AllEarth Rail

03/20/2019

If you support our vision of bringing community passenger rail to Vermont, please take a moment to sign this petition from Vermont Rail Action Network. Your support means a great deal, and will help make this vision a reality.

ASK YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT PASSENGER RAIL IN VERMONT. Vermont Rail Action Network (VRAN) supports the creation of a passenger rail network connecting Vermont’s cities and towns through an integrated public transportation service, including other forms of transportation.

03/17/2019

Happy St Patrick's Day! Even our Budd Cars are wearing green!

02/25/2019

“I think passenger rail is about to have a renaissance,” said Dave Allaire, the mayor of Rutland, after visiting our Budd cars recently. “This project speaks a lot to what the future of rail is in Vermont.”

Learn more about why Mayor Allaire is excited about bringing community rail to Rutland.

02/22/2019

“Commuting from Point A to Point B in Vermont typically involves a car, a bus, a bicycle, a ferry, an airplane, a canoe, a trusty pair of feet, a Segway, a horse, and, perhaps soon – thanks to the vision of AllEarth Rail founder David Blittersdorf – a fleet of rail diesel cars (RDCs).”

Thank you to Vermont League of Cities and Towns for the great article about community rail in your February newsletter!

02/21/2019

Yesterday, AllEarth Rail provided testimony to the Vermont House Transportation Committee about our Budd cars and the plan to bring community rail to Vermont. We are thankful to Representative Curt McCormack and the rest of the committee for the invitation, and we are excited to work with you further.

02/15/2019

10,000 residents of Franklin county travel south on the interstate every day for work, while 4,500 people also come into the county from elsewhere for employment. Rail is an opportunity to bolster the corridor between Franklin and Chittenden counties.

“It’s great to see the future first hand. I think these Budd cars are very appropriate for Vermont. It will be great for St. Albans to transport people so efficiently.” - Tim Smith, mayor of St. Albans, on recent visit to the AllEarth Budd cars

02/14/2019

Happy Valentine’s Day from AllEarth Rail… We choo-choo-choose you!

02/07/2019

This morning, David Blittersdorf and Charlie Moore provided testimony to the Senate Transportation Committee about creating a community rail system that connects Vermont’s cities and towns, businesses, hospitals, resorts and colleges. Thank you to Senator Mazza and the rest of the committee for getting the conversation started about revitalizing passenger rail in Vermont. We look forward to working with you further to make this vision a reality.

01/23/2019

Young people look to the future, so it makes sense that Brett Stankiewicz, a student at Norwich University, loves trains and sees their potential for the future of VT.

Brett, from Milton, has been a big supporter of our community rail efforts. He helped make our recent open house in Montpelier a big success, and took these fantastic photographs. Thanks Brett!

01/23/2019

David Gunn from Vermont League of Cities and Towns news stopped by to see our shop in Barre last week and caught these great photos of the Budd cars in the snow!

01/17/2019

Thank you Green Energy Times for this informative piece on our effort to bring community rail to Vermont!

"One RDC can carry up to 96 people, and gets 2.8
miles per gallon (MPG) of diesel fuel comparable
to many City buses. The maximum 268
passenger-miles per gallon is even more
impressive as buses, like cars cannot avoid
congested roadways. Moreover, passenger
automobiles, average 24.7 MPG, and usually
are 1-person car trips... Most commuters drive
solo, getting less than 25 MPG. The 2.8 MPG
of a rail car means that fuel is being saved
when the train has only nine passengers."