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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad No. 643 is the sole survivor of the class H-1 2-10-4 "Texas type" steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944 for the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, primarily used for hauling heavy mainline freight trains in Pennsylvania and Ohio, until retirement in 1952.
These came with 74 in (1,880 mm) diameter drivers and 310 psi (2.1 MPa) boiler pressure, making these ATSF 2-10-4 s the fastest and most modern of all. Of the original order of ten, five were oil-burning and five coal-burning, but when Santa Fe ordered 25 more for delivery in 1944, all were delivered equipped to burn oil.
The Vermont Central Railroad was chartered October 31, 1843, [1] to build a line across the center of Vermont, running from Burlington on Lake Champlain east to the capital Montpelier, and then southeast and south to Windsor on the Connecticut River. Initial plans had the main line running through Montpelier.
On April 30, 1899, the Central Vermont Railroad Company and the other two predecessor companies were consolidated to form the carrier. Further information in regard to corporate history and the development of fixed physical property is given in Appendix 2.
The Central Vermont Railway transitioned to the New England Central Railroad starting on February 3, 1995, with the transition completed three days later on February 6. [2] The new railroad was marked by improved service compared to the old Central Vermont, as well as more flexible crew arrangements, both of which led to a resurgence of the line.
[2] The Central Vermont Railroad was formed in 1860 by consolidating a number of shorter lines, some of which had been bankrupted, into a single entity providing service from Montreal across Vermont and southern New England to the port cities of Boston, Massachusetts, New London, Connecticut, and later New York City. St.
Baltimore and Ohio No. 2 Lord Baltimore; Baltimore and Ohio 4500; Baltimore and Ohio 5300; Beep (locomotive) Berlin Mills Railway 7; Bessemer and Lake Erie 643; Best Friend of Charleston; Boston and Maine 3713; Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15; Brooks-Scanlon Corporation 1; Buffalo Creek and Gauley 4; Bullard Company 2
The Central Vermont Railway Depot is a historic former train station at Depot Square in the village of Northfield, Vermont. Built in 1852, it is believed to be the oldest surviving railroad station in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]