The Vermont Rail Action Network is affiliated with Trainriders/Northeast, the regional rail advocacy group responsible for initiating the Downeaster service in Maine.
We work closely with a number of Vermont, Regional and National Organizations:
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Conservation Law Foundation
Vermonters for a Clean Environment
New England Central Railroad
Vermont Rail System
Amtrak
New England Rail Coalition
Trainriders/Northeast
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Local Groups:
The following are local groups of advocates in Vermont which we work with:
Champlain Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society
Railroad Works (Essex Junction)
Central Vermont Historical Society
White River Junction Chapter, National Railway Historical Society
Rutland Railway Association
Friends of Rutland Rail
Southwestern Vermont Rail Corridor Steering Committee (Bennington-Manchester)
Central Corridor Coalition (Brattleboro-Amherst-Palmer-New London route)
We have a number of corporate members from Vermont, including:
New England Central Railroad
Vermont Rail System
Omya
Barrett Trucking
Whitman Feeds
Pheonix Feeds & Nutrition
Main Street Landing
Chittendon County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Otis & Brooks, P.C.
Rail Travel Center
Flying Under Radar
Kenlan, Schwiebert, Facy & Goss, P.C.
Engineers Construction Inc
Village of Essex Junction
Lake Champlain Region Chamber of Commerce
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce
South Station Restaurant
LaValley Building Supply
T.J. Boyle Associates (Architect)
Downtown Rutland Partnership
Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Rutland Redevelopment Authority
Wilk Paving
