That spot at the 16:00 mark is where I stood so many times as a little boy to watch the train go by. Fantastic video! I even got to ride the excursion train to Joe's pond with my grandmother one time. I am so glad rhis video exists!
In the summer of 1980 I enjoyed railfanning and photographing the Vt Ry, CV and the Lamoille Valley. I can never for get the bright yellow ALCOs in the LV,
You're welcome, I think I have several videos of this line, some aren't on yet. I'm working through a large collection of material. Glad you liked it. Craig
I am so happy that there are/were people like Moose that took movies such as this. They are the fingerprint of what was. Rail trails were a good thing at the time. They kept the “row” open for folks to use, just in a different way. So many...gone... lines might be of use today. I think too many people had a vision of the jettisons,
And why would they cover a bridge for a railroad? I'm not even sure why they covered them for roads, except maybe to keep the weather off of them. As for rail... anyone know why? Same reason?
I can't remember exactly what year the line was abandoned, but they didn't rip the rails and ties up until probably 4 or 5 years ago. All the engines and rolling stock had long since been gone, but the tracks and the rail yard remained. There had been local speculation for years about perhaps a buyer willing to invest and revive the line, but after flooding destroyed several bridges and sections of the line between Morrisville and Hardwick, all hope was abandoned as well.
That spot at the 16:00 mark is where I stood so many times as a little boy to watch the train go by. Fantastic video! I even got to ride the excursion train to Joe's pond with my grandmother one time. I am so glad rhis video exists!
In the summer of 1980 I enjoyed railfanning and photographing the Vt Ry, CV and the Lamoille Valley. I can never for get the bright yellow ALCOs in the LV,
Thanks Joe, Glad you like 'Mooses' videos, he did some awesome stuff, Craig
You're welcome, I think I have several videos of this line, some aren't on yet. I'm working through a large collection of material. Glad you liked it. Craig
Glad you liked it! Might be more of it somewhere in the 'Moose' collection, Craig
Nice, love the old ALCOs! Bob...
All of this is gone now, thanks to a flood, changing economics, and Guilford. Thanks, Mellonhead.
Luckily, that covered bridge (Fisher Bridge) still remains, Just east of Wolcott village. I drive by it every day.
Fantastic to see these older bits of film, with a railroad that no longer exists these are priceless!
What happend to the locomotives,cars,and the railroad?
any more of the railroad
the plow is at the csrr
I may have missed when this footage was taken. I see when it was put up. What year did this run? :)
Wow, thats too bad, but thanks for the info, Craig
I am so happy that there are/were people like Moose that took movies such as this. They are the fingerprint of what was. Rail trails were a good thing at the time. They kept the “row” open for folks to use, just in a different way. So many...gone... lines might be of use today. I think too many people had a vision of the jettisons,
good old film,,brings back some memorys,,it was a long trip from danville to st'j ,, all twists and terns, sorry to see it all gone
And why would they cover a bridge for a railroad? I'm not even sure why they covered them for roads, except maybe to keep the weather off of them. As for rail... anyone know why? Same reason?
Doing some digging, all this is trails now as it was abandoned in 1994?
LOVED VERMONT......Bernie NOT so much.....
I can't remember exactly what year the line was abandoned, but they didn't rip the rails and ties up until probably 4 or 5 years ago. All the engines and rolling stock had long since been gone, but the tracks and the rail yard remained. There had been local speculation for years about perhaps a buyer willing to invest and revive the line, but after flooding destroyed several bridges and sections of the line between Morrisville and Hardwick, all hope was abandoned as well.
The covered bridge is the best! I believe that it was the last railroad covered bridge in the country, Craig
Beautiful, though too bad the line got trashed. ;-(