Ethan Allen Express
| Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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:
- C&P, Rutland to Whitehall
- CP, Whitehall to Schenectady
- CSX Hudson Subdivision, Schenectady to Poughkeepsie
- MNRR Hudson Line, Poughkeepsie to Spuyten Duyvil
- Amtrak Empire Connection, Spuyten Duyvil to Penn Station
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:
- Fort Edward-Glens Falls
- Saratoga Springs
- Schenectady
- Albany-Rensselaer
- Hudson
- Rhinecliff-Kingston
- Poughkeepsie
- Croton-Harmon
- Yonkers (only trains 291 and 296)
- New York
