Access by train/transit:
Amtrak Vermonter, originates in Washington DC
Next closest city with an additional train is Rutland VT with the Montrealer,
about 90 miles south
The Scoop:
St Albans is the northern terminus for the NECR: New England Central RR, a Genesee and Wyoming railroad.
The Canadian National comes down from Montreal and interchanges with the
NECR.
Amtrak has a once daily train, which speeds along to Washington DC in
roughly 13 hours.
A grade crossing on the north side of town at Bingham Rd seems to be a
popular favorite. A train derailed there some time ago.
PS...... If you read about the Train Station at 248 N Main St, unless
you are into gyms, don't bother, it's nothing train related.....
The St Albans State Highway exit (19) off of I-89 puts you just south of the
Amtrak station, the wye, and the yard.
NOTICE: that exits on Vermont's interstates are NOT mileage related, one of
the few state's if not the last one to number them in this manner....
BEWARE!!!
Courtesy of the University of Texas Library, click here for their index page.
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