Ethan Allen Express
Burlington to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station. Southbound train 290 and northbound train 291, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in southbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.
Duration
7 h 2 m
Southbound end to end, scheduled
Frequency
Daily
A stop is 24 hours or a multiple
Trains
290 southbound, 291 northbound
15 stations
What you see, in order
Southbound order. Times are the published timetable at the midpoint of each stretch, in Eastern time. "Dark" means the scheduled time is after sunset or before sunrise in that month; "dawn" and "dusk" are within 30 minutes of them.
| Stretch | Southbound 290 | Northbound 291 | Stations around it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountains and Vermont farmsFrom Burlington on the shore of Lake Champlain, through Vermont's farms, villages, and Green Mountains to Rutland, with the ski mountains beyond.Watch for Green Mountains, Lake Champlain | Morning, 10:10 a.m.daylight | Night, 8:35 p.m.dusk May to Jul; dark Aug to Apr | Burlington, Ferrisburgh, Middlebury, Rutland |
| Hudson ValleyThe Hudson River Valley, which the route page describes as scenic between Albany and New York.Watch for Hudson River | Afternoon, 2:17 p.m.daylight | Afternoon, 4:16 p.m.daylight Jan to Oct; dusk Nov to Dec | Albany-Rensselaer, Hudson, Rhinecliff, Poughkeepsie |
| Catskill and the Saugerties LighthousePast Hudson and Catskill, the Saugerties Lighthouse, decommissioned in 1954, stands across the river; Rhinecliff holds the largest National Historic Landmark district in the country.Watch for Saugerties Lighthouse | Afternoon, 2:21 p.m.daylight | Afternoon, 4:09 p.m.daylight Jan to Oct; dusk Nov to Dec | Hudson, Rhinecliff |
| Hudson HighlandsBeacon, then Pollepel Island with the ruin of Bannerman's Castle, the stone battlements of West Point on the shore, and Peekskill, with the river beside the track to Croton-Harmon.Watch for Bannerman's Castle, West Point | Afternoon, 3:06 p.m.daylight | Afternoon, 3:22 p.m.daylight | Poughkeepsie, Croton-Harmon |
Computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (feed version 20261015, valid 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-22, fetched 2026-10-15) and sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month at the midpoint of each stretch. Scheduled times only; a late train moves evening stretches into darkness.How this table is computed.
Stations, in southbound order
| Station | Arrives | Departs |
|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 9:25 a.m. | |
| Ferrisburgh | 9:54 a.m. | 9:54 a.m. |
| Middlebury | 10:11 a.m. | 10:11 a.m. |
| Rutland | 10:56 a.m. | 11:06 a.m. |
| Castleton | 11:23 a.m. | 11:24 a.m. |
| Fort Edward | 12:11 p.m. | 12:13 p.m. |
| Saratoga Springs | 12:33 p.m. | 12:35 p.m. |
| Schenectady | 1:09 p.m. | 1:11 p.m. |
| Albany-Rensselaer | 1:34 p.m. | 1:49 p.m. |
| Hudson | 2:09 p.m. | 2:11 p.m. |
| Rhinecliff | 2:31 p.m. | 2:33 p.m. |
| Poughkeepsie | 2:45 p.m. | 2:46 p.m. |
| Croton-Harmon | 3:26 p.m. | 3:27 p.m. |
| Yonkers | 3:47 p.m. | 3:48 p.m. |
| New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | 4:27 p.m. |
All times Eastern time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Burlington.
Connects with
| Route | Shared stations | Side by side |
|---|---|---|
| Acela | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Acela |
| Adirondack | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie and 6 more | Ethan Allen Express or Adirondack |
| Cardinal | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Cardinal |
| Carolinian | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Carolinian |
| Crescent | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Crescent |
| Empire Service | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie and 4 more | Ethan Allen Express or Empire Service |
| Keystone Service | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Keystone Service |
| Lake Shore Limited | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff and 2 more | Ethan Allen Express or Lake Shore Limited |
| Maple Leaf | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie and 4 more | Ethan Allen Express or Maple Leaf |
| Northeast Regional | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Northeast Regional |
| Palmetto | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Palmetto |
| Pennsylvanian | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Pennsylvanian |
| Silver Meteor | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Silver Meteor |
| Vermonter | New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Ethan Allen Express or Vermonter |
Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.