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The railroad of Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, located in the south-central part of Vermont. The owned mileage extends northwesterly from Rutland, Vt., to Proctor and Hollister, Vt., with branches to Albertson, Florence, and Florentine.
VTR retained the Clarendon and Pittsford name as a separate legal entity operating the acquired trackage. In the late 1970s several senior officials died, including Wulfson. The railroad grossed more than $2 million in revenues for the first time. Net earnings were about $20,000 a year, which was spent in improving the railroad. [6]
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, Washington County Railroad: North Stratford Railroad: NSRC 1977 1989 N/A Northern Railroad: B&M: 1844 Northern Vermont Railroad: NVR 1996 2003 Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, Washington County Railroad: Pittsford and Rutland Railroad: 1890 1911 Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad: Portland and Ogdensburg ...
The East Clarendon Railroad Station is a historic railroad station at 212 Vermont Route 103 in Clarendon, Vermont. Built in 1916 by the Rutland Railroad and in service for 35 years, it is a well-preserved reminder of the importance of the railroad through the area.
Amherstburg Freedom Museum – Amherstburg. [2] The museum uses historical artifacts, Black heritage exhibits, and video presentations to share the story of how Africans were forced into slavery and the made their way to Canada. [3] Fort Malden – Amherstburg [4] One of the routes to Ontario was to cross Lake Erie from Sandusky, Ohio to Fort ...
The earliest surviving remnant of the village's original small industries is a c. 1810 blacksmith shop, which later housed an organ factory, and is now used by the Poultney Historical Society as a museum. Additional notable surviving structures include: the Union Academy of 1791 (perhaps the oldest surviving schoolhouse in Rutland County), St ...
The Middletown Springs Historic District encompasses most of the village center of Middletown Springs, Vermont.Oriented around the crossroads junction of Vermont Routes 140 and 133, the village has a well-preserved collection of mainly mid-19th century architecture, including a significant number of Italianate buildings.
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]