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The Green Mountain Railroad was formed in early 1964 when F. Nelson Blount, who also operated a museum of steam locomotives, called Steamtown, USA, in North Walpole, New Hampshire. Blount convinced the State of Vermont to acquire 52 miles (84 km) of track between Bellows Falls and Rutland, which he would operate as the Green Mountain Railroad. [3]
The state of Vermont owns around 305 miles (491 km) of the 578 miles (930 km) of track within the state. It leases it to Vermont Rail System, Green Mountain Railroad and Washington County Railroad.
Green Mountain Railroad (formerly Rutland Railway) Alco RS1 #405 in Bellows Falls, Vermont in August 2006. Several examples exist at tourist railways and railway museums, including: Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad's RS-1 purchased in 1951 by the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad as #1002, sold to the Calumet & Hecla Railroad in 1967 as #205.
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 Steamtown Foundation purchased the locomotive from Green Mountain Railroad in 1973 and rebuilt it in 1976. Making its debut as an excursion train in June of that year and sporting a green and black color scheme, 1293 served the state of Vermont as its "Bicentennial Train", logging 13,000 miles (21,000 km). [17]
GMO - Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, Illinois Central, Canadian National Railway; GMRC - Green Mountain Railroad; GMRY - Great Miami and Scioto Railway; GMSR - Kansas City Southern Railway; GN - Great Northern Railway, Burlington Northern Railroad, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway; BNSF Railway
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The locomotive later became Green Mountain Railroad #15 following the formation of that railroad. It remained under the Green Mountain name until 1973 and was later reverted to Rahway Valley #15. Rahway Valley 15 at Steamtown, U.S.A in Bellows Falls, Vermont in August 1970. Note that it has Green Mountain lettering on the tender.