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The State of Vermont created the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Committee in 1997 to begin the conversion of the old route into a recreational trail. In 2002 the federal Surface Transportation Board allowed the decommissioning of the old right of way into a trail, with then representative Bernie Sanders earmarking over $5 million in federal funding ...
The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail spans 93 miles, from Swanton to St. Johnsbury, passing through 18 towns. Volunteers are welcome along the trail May 4.
The organization is also responsible for renovation and management of the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, which is open for recreational use year-round. [ 4 ] Federal tax forms for 2017 show that VAST had revenues of $3.6 million (of which $2.1 million was membership dues) and expenses of $3.7 million.
Green Mountain Transit Agency (GMTA) provides public transportation in central Vermont, specifically in Washington and Lamoille counties and parts of Orange County, [1] expanding in 2009 to include Franklin and Grand Isle counties. [2] Their bus routes connect the Capital District, Stowe, Lamoille Valley and the Mad River Valley. [3]
E-bikes were already road legal, but in 2023 the state banned two of three e-bike classes from multi-use trails. Municipalities are allowed to make their own rules around e-bikes on trails.
The Lamoille Valley Railroad was chartered in 1867 to run from West Danville on the planned M&SJ northwest to Swanton. The three companies were consolidated on August 7, 1875 to form the Vermont Division of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, and the construction that had started was continued, except that the part of the M&SJ west of West ...
The Mountain Division (later the Mountain Subdivision) is a railroad line that was once owned and operated by the Maine Central Railroad (MEC). It stretches from Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean, through the Western Maine Mountains and White Mountains of New Hampshire, ending at St. Johnsbury, Vermont in the Northeast Kingdom.
This line was formed as the Missisquoi Railroad, then became the Missisquoi Valley Railroad, and then the Missisquoi Valley Division, before gaining its final name. Operations continued on the entire 27.48-mile (44.22 km) length until 1984, when a derailment on the bridge spanning the Missisquoi River near Sheldon, Vermont , forced the ...