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Vermont State Map

Class I Railroads

Boston & Maine

Connecticut River RR

Dole Jct NH to Brattleboro VT
7.47 miles
completed by Connecticut River RR 6-23-1913
leased to Boston & Maine RR

Keene NH to South Vernon VT
23.92 miles
completed by Ashuelot RR 12-1-1850
to Connecticut River RR 2-7-1890
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1-1-1893

Fitchburg RR

South Ashburnham, MA to Bellows Falls, VT
53.85 miles
completed by Cheshire RR 1/1849
to Fitchburg RR 10-1-1890
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1900
mapped by Robin Hillyard

VT/MA State Line to VT/NY State Line
completed by Southern Vermont RR 4-1-1859
to Troy & Greenfield RR 4-21-1860
to Commonwealth of Massachusetts 10-13-1862
to Fitchburg RR 2-1-1887
leased to Boston & Maine RR 7-1-1900

Mechanicville NY to NY/VT State Line
completed by Boston Hoosac Tunnel & Western Ry 1-1-1879
to Fitchburg RR 10-1-1892
leased to Boston & Maine RR 7-1-1900

Concord & Montreal

Boston & Lowell

Newport VT to VT Canada Line
completed by Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers RR 5-1-1867
leased to Boston & Lowell RR
leased to Boston & Maine RR
leased to Canadian Pacific RR 1926
purchased by Canadian Pacific RR 1940's

Barton VT to Newport VT
completed by Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers RR 12-5-1863
leased to Boston & Lowell RR
leased to Boston & Maine RR
leased to Canadian Pacific RR 1926
purchased by Canadian Pacific RR 1940's

St Johnsbury VT to Barton VT
completed by Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers RR 12-10-1850
leased to Boston & Lowell RR
leased to Canadian Pacific RR 1926
purchased by Canadian Pacific RR 1940's

Wells River VT to St Johnsbury VT

Bradford VT to Wells River VT

White River Jct VT to Bradford VT

Concord NH to White River Jct
Built by Northern RR 1846-48
Leased to Boston & Lowell RR
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Concord NH to Wells River VT
completed by Boston Concord & Montreal RR 5-10-1853
leased to Boston & Lowell RR 1884
to Concord & Montreal RR 1-1-1890
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1895

Eastern RR

Kittery to US Navy Yard
completed by York Harbor & Beach RR 1902
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Brattleboro VT to Bellows Falls VT
24 miles
completed by Vermont Valley RR 6-23-1851
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923

Bellows Falls VT to Windsor VT
completed by Sullivan RR 2-6-1849
to Sullivan County RR 7-20-1866
leased to Vermont Valley RR
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923

Canadian Pacific Ry

Richford VT to US/Canada Border
Built by Missisquoi & Clyde River RR ca 1870
to Newport and Richford Ry 12-9-1880
leased to Montreal & Atlantic Ry
controlled by Canadian Pacific Ry

North Troy VT to Newport VT
Built by Missisquoi & Clyde River RR ca 1870
to Newport and Richford Ry 12-9-1880
leased to Montreal & Atlantic Ry
controlled by Canadian Pacific Ry

Central Vermont Ry

Bellows Falls VT to Windsor VT
Central Vermont Ry trackage rights on Boston & Maine RR

Brattleboro VT to Bellows Falls VT
24 miles
Central Vermont trackage rights on Boston & Maine RR

St Albans VT to Richford VT
Built by Missisquoi RR 1873
to Missisquoi Valley RR 1-1-1887
to Central Vermont Ry 4-30-1899
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry, later Canadian National Ry
St Albans to Sheldon abandoned 1990
Sheldon to Richford to Lamoille Valley RR
abandoned 1992

Essex Jct to Burlington VT
Built by Burlington & Lamoille RR 1877
to Burlington & Lamoille Valley RR 5-1-1889
to Central Vermont Ry 4-30-1899

Essex Jct to Cambridge Jct
Built by Burlington & Lamoille RR 1877
to Burlington & Lamoille Valley RR 5-1-1889
leased to Central Vermont Ry 1889
abandoned 1938

Barre Jct to Williamstown VT
Built by Montpelier & White River RR 1888
to Central Vermont RR 12-14-1891
to Central Vermont Ry 4-30-1899

Barre Jct to Barre VT
Built by Montpelier & White River RR 1875
to Central Vermont RR 12-14-1891

Montpelier VT to Barre Jct
Built by Montpelier & White River RR 1875
to Central Vermont RR 12-14-1891
to Montpelier & Barre RR
Route 302 to Barre abandoned 1958

Maquam VT to VT/NY State Line
Built by Lamoille Valley Extension RR 1883
abandoned 1887

St Albans VT to Fonda Jct
Built by Vermont & Canada RR 1851

Fonda Jct to NY State Line
Built by Vermont & Canada RR 1851

Fonda Jct to Canada Border
Built by Vermont & Canada RR 1864

Essex Jct to St Albans VT

White River Jct to Northfield VT
Built by Vermont Central RR 1848
to Consolidated RR Co of Vermont 6-30-1884

