Those two services are subsidized by state governments- Vermont for both, plus AIUI Connecticut for the Vermonter and New York for the Ethan Allen Express. Thi

Those two services are subsidized by state governments- Vermont for both, plus AIUI Connecticut for the Vermonter and New York for the Ethan Allen Express. This also means that there are very cheap fares on those trains within Vermont, and I've sometimes noticed that it's actually cheaper to buy a ticket from DC to a station in Vermont than to buy one to New Haven.