Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service in the United States on May 1, 1971.
Vermont was not initially served by Amtrak, as initial routes were limited to a "basic system" primarily consisting of intercity routes still in operation at that time.
1972 legislation to add international service resulted in the restoration of the Montrealer on September 29, 1972, restoring rail service through Vermont.
The waiting room was reopened for Amtrak passengers, but services like ticketing were not provided; the B&M used the baggage room for storage.
After the REA ceased operations in the 1970s, the Green Mountain Railroad began using the REA office as its freight office; it also maintains the station building.

The Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 1982.
It included three railroad structures as contributing properties: the station building, the REA office, and a circa-1860 Cheshire Railroad freight house (which was later demolished around 2000).
In 1984, the Green Mountain Railroad began operating excursion service from Bellows Falls.

The Montrealer was suspended north of Springfield, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1987, because of deteriorating track conditions on the B&M-owned section of the CV mainline between Brattleboro and Windsor, Vermont, as well as the Connecticut River Line in Massachusetts.
After National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Boston & Maine Corp. upheld Amtrak's right to seize the Vermont section and resell it to the CV, the Montrealer resumed service on July 18, 1989.
On April 2, 1995, the overnight Montrealer was replaced with the daytime Vermonter, with its northbound terminus truncated to St. Albans.
The station has been served by the single daily round trip of the Vermonter since then.

The station was used as a filming location for the 1999 movie The Cider House Rules.
Writer John Irving commented that "Indeed, the Bellows Falls train station and its attendant buildings showed all the usual signs of neglect; it required only some period automobiles, and of course the steam engine and vintage passenger cars, to look like St. Cloud's, Maine, in the 1940s."
In January 2020, the town of Rockingham considered purchasing the poorly-maintained station building from the Green Mountain Railroad for $120,000.
This was soon scaled back to a $12,000 evaluation.
In March 2020, the town applied for an equally-sized federal grant for the evaluation.
Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service in the United States on May 1, 1971. Vermont was not initially served by Amtrak, as initial routes were limited to a "basic system" primarily consisting of intercity routes still in operation at that time. 1972 legislation to add international service resulted in the restoration of the Montrealer on September 29, 1972, restoring rail service through Vermont. The waiting room was reopened for Amtrak passengers, but services like ticketing were not provided; the B&M used the baggage room for storage. After the REA ceased operations in the 1970s, the Green Mountain Railroad began using the REA office as its freight office; it also maintains the station building.
The Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 1982. It included three railroad structures as contributing properties: the station building, the REA office, and a circa-1860 Cheshire Railroad freight house (which was later demolished around 2000). In 1984, the Green Mountain Railroad began operating excursion service from Bellows Falls.
The Montrealer was suspended north of Springfield, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1987, because of deteriorating track conditions on the B&M-owned section of the CV mainline between Brattleboro and Windsor, Vermont, as well as the Connecticut River Line in Massachusetts. After National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Boston & Maine Corp. upheld Amtrak's right to seize the Vermont section and resell it to the CV, the Montrealer resumed service on July 18, 1989. On April 2, 1995, the overnight Montrealer was replaced with the daytime Vermonter, with its northbound terminus truncated to St. Albans. The station has been served by the single daily round trip of the Vermonter since then.
The station was used as a filming location for the 1999 movie The Cider House Rules. Writer John Irving commented that "Indeed, the Bellows Falls train station and its attendant buildings showed all the usual signs of neglect; it required only some period automobiles, and of course the steam engine and vintage passenger cars, to look like St. Cloud's, Maine, in the 1940s." In January 2020, the town of Rockingham considered purchasing the poorly-maintained station building from the Green Mountain Railroad for $120,000. This was soon scaled back to a $12,000 evaluation. In March 2020, the town applied for an equally-sized federal grant for the evaluation.
Bellows Falls station