Vermonter Route Atlas
St. Albans, Vermont to
Washington DC
Amtrak
Train Numbers 55 & 57 (southbound) and 54 & 56
(northbound)
Numbers 1-30 on the map represent all the scheduled stops the Vermonter makes. Using the following links you can either choose to tour the entire route between St. Albans and Washington DC or hop on the train at any station along the route and proceed in either direction from there. Click here to start at the beginning or click on one of the stations listed below to start at the station of your choice.
Once on board..... click "next"
(toward
Washington DC)
or
"previous" 
(toward St.
Albans)
to take
the virtual rail journey at your leisure.
Stations on Amtrak's Vermonter Route
Vermont |
Massachusetts |
New Jersey |
| 1 St. Albans (SAB) | 11 Amherst (AMM) | 22 Newark (NWK) |
| 2 Essex Junction (ESX) | 12 Springfield (SPG) | 23 Metropark (MET)* |
| 3 Waterbury (WAB) | |
24 Trenton (TRE) |
| 4 Montpelier (MPR) |
Connecticut |
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| 5 Randolph (RPH) | 13 Windsor Locks (WNL) |
Pennsylvania |
| 6 White River Jct (WRJ) | 14 Hartford (HFD) | 25 Philadelphia (PHL) |
| 7 Windsor (WNM) | 15 Berlin (BER) | |
| 16 Meriden (MDN) |
Delaware |
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New Hampshire |
17 Wallingford (WFD) | 26 Wilmington (WIL) |
| 8 Claremont (CLA) | 18 New Haven (NHV) | |
| 19 Bridgeport (BRP) |
Maryland |
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Vermont |
20 Stamford (STM) | 27 Baltimore (BAL) |
| 9 Bellows Falls (BLF) |
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28 Baltimore Airport (BWI) |
| 10 Brattleboro (BRA) |
New York State |
29 New Carrollton (NCR) |
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21 New York (NYP) | |
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District of Columbia |
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| *MET - stops only on Sa and Su ( Trains 54 & 57) | 30 Washington (WAS) | |
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Click on 
at any time to go
to the "Route Overview
Page" where you may again jump to any station along the route.
Each "station stop" includes a photo of the station, a local street map, local transportation options, and links to many more items of local interest. Between station stop pages there are detailed station to station maps and links to all of the counties that you pass through along the way. Just click on one or more of these links to discover more about the territory that you will travel through on this train.
Amtrak Route Description
The following has been extracted from Amtrak's "Vermonter" Route Guide.
"The Vermonter has its origins in the original Montrealer service offered by the former Boston and Maine (B&M) Railroad, serving Washington, D.C. and Montreal, with intermediate stops. The B&M ceased passenger service in 1965, and Amtrak began to provide nationwide passenger service in 1971. Soon thereafter, Amtrak’s version of the Montrealer began serving the route. Other than a single two-year suspension of service, it lasted until 1995, when it was replaced by the Vermonter.
The Ethan Allen Express was created to serve the 241-mile route between New York City and Rutland, VT in 1996 after the western portion of the State of Vermont pushed for Federal funds to rebuild the former Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad for higher speeds. The train is very popular with vacationers traveling to the ski resort area in Killington.
A special word about Vermont, which means “green mountains” in French: that description covers only part of the local color of this region that captures the spirit of America in its original glory. Its towns and cities exude the elegant charm and simplicity that define New England, with postcard-perfect church steeples, ancient trees and well-groomed homes. Farm and forest landscapes, classic barns, lush green hills, acres of maple trees, miles of curving riverways – the scenic vistas, snow-capped mountains and glistening valleys that greeted America’s first settlers will appear right outside of your picture window. So relax and enjoy!"
The June 2010 published rail travel distance between St. Albans and Washington DC via the Vermonter is 611 miles and the published rail travel time is 13 hours and 45 minutes.
