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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 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.
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
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.
On September 29, 1951, the Green Mountain Flyer was cut back to Burlington, leaving only the Mount Royal serving Montreal. [7] On April 27, 1952, the northbound New York section of the Green Mountain Flyer was moved four hours later. The northbound Boston section was combined with a local train north of Rutland and operated separately from the ...
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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]
Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad: CN: 1848 1960 Canadian National Railway: Barre Railroad: B&M: 1888 1913 Barre and Chelsea Railroad: Barre Branch Railroad: B&M: 1888 1913 Montpelier and Wells River Railroad: Barre and Chelsea Railroad: B&C, BC B&M: 1913 1957 Montpelier and Barre Railroad: Bennington and Rutland Railroad: RUT: 1865 1870 ...