Vermont Valley Railroad

The Vermont Valley Railroad ( VVR ) is a former railway company in Vermont (United States). It existed as an independent company of 1848 until 1949.

History

1843 founded the Brattleboro and Fitchburg Railroad and was planning to build a railway extension of the Fitchburg Railroad to Brattleboro on the Connecticut River. 1846, the Sullivan Railroad was established, which wanted to build a track in the valley of the Connecticut River from Bellows Falls to the north. This led to the desire to combine these two planned or already under construction routes. For this purpose, founded on November 8, 1848, the Vermont Valley Railroad.

In February 1849, the Sullivan Railroad was opened and one year later the now Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad was called train to Brattleboro in operation. Closing the gap left by the VVR to wait another year to be. Only in the second half of 1851, she opened the 33.5 km long stretch Brattleboro Bellows Falls along the west bank of the Connecticut River. As with the subsequent tracks you chose the standard gauge ( 1435 mm). At the same time put the car in Bellows Falls a track connection to Sullivan Railroad ago, which was leased in 1861 by the VVR.

On June 1, 1865 leased two entrepreneurs turn the VVR for ten years, who were also involved in the Rutland and Burlington Railroad. The now vice founded in Rutland Railroad Company took over this lease and the management on the web on 23 January 1871 but leased them to the Vermont Central Railroad, which was called from 1873 Central Vermont Railroad. A few months later, on 3 July in the year, the Vermont Valley Railroad of was founded in 1871, which acquired the railway on April 5, 1877. The leases were dissolved and the Connecticut River Railroad (CRR ), which had a shared right for subsequent in Brattleboro route, took control over the web. The management was responsible for the Boston and Maine Railroad, which had leased the CRR.

The original name of Vermont Valley Railroad was again valid from 27 October 1902 after the company had renamed itself. The Boston & Maine finally leased on January 1, 1925, the VVR directly. The final merger took place, however, until 1949. Today, the route through the New England Central Railroad and the Pan Am Railways freight transport and by the Amtrak operates passenger.

Sources and further information

  • George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads 2nd Ed. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5
  • Robert C. Jones: Railroads of Vermont, Volume II New England Press Inc., 1993, ISBN 978-1881535027.
  • Robert M. Lindsell: The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Branch Line Press, Pepperell, MA 2000, ISBN 0-942147-06-5.
  • Page of today's operating company (English)
  • Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society (English)
  • Former Railroad Company ( Vermont)
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