Northfield VT to Essex Jct
Built by Vermont Central RR 1848
to Consolidated RR Co of Vermont 6-30-1884

Montpelier Jct to Montpelier VT
Built by Vermont Central RR 1848
to Consolidated RR Co of Vermont 6-30-1884

White River Jct to Windsor VT

Brattleboro VT to South Londonderry VT
Built by Brattleboro & Whitehall RR ca1876-80 as 36" gauge
to West River RR 4-21-1905
converted to standard gauge 1905
controlled by Central Vermont Ry
shut down 1927 after flood
reopened as independent short line 1931
closed 1934
abandoned north of West Dummerston
route uncertain near Newfane, assumed to be where road was later built

Miller's Falls MA to Brattleboro VT
Built by Vermont & Massachusetts RR 1847-50
leased to Rutland RR 1870
leased to Vermont Central RR 1871
to New London Northern RR 1880
leased to Central Vermont RR
to New England Central RR 2-3-1995

Bethel VT to granite quarries
Built by Bethel Granite Ry 1905
owned by E B Ellis Granite Co
leased to Central Vermont Ry

Delaware & Hudson

VT/NY State Line to Castleton VT
Built by Rutland & Whitehall RR 1850
to Delaware & Hudson Co control

Castleton VT to Rutland VT
Built by Rutland & Washington RR ca 1849
to Delaware & Hudson Co control

Castleton VT to Salem NY
Built by Rutland & Washington RR ca 1849
to Troy Salem & Rutland RR 6-30-1865
to Rensselaer & Saratoga RR 10-20-1868
to Delaware & Hudson Co control

Grand Trunk Ry

Island Pond VT to Canada Border
Built by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada
controlled by Canadian National RR

Bethel ME to Island Pond VT
Built by Atlantic & St. Lawrence RR 1851-53
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Rouse's Point NY to Canada Border
Built by Champlain and St. Lawrence RR 1851
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Alburgh Jct VT to Canada Border
Built by Vermont & Province Line RR 1905
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Maine Central RR

NH

Crawford Notch NY to Lunenburg
Built by Portland & Ogdensburg RR ???
to Portland & Ogdensburg Ry 6-8-1884
leased to Maine Central RR 8-20-1888
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981
Whitefield to Lunenburg to Lamoille Valley RR 1980s
operated as Twin State RR
Whitefield to Crawford Notch to Conway Scenic RR

Coos Jct to North Stratford NH
Built by Coos Valley RR 1891
leased by Maine Central RR

North Stratford NH to Columbia NH
Built by Upper Coos RR 1888
leased to Maine Central RR 1890
sold to Maine Central RR 1931
to North Stratford RR 1976

Columbia NH to Beecher Falls VT
Built by Upper Coos RR 1888
leased to Maine Central RR 1890
sold to Maine Central RR 1931

VT

St. Johnsbury VT to Lunenburg VT
Construction started by Essex County RR 1871
to Vermont Division of Portland & Ogdensburg RR 8-7-1875
completed 1877
to St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain RR 1-30-1880
Leased to Maine Central RR 1912
lease terminated 8-1-1927
to St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County RR 1948

North Concord VT to Victory VT
Built by St. Johnsbury & lake Champlain RR 1883
controlled by Boston & Maine
leased to Maine Central RR 1-1-1912
abandoned

Rutland RR

NY/VT State Line to Bennington VT
Built by Lebanon Springs RR 1853-69
to ???
to Rutland RR 12-24-1901
to Rutland Ry 1950

Rutland VT to White Creek VT
Built by Western Vermont RR 1852
to Bennington & Rutland RR 8-1-1865
operated by Central Vermont RR
to Harlem Extension RR 11-1-1867
to New York Boston & Montreal RR 1-30-1873
to Bennington & Rutland Ry 8-9-1877
to Rutland RR 9-6-1901
to Rutland Ry 1950
to State of Vermont
to Vermont Ry 1-6-1964

North Bennington Existing
Built by Western Vermont RR 1864
to Bennington & Rutland RR 8-1-1865
operated by Central Vermont RR
to Harlem Extension RR 11-1-1867
to New York Boston & Montreal RR 1-30-1873
to Bennington & Rutland Ry 8-9-1877
to Rutland RR 9-6-1901
to Rutland Ry 1950
to State of Vermont
to Vermont Ry 1-6-1964

Bennington VT to North Bennington
Built by Western Vermont RR 1864
to Bennington & Rutland RR 8-1-1865
operated by Central Vermont RR
to Harlem Extension RR 11-1-1867
to New York Boston & Montreal RR 1-30-1873
to Bennington & Rutland Ry 8-9-1877

