Over the month of September I'll be hosting a "New England Railroading Series" from my recent (3) trips to New England. We begin in the Burlington Area this week, heading east to the Conn River next week. For more Conn River/New England videos, check out my channel.
https://youtu.be/wNuY2Fl7JDE
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
My YouTube
I am guessing that the Vermont Rail freight has speeded up since the track was presumably upgraded for passenger service. I rode the line up to Burlington during an NRHS charter trip in 2015, and I don't remember going quite so fast.
MidlandMike I am guessing that the Vermont Rail freight has speeded up since the track was presumably upgraded for passenger service. I rode the line up to Burlington during an NRHS charter trip in 2015, and I don't remember going quite so fast.
Let me just say that chasing north of Charlotte (which used to be easily doable) is now completely impossible at any time during the day (when trains run). South of Charlotte is possible only if you push the limit (literally) and it certainly helps when they stop to work various industries.
Here's the trailer for the series!
https://youtu.be/_Gx9Eddlz5s
Very nice, Harrison.
The title says it all: A very exhausting day in New England.
https://youtu.be/PkdzDvTSUps
It sounds like you visited Quechee Gorge. I understand the present highway bridge was repurposed from the Woodstock Railway bridge. It was quite the high bridge for a shortline.
And here's an interesting article from the Bangor paper about increased traffic on CP in Maine and how CSX is going to upgrade its line across the state:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/09/04/news/down-east/more-maine-freight-trains-joam40zk0w/
The one thing I found especially interesting is hours are being reduced at U.S. Customs in Vanceboro for highway vehicles so existing personnel can accommodate the increased rail traffic!
--Mark Meyer
I was hoping you'd show the switch at Center Rutland. This is the point where the line from Burlington and the line from Whitehall converge, about 1.5 miles west of downtown Rutland. I understand that with the expansion of the Ethan Allen Express to Burlington, this switch is now a power switch. Does anyone know anything about this? Who controls it, and are there approach signals to speed movement?
Vermontanan2 I was hoping you'd show the switch at Center Rutland. This is the point where the line from Burlington and the line from Whitehall converge, about 1.5 miles west of downtown Rutland. I understand that with the expansion of the Ethan Allen Express to Burlington, this switch is now a power switch. Does anyone know anything about this? Who controls it, and are there approach signals to speed movement? --Mark Meyer
Sadly I didn't have time to get up there ahead of the train. It is indeed powered using Selden Houghton's new system with lighted indicators. I believe speed from Rutland to Center Rutland is low enough that it doesn't matter how fast they approach.
We return to Vermont in this week's episode, but just passing through on our way to NH-ME. Several passenger and freight trains are featured including New Hampshire Northcoast and Pan Am Railways!
https://youtu.be/IMWTa5vsyQQ
We are back in New England this week- at least my video is, I just returned from an evening of railfanning in Ontario.
https://youtu.be/GymNC0jpkrU
Let's take a ride at the Seashore Trolley Museum!
In this video we're heading to Portland for some exloring. Not completely train-related but a lot of fun regardless!
https://youtu.be/VkAZ-rPQvt8
It's our final look at Maine, and we're extensively covering Pan Am's final days on the busy District 2 corridor.
https://youtu.be/B-eNkF2qiqs
That was a good sized train heading to East Deerfield. If the bulk of the train went all the way to ED, then it sounds like the Pan Am Southern is still hosting big trains.
MidlandMike That was a good sized train heading to East Deerfield. If the bulk of the train went all the way to ED, then it sounds like the Pan Am Southern is still hosting big trains.
Probably only got bigger as it headed to ED, making a lift in Lowell I assume. Big trains, yes, but they only run 2-3 times a week.
We hop back over to the D&H side of the lake this week with some NS and Amtrak action.
https://youtu.be/NlS-GnX6gwI
While geographically not in New England, the New York & Ogdensburg is closely aligned with New England railroading. Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/vWvoKeqMU7c
Out of New England and to the St. Lawrence...
https://youtu.be/m4txZ_FKKAw
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