Amtrak F40PH 406 at New Haven Jct, VT during the first of two crew qualification trips to familiarize crews with the new route for the Ethan Allen Express Extension between Rutland and Burlington.... (more)

The day before Haloween was a treat for railfans along the Vermonter's route. Amtrak assigned the "Mightnight Blue" anniversary unit to lead the Vermonter over the weekend.

VTR 307 leads train GMRC 263 up the steep grade out of Rutland and over the Green Mountains to Bellows Falls.

Amtrak Ethan Allen crew Qualification Extra 869 rolls southbound through Middlebury with Amtrak 406 in the lead. Amtrak 406 is an Ex EMD F40PH that has been turned into a "Cabbage" NPCU... (more)

Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 crosses the Williams River at Chester with a solid red lashup of the VTR 431, 307 and 206.

Vermont Railway's GMRC 263 passes the Bartonsville Covered Bridge with a solid red lashup of the VTR 307, 431 and 206

Vermont Railway's GMRC 263 passes the Ludlow station with a solid red lashup of the VTR 307, 431 and 206

The AAPRCO American Autumn Explorer Roars past the historic Bartonsville Covered Bridge.

Amtrak 406 approaches the US Route 3 crossing just outside of Center Rutland and the Rutland Yard limits as they finish their first roundtrip and prepare to head back north. Amtrak has been runnin... (more)

The Amtrak qualification train is north of New Haven Jct with the 406 F40PH and 713 Phase III P32 AC-DM on each end. Amtrak ran two trains today to familiarize crews with the new route for the Eth... (more)

Amtrak F40PH 406 at New Haven Jct, VT. Amtrak ran two crew qualification trips today to familiarize crews with the new route for the Ethan Allen Express Extension between Rutland and Burlington w... (more)

Amtrak New Haven. On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Amtrak Train 868 operated from Rutland, VT to Burlington, VT (returning as train 869) to start qualifying Amtrak crews over this future extens... (more)

The NECR 3015 and 437 reverse down the siding in Bethel for their run-a-around move before departing south for White River Junction. In the background is the expanding Bethel Green Mountain Feed m... (more)

Amtrak 406 and company roll south past the Vermont Mable Museum as they complete the first round trip qualifying run for the day. Amtrak has recently been running qualification trains along the VT... (more)

The Amtrak 406 heritage unit leads the first southbound qualification run for the day as they pass through the Vermont Marble Museum. The past few weekends, Amtrak has been running these extras to... (more)