Rutland VT to Burlington VT
Built by Rutland & Burlington RR 1849
to State of Vermont
to Vermont Ry 1-6-1964

Burlington VT to US/Canada Border
Built by Rutland-Canadian RR 1900
abandonment approved effective 1-29-1963

Alburg VT to Rouses Point NY
Built by Rutland-Canadian RR 1900
abandoned

Rutland VT to Bellows Falls VT
Built by Rutland & Burlington RR 1849
to Green Mountain RR 1964
to Vermont Ry 1997

Leicester Jct VT to Fort Ticonderoga NY
Built by Addison RR 1873
leased to Rutland RR
bridge over river removed 1923
see http://vuhs.org/arrhs/arrhist.htm

Vermont Shortlines

Barre & Chelsea RR

Barre VT to Granite Quarries
Built by Barre RR 1888
to Barre & Chelsea RR 9-18-1913

Untitled Path

East Barre to Barre
Built by East barre & Chelsea RR ca1892
to Barre & Chelsea RR 9-18-1913

Montpelier & Wells River RR

Wells River VT to Montpelier VT
Built by Montpelier & Wells River RR 1867-73
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1925
to Barre & Chelsea RR 1-1945
abandoned 11-1956

Barre existing
Built by Barre Branch RR 1888-89
to Montpelier & Wells River RR 9-13-1913
to Barre & Chelsea RR 1-1945
to Montpelier & Barre RR 1957
to Washington County RR 1980
ceased operations 1999
reopened 5-2010

Barre Transfer to Barre abandoned
Built by Barre Branch RR 1888-89
to Montpelier & Wells River RR 9-13-1913
to Barre & Chelsea RR 1-1945
to Montpelier & Barre RR 1957
abandoned

Bristol RR

New Haven Jct VT to Bristol VT
Built by Bristol RR 1892

Clarendon & Pittsford RR

Rutland VT to Center Rutland VT
Built by Pittsford & Rutland RR ca1890
to Clarendon & Pittsford RR 11-13-1911

Proctor VT to West Rutland VT
Built by Clarendon & Pittsford RR 1887

Proctor VT to Florence Jct
Built by Clarendon & Pittsford RR 1887

Florence VT to Pittsford Italian Quarry
Built by Rutland-Florence Marble Quarry 1875
to Brandon & West Rutland RR 1901
to Clarendon & Pittsford RR 5-31-1911

Florence Jct to Hollister VT
Built by Clarendon & Pittsford RR 1902

Hardwick & Woodbury RR

Hardwick to Woodbury VT
Built by Hardwick & Woodbury RR 1894

Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington RR

Hoosac Tunnel MA to Readsboro VT
Built by Deerfield River Co. 1883 as 36: gauge
to Deerfield Valley RR 12-1891
to Hoosac Tunnel& Wilmington RR 1891
to standard gauge 1913

Readsboro VT to Wilmington VT
Built by Deerfield Valley RR 1891 as 36" gauge
to Hoosac Tunnel& Wilmington RR 1891
to standard gauge 1913
abandoned 1930's
route in lake approximate

rerouted line
Built 1922
route uncertain

Manchester Dorset & Granville RR

Manchester VT to Dorset Quarry
Built by Manchester Dorset & Granville RR 1903
owned by Norcross-West Marble Co

Springfield Terminal Ry

Charlestown NH to Springfield VT
Built by Springfield Electric Ry 1897
to Springfield Terminal Ry 1923
controlled by Boston & Maine RR
to Guilford

St Johnsbury & Lamoille County RR

St Johnsbury VT to Joes Pond VT
Completed by Montpelier & St. Johnsbury RR 1-1-1872
to St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain RR 7-1-1880
controlled by Boston & Maine RR
to St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County RR 1948
to Vermont Northern RR 1973?
to Lamoille Valley RR 1978

Joes Pond VT to Hardwick VT
Completed by Lamoille Valley RR 1-1-1873
to St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain RR 7-1-1880
controlled by Boston & Maine RR
to St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County RR 1948
to Vermont Northern RR 1973?
to Lamoille Valley RR 1978

Hardwick VT to Morrisville VT
Completed by Lamoille Valley RR 1876
to Vermont Northern RR 1973?
to Lamoille Valley RR 1978

Morrisville VT to Johnson
Completed by Lamoille Valley RR 1876

Johnson VT to Maquam VT
Completed by Lamoille Valley RR 8-1-1877

Victory VT to East Haven VT
Built by St. Johnsbury & lake Champlain RR 1883
controlled by Boston & Maine

White River RR

Bethel VT to MP 6
Built by White River Valley Electric Co 1900
to White River Valley RR 11-27-1900
to White River RR 11-21-1902
route uncertain

MP 6 to Rochester VT
Built by White River RR 1900
route uncertain

Woodstock Ry

Woodstock VT to White River Jct VT
Built by Woodstock RR 1868-75
to Woodstock Ry 6-30-1890