17-OCT-2008
B&R Job. VRS B&R Sub, B&R Main, Old Depot Rd, Arlington, Vermont
The SB Rutland to North Bennington Job rolls across Old Depot Rd just south of Arlington, VT at 10:38AM with a 34 car train containing loaded limestone slurry and mixed freight. Trailing units are VTR GP18 #801 (ex TPW #600) and VTR GP40-2LW #311 (ex CN #9662 ex HLCX #9662). The leader, EMD GP40-2 VTR #307 is the ex SSW #7255.
17-OCT-2008
B&R Job. VRS B&R Sub, Bennington Branch, Lake Paran Dam, North Bennington, Vermont
The Friday unit limestone slurry train (Omya) from North Bennington, VT to the PAR interchange at Hoosick Jct., NY has just put together its train from cars accumulated at North Bennington all week. The cars are held on what's left of the old Rutland line to Bennington and Chatham, NY. The train is still on the Bennington Branch, crossing the Lake Paran Dam just east of the yard with well over 50 cars at 12:03PM. Trailing units are VTR GP18 #801 (ex TPW #600) and VTR GP40-2LW #311 (ex CN #9662 ex HLCX #9662). The leader, EMD GP40-2 VTR #307 is the ex SSW #7255.
17-OCT-2008
B&R Job. VRS B&R Sub, B&R Main at Tennis Way, Hills Industrial Park, off Rt. 7A, East Dorset, Vermont
Fall in Vermont. The SB Rutland to North Bennington Job rolls along just south of East Dorset, VT at 9:50AM with a 34 car train containing loaded limestone slurry and mixed freight. Trailing units are VTR GP18 #801 (ex TPW #600) and VTR GP40-2LW #311 (ex CN #9662 ex HLCX #9662). The leader, VTR #307 is the ex SSW #7255.
17-OCT-2008
B&R Job, VRS B&R Sub, Hoosick Main, Walloomsac River Bridge, North Hoosick, New York
The Friday only unit limestone slurry train (Omya) from North Bennington, VT to the PAR interchange at Hoosick Jct., NY rolls over the Walloomsac River at North Hoosick, NY at 12:29 PM. Cars are accumulated at North Bennington all week and run to PAR on Friday in unit trains usually running 50-100 cars. Trailing units are VTR GP18 #801 (ex TPW #600) and VTR GP40-2LW #311 (ex CN #9662 ex HLCX #9662). The leader, EMD GP40-2 VTR #307 is the ex SSW #7255.
24-OCT-2008
B&R Job. VRS B&R Sub, B&R Main, Old Depot Rd, Arlington, Vermont
31-OCT-2008
B&R Job. VRS B&R Sub, B&R Main at Tennis Way, Hills Industrial Park, off Rt. 7A, East Dorset, Vermont
The SB Rutland to North Bennington Job rolls by 3230 foot high Mount Aeolus just south of East Dorset, VT at 9:38AM with a 15 car train containing 12 loaded limestone slurry tankcars and 3 mixed freight. Snow remains on the mountain top from the seasons first winter storm earlier in the week. Trailing unit is VTR GP18 #801 (ex TPW #600). The leader, EMD GP40-2LW VTR #310 is the ex CN #9650 ex HLCX #9650.
31-OCT-2008
B&R Job. VRS B&R Sub, B&R Main, Old Depot Rd, Arlington, Vermont
The SB Rutland to North Bennington Job rolls across Old Depot Rd just south of Arlington, VT at 10:28AM with a 15 car train containing 12 loaded limestone slurry tankcars and 3 mixed freight. Snow remains on the ground from the season's first winter storm earlier in the week. Trailing unit is VTR GP18 #801 (ex TPW #600). The leader, VTR #310 is the ex CN #9650 ex HLCX #9650. Snow covered Mount Equinox can be seen behind the trees above the covered hoppers.
14-SEP-2009
Pan Am Southern AD1, VRS B&R Sub, Bennington Branch, Lake Paran Dam, North Bennington, Vermont
Pan Am Southern local AD1 is picking up 9 cars off the Vermont Railway Bennington Branch. Cars were just delivered and spotted by the Vermont Railway B&R Job. The B&M 332 will then double on to 16 more cars in the yard and depart for Hoosick Jct, NY at 4:00PM with 25 cars. This line was the old Rutland "Corkscrew" to Bennington and Chatham, NY. Power is EMD GP40 BM 332.
14-SEP-2009
Pan Am Southern AD1, VRS B&R Sub, South Leg of Wye, North Bennington, Vermont
Pan Am Southern local AD1 has 9 cars off the Vermont Railway Bennington Branch as it pulls past the old Rutland Railway tool sheds. Cars were just delivered and spotted by the Vermont Railway B&R Job. The B&M 332 will double on to 16 more cars in the yard and depart for Hoosick Jct, NY at 4:00PM with 25 cars. Power is EMD GP40 BM 332.
14-SEP-2009
Pan Am Southern AD1, VRS B&R Sub, Hoosick Main, White Creek, New York ( Vermont-New York Border)
Pan Am Southern local AD1 is crossing from Vermont to New York as it makes its way to Hoosick Jct, NY with 25 cars from the Vermont Railway at North Bennington, VT. The stateline marker represented the change in ownership point between the Boston & Maine Railroad and its predecessors and the Rutland Railway and its predecessors.
