I know you're out there somewhere!
These links come to us courtesy of Mike.
The first is a history of Vermont railroading, published by the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society in 1942. There's a history of the Central Vermont by Ed Hungerford (author of "Men of Erie") plus a history of the Rutland by David Sargent, in addition to others.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3866496;view=1up;seq-101
Whew!
Here's Young Mr. Sargent's Class of '39 yearbook page.
https://acdc.amherst.edu/explore/asc:212157/asc:213860
And sadly, Mr. Sargent's obituary.
https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/magazine/in_memory/1939/davidsargent
David was a lieutenant in the Marine Corps during WW2 (OOOO-RAH!) which is why I'm sure Mike brought it to my attention. Lieutenant Sargent, now THAT must have been interesting! Kind of like Major Major in "Catch-22."
I sure wish they'd let Mike in from the cold!
Amherst College is the only college here in the US named for a British general, but then Lord Jeffrey was well-liked here in the colonies due to his outstanding leadership during the French and Indian War.
General, later Field Marshal, Amherst liked the colonists too, declining to serve here as top British commander during the American Revolution.