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Vermont Trolleys

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Monday, September 16, 2019 8:51 AM

Jones1945

That was such a huge headlight for a trolley, love it.

 

That's a kerosene headlight, or it sure looks like one.  Rather odd, considering the trolley's electric powered.  As far as I know most trolleys had incandescant lamp or carbon-arc headlights.  

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Posted by Miningman on Monday, September 16, 2019 8:22 AM

Is this better? 

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Posted by Jones1945 on Monday, September 16, 2019 7:10 AM

Am I the only one that can't load the pic Vince posted?

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Posted by Miningman on Monday, September 16, 2019 1:07 AM

Mike states: 

" would like to find a pic of the Trolley crossing 22 CV tracks"

4 train shed tracks and many more just west of it. This photo is too old to have any trolleys in it.
 
A panoramic view of Central Vermont Railways St. Albans station
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Posted by Jones1945 on Monday, September 16, 2019 12:45 AM

That was such a huge headlight for a trolley, love it.

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Posted by MidlandMike on Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:45 PM

I was always facinated by the Mt. Mansfield Electric's rural nature.  The Stowe carbarn still exists, and a few years ago was bought by the adjacent Green Mountain Inn, and rooms were constructed in the upstairs.  I stayed there about 5 years ago, and now I can say I slept in a carbarn.

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Vermont Trolleys
Posted by Miningman on Sunday, September 15, 2019 8:34 PM

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