Save the Ethan Allen

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Vermont state legislature and Govenor

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We the undersigned oppose eliminating the Ethan Allen Amtrak train and
oppose replacing it with a bus. We understand the budget pressures created
by the drop in driving and gas tax revenue, but do not think cutting the
train when it is growing 17\% in popularity is the solution. We believe the
Ethan Allen is an important economic asset for western Vermont. We believe
that this cut threatens the mobility of all Vermonters. We believe
strengthening Vermont's rail network offers more financial benefits than
this cut and suggest extending the Ethan Allen to Burlington. Thank you for your service and for finding an alternate solution."

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Joseph Henry
- Town
- Jacksonville
- State
- Florida
- Comments?
- I have traveled on the Ethan Allen and the Vermonter a number of times to visit the beautiful state of Vermont. The only way I have ever traveled to Vermont is by train
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Jamie Terrell
- Town
- Fort Worth
- State
- Texas
- Comments?
- I use this train when I visit Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Dave Renzi
- Town
- Exeter
- State
- RI
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Fred Hogaboom
- Town
- Granby
- State
- Connecticut
- Comments?
- Birthplace, Greensboro, Vermont.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Evan Roe
- Town
- Brookfield
- State
- Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Lisa Buchanan
- Town
- Cambridge
- State
- MA
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Paul Titterton
- Town
- Wilmette
- State
- Illinois
- Comments?
- I visit Vermont fairly regularly and view Vermont's Amtrak service as a very useful travel tool. Not having Amtrak service to Rutland would hamper my ability and desire to visit Vermont.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Michael D. Gitlin
- Town
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- Comments?
- I'm originally from Central New York State, now residing in Seattle, WA.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
James Hamre
- Town
- Puyallup
- State
- WA
- Comments?
- I travel to Vermont once a year to visit a friend and have used both the Ethan Allen and the Vermonter while travelling around Vermont and hope to be able to use them in the future.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Aaron Gonthier
- Town
- Springfield
- State
- VT
- Comments?
- 05156
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Jonathan Meeks
- Town
- Wardsboro
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Franklin K Wald
- Town
- Hamburg
- State
- N.Y.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Paul Everett Vinson
- Town
- San Antonio
- State
- Texas
- Comments?
- Trains are fuel-efficient and very popular in Vermont. Elimination of passenger train service would be regressive, especially for travellers in these economic times.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
William and Cindy Kozel
- Town
- Rexford
- State
- NY
- Comments?
- This train is very useful in many ways
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Paul Doty
- Town
- North Clarendon
- State
- Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Jarrod DellaChiesa
- Town
- San Lorenzo
- State
- CA
- Comments?
- We need more trains!
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
D.A. Mellen
- Town
- Warren
- State
- MA
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Dennis Steele
- Town
- Kirby
- State
- Vermont
- Comments?
- Save them and restore and improve them... peak oil is near.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Fritz Gerhardt
- Town
- Newark
- State
- Vermont
- Comments?
- Yes, please expand passenger rail service to both Bennington and Burlington; don't cut it.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Mary Barron
- Town
- Rutland City
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Peter B. Smith
- Town
- Mount Holly
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Eric Harms
- Town
- Rockledge
- State
- FL
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Richard Frank
- Town
- Rutland
- State
- Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Eugene D. Loucks
- Town
- Manheim
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Comments?
- Cut some road funding instead of Amtrak - people want rail transit. Here in PA. the keystone corridor continues to grow in spite of the recession.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
thomas reiser
- Town
- chicago
- State
- il
- Comments?
- I may visit Vermont and would come by rail
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Kurt Shaffert
- Town
- New Haven
- State
- CT
- Comments?
- The Ethan Allen train has been important for me and the members of my family members in VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Jenny Eddy
- Town
- Saxtons River
- State
- VT
- Comments?
- We must keep the trains running and encourage more train use
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Mike LaPorte
- Town
- Wausau
- State
- wi
- Comments?
- I've been to the burke area several times, the majority of the trip was on amtrak, had the timing worked out I would've taken the EA closer.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Ian Eddy
- Town
- Saxtons River
- State
- VT
- Comments?
- Use of trains is so important. Please encourage more, not less
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Jack Brown
- Town
- Mount Prospect
- State
- IL
- Comments?
- I am a frequent rail traveler with reason to travel to Vermont for family, business and vacation. The loss of this resource would inhibit if not preclude my visitation of Vermont, and it is counter-productive in light of the nation's need for a connected national rail network.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Betsy Rybeck Lynd
- Town
- Meriden
- State
- NH
- Comments?
- Trains are THE BEST form of travel, for people with and without cars. The more trains, the more people think about using the train. don't let this one go away.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Adele Crawford
- Town
- New Haven
- State
- CT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Harriet Tepfer
- Town
- Putney
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Robert Smith
- Town
- Rutland
- State
- Vt.
- Comments?
- I use Amtrac to get to NYC several times a year. There is no other public transportation available from Rutland for this destination. We need it intact!
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Ted Bridges
- Town
- Killington
- State
- Vermont
- Comments?
- I feel that the Ethan Allen Express offers hassle-free, energy efficient, convenient, affordable, customer-driven service. It infuses tourism dollars into our area, helping to create jobs and drive the local economy.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Sally Bridges
- Town
- Killington
- State
- Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Mark Hamilton
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- State
- vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Dennis McDonald
- Town
- London
- State
- England
- Comments?
- I visit Vermont regularly for Business and Pleasure - normally by train. Vermont's fine train service is a great attraction
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
James Rogers
- Town
- Denver
- State
- CO
- Comments?
- I was hoping to take a vacation this fall in Vermont and New England but may change my plans if I cannot take and enjoy the train.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Daniel Arthur--Sgalia
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- State
- Vermont
- Comments?
- В
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Catherine MacDonald
- Town
- Langdon
- State
- NH
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Carl H Fowler
- Town
- Brattleboro
- State
- VT
- Comments?
- Killimg the train for abus is a terrible idea!
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Walter Zullig
- Town
- Ossining
- State
- NY
- Comments?
- Not a VT resident but use the train to travel to and from Vermont for business and pleasure.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Margaret Dunne
- Town
- Rutland
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Bob Metell
- Town
- Belle Glade
- State
- FL
- Comments?
- I take the Ethan Allen to VT on vaction in the summer. If there I can't catch the train I will mostly likely skip visiting VT. I like VT it is a beautiful state. It would be shame not to share that beauty from a train window.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Hance Morton Sitkus
- Town
- Wall
- State
- NJ
- Comments?
- Since 2004, on days I have walked through NY Penn Station to take my commuter train home, I always hear an announcement at around 5:30 p.m. that the Ethan Allen Express to Rutland Vermont has been sold out. This is a service with lots of potential from NYC to central Vermont (an ideal schedule northbound on Fridays and southbound on Sunday) and could benefit further by continued service north to downtown Middlebury, Shelbourne, Vergennes, and Burlington to name a few cities/towns this train could serve. Vermont needs this train to preserve its tourism industry and assist with the transportation needs of the people of Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Charles Wise
- Town
- Killington
- State
- Vermont
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Christopher Parker
- Town
- Westminster
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Paul Vanesse
- Town
- Wilder
- State
- VT
- Comments?
- Increasing rail passenger and freight service will save fuel and extend the life of our highways. One train can move 1200 trucks.
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No
Judy Vanesse
- Town
- Wilder
- State
- VT
- Receive e-mail alerts?
- No

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