Talk:Vermonter (train)

Comment
I was pleasantly surprised to find the the Vermonter route had its own Wikipedia entry! However, doesn't the Vermonter go all the way to Washington, D.C.? Is this part of the Stations table somewhere, but I just didn't see it, or is this page in need of updating? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kindeditor (talk • contribs) 19:32, 17 June 2005 (UTC)


 * At the top of the station listing, it says "For stations between New Haven and Washington, see Northeast Corridor." --SPUI (talk) 19:55, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Vermonter does go all the way to DC.


 * Also, the Montrealer was not canceled due to declining ridership, which was one excuse, but a basic business decision to abandon rail service on the line north of Springfield, MA for logistical reasons (the Montrealer tied up three long distance equipment sets - two on the railroad, and one in perperation) and other proposed "cost savings" ideas that were never clearly eastablished. The abandonment decision met with opposition/concern from the state of Vermont.  An eventual agreement, with Vermont subsidies, was worked out for Amtrak to continue operation of the route, with a bus connection through to Moneteral from St. Albans, Vermont.  Status of bus connection to Monteral is presently unknown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.114.164.206 (talk) 04:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't even know how to begin to correct the errors on the Montrealer on your pages. Pre-Amtrak, it was a north bound train from Washington, DC to Montreal, PQ, with the Washingtonian running the south bound leg.  The train was a Canadian National, Centreal Vermont, Boston & Maine, New Haven, and Pennsylvania Railroads, joint operation, over whose tracks they ran.  When Amtrak took over, they dropped the Washingtonian name and called both legs just the Montrealer, for reasons that are obscure.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.114.164.206 (talk) 04:42, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Vermonter
Vermonter: a resident of the state of Vermont. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.14.82 (talk) 23:57, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Physical Features
I know this marks me as a non-train buff but nowhere is there a description of the route. Is it as beautiful as other mountain rail lines or is the rail line mostly stuck behind rusting vehicle dumps in the valleys. I have no idea which is true and would like to know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.110.240.90 (talk) 16:17, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Equipment change
Apparently Colorado Railcar is defunct. Any news on what impact this will have on the proposed equipment change? Mackensen (talk) 04:52, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Requested move 27 June 2016

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The result of the move request was: moved as proposed. SST flyer  11:01, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Vermonter → Vermonter (train) – I don't think this fairly small Amtrak route is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Most people likely identify "Vermonter" as someone or something from Vermont. As such, it ought to be a redirect to the state, similar to what's done with, for example Montrealer (train), Carolinian (train), Cape Codder (train), and Pennsylvanian (train). Cúchullain t/ c 16:09, 27 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Support. Per nominator and in line with similar articles. Mackensen (talk) 22:03, 27 June 2016 (UTC)


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History section
The first five paragraphs are uncited. I'm aware of no requirement that content be especially dubious in order to warrant the template. I see its ugliness as a goad to editors to do something about that sad state of affairs. Those five paragraphs are full of assertions which might well be opinion. Unfortunately I haven't had time to research the 1990s-2000s history of the Vermonter, though it's on my to-do list. Mackensen (talk) 14:10, 5 July 2016 (UTC)


 * They seem truthy to me because I personally experienced it all. To be clear, I did not add that content. But OK. Jehochman Talk 14:28, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Max speed correction
I corrected the max speed, it goes 125 MPH in New Jersey. The Channel of Random (talk) 02:46, 19 December 2016 (UTC)