Ethan Allen Express

Ethan Allen Express

Infobox Amtrak
name=Ethan Allen Express
logo_filename=Ethan Allen Express logo.pnglogo_size=100


image_size =250px
image_caption =Train #291 enters the Croton Harmon station en route to Rutland, VT.
numbers=290-293, 296
route=New York, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
Albany, NY
Rutland, VT
distance=241 mi (388 km)
start=December 1996
end=present
owners=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

tation stops

References

External links

* [http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Vertical_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321921&ssid=134 Amtrak - "Ethan Allen Express"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ethan Allen (disambiguation) — Ethan Allen (1738–1789) was an early American and Vermont revolutionary.;Other people so named: * Ethan Allen (armsmaker) (1806–1871), American gunsmith * Ethan Allen (baseball) (1904–1993), player and coach;Named for the Vermont revolutionary: * …   Wikipedia

  • Ethan Allen — Infobox Military Person name = Ethan Green Allen born = birth date|1738|1|10 died = death date and age|1789|2|12|1738|1|10 placeofbirth = Litchfield, Connecticut placeofdeath = Burlington, Vermont placeofburial= caption = An engraving depicting… …   Wikipedia

  • Ethan Allen — Statue von Ethan Allen im Vermont State House Ethan Allen (* 10. Januar 1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut; † 13. Februar 1789 in Burlington, Vermont) war ein US amerikanischer Freiheitskämpfer. Er kämpfte gegen die Niederlassungen der Provinz New… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ethan — (or Eitan or Eytan in Hebrew) is a male given name meaning strong, firm and safe.Television and film*Ethan Coen, film director and screenwriter, who often works with his brother Joel Coen *Ethan Embry, an American actor in Can t Hardly Wait ; as… …   Wikipedia

  • Maple Leaf (train) — Maple Leaf The Maple Leaf crosses the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, in 1983. Overview Service type International Inter city rail …   Wikipedia

  • Vermont — This article is about the U.S. state of Vermont. For other uses, see Vermont (disambiguation). State of Vermont …   Wikipedia

  • Pennsylvania Station (New York City) — New York Pennsylvania Station Entrance, with Madison Square Garden and Penn Plaza in the background. Station statistics …   Wikipedia

  • Pennsylvania Station (New York) — Pennsylvania Station Entrée, avec Madison Square Garden et Penn Plaza en arrière plan. Localisation Pays États Unis Ville …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Northeast Regional — Two AEM 7s lead a Regional through New Jersey in 2005 …   Wikipedia

  • Amtrak — For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). Amtrak Map of the Amtrak system (2007) Reporting mark …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”