IIRC, the service was provided to mitigate road or bridge closures, for major construction. My company also received a subsidy to provide bus shuttle service, for the period in that area, as well. It ended when the roads reopened.I was not aware of that and looking further om wiki, we find that the federal government gave Vermont $18 million for track improvements and station work. It used old RDC cars, and the fare was $1 on the honor system. The Vermont commuter service experienced low ridership and was cancelled. I just wonder how All Earth plans to do it differently and succeed with a new venture. Could be to just get some federal and state government money, run it for a short period and then retire. Time will tellChamplain Flyer was a commuter rail service that operated in Burlington in the early 2000s.
Ridership was very low..