WACR M&B Power Tied down in Barre
GMCR GP9 804 and VTR GP40-2 307 are at MP 7.5 on Washington County Railroad's M&B Division having just tied down there power on the main after returning light engine from the top of the Hill at Websterville for loadout at Northeast Materials granite quarry. They had begun in the AM by bringing a loaded train of gondolas of armor rock destined for breakwater construction in the midwest down to the NECR interchange. They then took three empties up to the quarry before returning light engine into town to wrap up their work day.
The particular rails this train is on are ex CV, first laid in 1875 when the 1849 branch into the capital city was extended to Barre. In 1957 Sam Pinsly's Montpelier & Barre purchased them and he quickly consolidated the parallel CV and old Montpelier & Wells River (later Barre & Chelsea) routes between this point at Barre. The state purchased these rails in 1980 when the M&B petitioned for abandonment and they've had multiple contract operators over the years until finally setting on Vermont Rail System's Washington County Subsidiary about two decades ago.
Barre, Vermont
Friday April 24, 2020
WACR M&B Power Tied down in Barre
GMCR GP9 804 and VTR GP40-2 307 are at MP 7.5 on Washington County Railroad's M&B Division having just tied down there power on the main after returning light engine from the top of the Hill at Websterville for loadout at Northeast Materials granite quarry. They had begun in the AM by bringing a loaded train of gondolas of armor rock destined for breakwater construction in the midwest down to the NECR interchange. They then took three empties up to the quarry before returning light engine into town to wrap up their work day.
The particular rails this train is on are ex CV, first laid in 1875 when the 1849 branch into the capital city was extended to Barre. In 1957 Sam Pinsly's Montpelier & Barre purchased them and he quickly consolidated the parallel CV and old Montpelier & Wells River (later Barre & Chelsea) routes between this point at Barre. The state purchased these rails in 1980 when the M&B petitioned for abandonment and they've had multiple contract operators over the years until finally setting on Vermont Rail System's Washington County Subsidiary about two decades ago.
Barre, Vermont
Friday April 24, 2020