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The Vermont Railway (reporting mark VTR) is a shortline railroad in Vermont and eastern New York, operating much of the former Rutland Railway. It is the main part of the Vermont Rail System, which also owns the Green Mountain Railroad, the Rutland's branch to Bellows Falls. The trackage is owned by the Vermont Agency of Transportation except ...
The Montreal and Vermont Junction Railway was chartered in 1860 and opened in the 1860s, extending the Vermont and Canada's branch from the international border north to St. Johns, Quebec, on the Grand Trunk Railway's Montreal and Champlain Railroad. From opening, it was operated as an extension of the Vermont and Canada.
Northern Vermont Railroad: Central Maine and Quebec Railway: CMQ 2014 2020 Canadian Pacific Railway: Central Vermont Railroad: CN: 1872 1899 Central Vermont Railway: Central Vermont Railway: CV CN: 1899 1995 New England Central Railroad: Champlain and Connecticut River Railroad: RUT: 1843 1847 Rutland and Burlington Railroad: Chatham and ...
Vermont Railway owns 2 units numbered 431 and 432. Norfolk Southern ordered 130 SD70M-2s, of which 46 remained in service as of July 2023 with 2 units rebuilt with AC traction. [17] [18] [19] Currently, NBM Railways owns 13 SD70M-2, former NS units, numbered 6401–6413 with plans for six more rounding it out to 6419.
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.
In 1915, the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, New York, built No. 220, the last coal-burning, ten-wheeler steam engine used on the Central Vermont Railway. Because it possessed a medium-sized 4-6-0 engine (4 leading wheels, 6 driving wheels, and 0 trailing small wheels), the No. 220 served double duty pulling both freight and ...
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The covered bridges were replaced or reinforced so worn out light diesel locomotives could be replaced by larger locomotives; but track conditions deteriorated under the heavier loads. [3] The State of Vermont purchased the line from Samuel Pinsly in 1973. The line was then operated by Morrison-Knudsen as the Vermont Northern Railroad for a ...