Agency of Transportation to host celebratory event for new Amtrak Ethan Allen service Friday
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) will host a celebration on July 29 to mark the start of the expanded Amtrak Ethan Allen Express passenger rail service in Burlington, Ferrisburgh-Vergennes, and Middlebury. The inaugural service will be celebrated with refreshments and live music beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Union Station, followed by a series of remarks by state and federal officials. The event will culminate in a ribbon-cutting event and the boarding of the Ethan Allen Express at 9:50 a.m. The train will depart at 10:10 a.m., marking the beginning of normal service from Burlington to New York City and carrying invited guests and the first ticketed passengers.