Just a Little Late

Vermont Rail System train VRS NPWJ-12 arrives at White River Junction, Vermont - about half a day late. This train stalled the previous afternoon, and continued i... (more)

MORRIS KS Sept 29 1979 -- Santa Fe GP38 3520 and U28CG 7909 roll past the Morris Feed elevator with a mixed freight in tow. Before Amtrak the 7909 was in red and silver war bonnet and hauled passe... (more)

A Long Way from the GM&O

Putting a train together in White River Junction, Vermont, is GP38 3845. This train, NECR 600, arrived in WRJ this morning (9/13/16) with a single car, and n... (more)

Nice Place to Sit and Watch Trains

New England Central train 600, with just a single empty Centerflow hopper, passes an immaculately kept house in Sharon, Vermont, on September 13, 2... (more)

I Said, "Wait a Minute, Chester, You Know I'm a Peaceful Man"

In 1849, the Rutland and Burlington Railroad opened for service, linking Bellows Falls with Burlington, Vermon... (more)

It's All Downhill From Here

Just south of Mount Holly, Vermont, the old Rutland Railroad line to Bellows Falls crests the summit. On September 12, 2016, Vermont Rail System train VR... (more)

Red Amongst the Greenery

Just outside the town of Cuttingsville, Vermont Railway GP38 207 and its train pass through the late summer foliage on its way to Bellows Falls, Vermont. On... (more)

Years Ago, This Would Have All Been Green and Yellow

The power for Vermont Rail System train GMRC 263-12 has just coupled onto its cars, and is backing through the yard in order to a... (more)

Notch Train 162 is en route back to North Conway from Fabyan Station. The train has a 9 car passenger car consist today and is loaded with sightseers enjoying the natural scenery of Crawford Notch... (more)

Idling away the time until it returns to Avon.

A loaded rail train rolls south around MP 15 on the Marquette Sub. The train is 15 miles from Samoa, IA, transversing the line along the Mississippi River. The non-turbo geeps was a nice change of... (more)

In the early days of Conrail, all of the six-axle Alco Centuries were based in Ohio for heavy drag freight service, and the epicenter was Mingo Junction. A long weekend visit yielded less of the b... (more)

DAVIS OK October 1973 -- Santa Fe GP38 3512 leads a train around the curve south of Davis OK. Also in the lashup are a U30CG, a U23B, a GP30 and another GP38. Variety like this made railfanning in... (more)

Remnants of the Central Vermont

After waiting for Amtrak Vermonter #55 to pass, New England Central train #600, a local (Bethel VT to White River Junction VT), has a single em... (more)

Just Before the Fall Colors Arrive

Vermont Rail System train GMRC 263-12 passes under Highway 103 in Chester, Vermont, as it makes its way from Rutland to Bellows Falls on September ... (more)