Bradford Station - Take Two
Here's a belated Station Saturday offering.
On a rain soaked afternoon Vermont Rail System's Washington County Railroad train NPWJ (Newport to White River Junction) is southbound with two cars and two company red EMD GP38-2s, CLP 204 (blt. Oct. 1973 as SCL 528) and VTR 201 (blt. Dec. 1972 new for the VTR). The train is at about MP L77 on modern day WACR's Connecticut River Division Lyndonville Subdivision approaching the Waits River Road crossing. This is the former Boston and Maine Conn River Line main which dates from 1848 when the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad built north from White River Junction.
I'm not sure when the structure at left was built, but it is one of many surviving wooden depots along this route, in fact two still stand in this town alone! Prior to 1953 this was known as Piermont station (named for the the town in New Hampshire across the river) and Bradford station was 1.2 miles to the north. In July of that year the Bradford station was retired and sold, and this little station was renamed Bradford and would retain passenger service until 1965. Long since sold into private hands it appears to presently be used as office space.
To learn much more history see the lengthy caption with this post: flic.kr/p/2q6eXDS
Bradford, Vermont
Saturday June 22, 2024
Bradford Station - Take Two
Here's a belated Station Saturday offering.
On a rain soaked afternoon Vermont Rail System's Washington County Railroad train NPWJ (Newport to White River Junction) is southbound with two cars and two company red EMD GP38-2s, CLP 204 (blt. Oct. 1973 as SCL 528) and VTR 201 (blt. Dec. 1972 new for the VTR). The train is at about MP L77 on modern day WACR's Connecticut River Division Lyndonville Subdivision approaching the Waits River Road crossing. This is the former Boston and Maine Conn River Line main which dates from 1848 when the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad built north from White River Junction.
I'm not sure when the structure at left was built, but it is one of many surviving wooden depots along this route, in fact two still stand in this town alone! Prior to 1953 this was known as Piermont station (named for the the town in New Hampshire across the river) and Bradford station was 1.2 miles to the north. In July of that year the Bradford station was retired and sold, and this little station was renamed Bradford and would retain passenger service until 1965. Long since sold into private hands it appears to presently be used as office space.
To learn much more history see the lengthy caption with this post: flic.kr/p/2q6eXDS
Bradford, Vermont
Saturday June 22, 2024