Green Mountain Flyer

The Green Mountain Flyer was an international day train between Montreal, Quebec, Canada and New York City, United States. It was operated in cooperation between the Rutland Railroad, the Canadian National Railway and the New York Central Railroad. The train carried the number 65 running north, and number 64 running south.[1]

Green Mountain Flyer

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	discontinued
Locale	Northeastern United States/Quebec, Canada
First service	1892
Last service	1953
Former operator(s)	Rutland Railroad New York Central Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Canadian National Railway
Route
Start	New York, New York
End	Montreal, Quebec
Distance travelled	391.4 miles (629.9 km)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	65 (northbound), 64 (southbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangements	coach
Catering facilities	dining car
Route map New York City–Grand Central Terminal 125th Street Station Yonkers station Harmon Beacon station Poughkeepsie station Hudson station Albany Troy Union Station New York Vermont North Bennington Manchester Rutland Proctor Brandon Middlebury Vergennes Charlotte Burlington Vermont New York Rouses Point New York Quebec Saint-Johns Saint-Lambert Montreal Central Station

The Mount Royal (#51 north, #52 south) was the night train counterpart to the Green Mountain Flyer.[2][3]

These were the main trains that actually served downtown Burlington, Vermont, at its Union Station. The trains' route, running south, began on Canadian National Railway territory to the international border. Both the Green Mountain Flyer and the Mount Royal had second sections that split at Rutland, Vermont, through on Rutland Railroad trackage to Bellows Falls, Vermont, where they followed Boston & Maine Railroad trackage through Keene, New Hampshire and Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts' North Station.[4]

The main route continued from Rutland, to North Bennington, to Troy, New York, then along the Hudson Line, to Grand Central Terminal in New York City.[5][6] Both the Green Mountain Flyer and the Mount Royal were terminated following labor disputes in 1953. With the discontinuation of these trains, direct train service into Burlington ended.[7][8]

The Vermont Agency of Transportation and Amtrak are working on track restoration to restore train service between Rutland and Burlington as an extension of the Ethan Allen Express.[9][10] Service is expected to begin on this restored route in 2021 or 2022.[11][12]

External links

• Rutland Railroad brochure covers and map of Rutland Railroad route

References

1. New York Central Railroad timetable, 1948, pp. 26, 27, 41 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC48-4TT.pdf
2. American Rails, "Mount Royal," https://www.american-rails.com/mt-ryl.html
3. New York Central Railroad timetable, 1948, pp. 26, 27, 41 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC48-4TT.pdf
4. American Rails, "Green Mountain Flyer" https://www.american-rails.com/grn-mtn-fyr.html
5. American Rails, "Green Mountain Flyer" https://www.american-rails.com/grn-mtn-fyr.html
6. 'Official Guide of the Railways,' 1921, Rutland Railroad section, Table 1
7. "An Eastern Regional Railroad - 1930's - 1940's, Rutland Railroad" http://www.r2parks.net/RUT.html
8. Lindsell, Robert M. (2000). The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press. pp. 35–46, 175. ISBN 0942147065.
9. Hirschfeld, Peter (December 28, 2009). "Rutland to Burlington state rail service tied to stimulus". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
10. Mansfield, Erin (October 27, 2015). "Vermont lands $10 million to finish Rutland to Burlington passenger rail". VT Digger. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
11. Flowers, John (April 30, 2018). "Middlebury begins search for passenger rail platform". Addison County Independent. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
12. Dawson, Cory (December 15, 2017). "Waterfront denizens to Amtrak: stop but don't stay". VTDigger. Retrieved August 26, 2018.