

The Ethan Allen Express runs northbound as trains 291 (Saturday to Thursday) and 293 (Friday), and southbound as trains 292 (Monday and Saturday), 290 (Tuesday to Friday) and 296 (Sundays). It makes the following station stops:

Vermont
New York
Amtrak routes
Northeast

Acela Express - Adirondack - Auto Train - Capitol Limited - Cardinal - Carolinian - Crescent - Downeaster - Empire Service - Ethan Allen Express - Keystone Service - Lake Shore Limited - Maple Leaf - Metroliner - Palmetto - Pennsylvanian - Regional - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Vermonter

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