Is there anybody out there who’s worked for or is a fan of the B&M, CV, CN, CP, D&H ? or the new Gilford line? I’m especially interested in the B&M Fitchburg Div and B&M Greenfield north to White River Jct. From a former employee.
Left the B&M signal department in 1971. I covered from Springfiels to Berlin, NH.
I live in Central Vermont, and a biiig fan of the CV and the Rutland.
Guilford a “new” line? That company is almost 25 years old!
Hi Wally,
I grew up in Northfield, Vermont, where the CV Railway was first created as the Vermont Central. Its founder, Charles Paine, was a native son of Northfield. His father, Elijah Paine, founded Northfield in 1785. Charles Paine and Boston financiers forged the steel rail northwest across Vermont, and since Charles was governor of Vermont in 1841, he built the railroad’s first freight yard at Northfield. It was known as the Vermont Central. In 1865, the railroad, in financial ruin, moved its headquarters to St. Albans, Vermont. But, to this day, the original station (now a bank) and the original engine workshed still stand. You can see near the tracks west to the Dog River where the original freight yard was located.
Northfield was a major hub in its day. You would enjoy seeing Robert C. Jones’ series (if you haven’t already), as well as other books.
I grew up watching all of the CV trains (I remember the original CV and CN passenger trains in the late 1960s). I also remember the original GP9s, RS11s, pushers on the back ends of southbound freights through Northfield, where at Roxbury the pushers were cut loose, and traveled light back to St. Albans.
I also was there at the original station in 1972 when the first Amtrak Montrealer made its maiden run. In addition, I also remember when the American Freedom Train traveled through Northfield, aided by a GP9, on its way to Burlington. What a wonderful sight it was to see the American Freedom Train travel south through Northfield at high speed on its own power.
I witnessed the Nickel Plate Road No. 765 travel through Northfield; the 1968 train derailment in Northfield;
I also remember vividly all the CN-run-through power, the M424s that powered their way through.
I build CV Rail as a hobby. I have 2 GP9s in Black/CN Red/White, original numbers 4927 and 4928; One GP38AC, number 5801 in GT Battle Creek Blue; and one S4 in CV Green and Yellow. I have meti