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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 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. The state funds capital improvements; Vermont Rail System funds maintenance and runs freight over them. [1]
The Vermont Central leased the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad on March 1, 1870, extending its line from Rouses Point west to Ogdensburg, New York. On January 1, 1871, the Vermont Central leased the Rutland Railroad system, giving it routes from Burlington to Bellows Falls, Vermont, and Chatham, New York.
It became Seaboard System #1606 and renumbered #6760. It then became CSX Transportation #6760. It was sold as HATX #419 and GMRC and renumbered #305 in January 2000. Sold to GMTX as #3012 with four other Vermont Rail Systems GP40s in late 2015 as deal for FEC SD70M-2s 431/432.
The Washington County Railroad (reporting mark WACR) is a shortline railroad operating in Vermont and a sliver of New Hampshire, forming part of the Vermont Rail System.The WACR began operating in 1980 over the old Montpelier and Barre Railroad in Washington County, which the state acquired to ensure the continuance of rail service, and ceased operations in early 1999.
Its main office is located in St. Albans, Vermont, along with the main office for the Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSOR), with which NECR shares many management functions. [17] St. Albans is also the location of the main shop and dispatch office. Vermont's largest rail yard is the St. Albans yard, which handles upwards of 40,000 cars each year.
The Vermonter is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between St. Albans, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., via New York City. [3] It replaced the overnight Montrealer, which terminated in Montreal until 1995.
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