Blue Bonus
263 At Chester
A few weeks ago when I was headed up toward Proctor to look for the AAPRCO special the road took me along the old Green Mountain Railroad as I traveled up VT Route 103. I knew it was a about the time 263 usually headed down the mountain on it's trek east from Rutland and figured I'd keep my eyes and ears peeled for them. I had no idea if they had decent power and then when I heard them through the woods I couldn't see so turned around and headed back to a simple classic location.
Alas this is what showed up, a blue leaser on the point with a burned out ditch light to boot. Not much to look at this day...but at least the weather was perfect. So I grabbed this for posterity then headed on my way north and west.
Vermont Railway train 263 is at MP B13.5 on the Green Mountain Railroad's Bellows Falls Subdivision (ex Rutland) mainline crossing aptly named Depot Street and the old 1871 brick depot (built by the Vermont Central during the time period that road was leading the Rutland).
Chester, Vermont
Friday October 1, 2021
Blue Bonus
263 At Chester
A few weeks ago when I was headed up toward Proctor to look for the AAPRCO special the road took me along the old Green Mountain Railroad as I traveled up VT Route 103. I knew it was a about the time 263 usually headed down the mountain on it's trek east from Rutland and figured I'd keep my eyes and ears peeled for them. I had no idea if they had decent power and then when I heard them through the woods I couldn't see so turned around and headed back to a simple classic location.
Alas this is what showed up, a blue leaser on the point with a burned out ditch light to boot. Not much to look at this day...but at least the weather was perfect. So I grabbed this for posterity then headed on my way north and west.
Vermont Railway train 263 is at MP B13.5 on the Green Mountain Railroad's Bellows Falls Subdivision (ex Rutland) mainline crossing aptly named Depot Street and the old 1871 brick depot (built by the Vermont Central during the time period that road was leading the Rutland).
Chester, Vermont
Friday October 1, 2021