Vermont's first railroad, completed in 1849, served more as a link to Boston than as an intrastate line; it soon went into receivership, as did many other early state lines. From a high of nearly 1,100 mi (1,770 km) of track in 1910, trackage shrank to 669 rail mi (1,076 km) in 2000, none of it Class I line. Ten railroads were operating within the state in 2000. Glass and stone made up 55% of the rail tonnage originating within the state, and lumber and wood products accounted for 29% of the rail tonnage terminated within Vermont that year. In 1996, Amtrak provided passenger service to eight stations.
Of the 14,273 mi (22,970 km) of public streets, roads, and highways in 2000, 12,894 mi (20,750 km) were rural and only 1,379 mi (2,219 km) urban. A total of 514,883 motor vehicles were registered in 2000, when there were 506,085 licensed drivers.
In 2002, Vermont had 12 public use airports. Burlington International Airport is the state's major air terminal.