Wandering Thru The Weeds
I just love an overgrown weedy line that still has life in it so here's another take on this very cool scene.
Vermont Rail System's Washington County Railroad crew curls around the corner coming off the south leg of the wye pulling empties from the NECR interchange yard at Montpelier Junction.
They are approaching the short thru girder bridge over the Dog River that marks the line between the town of Berlin and the city of Montpelier where I'm standing. Immediately behind me they will cross Junction Rd. which is MP 0 on the Washington County Railroad's Montpelier and Barre Division, the west end of the railroad and the property line between VRS and NECR ownership.
The power is VTR 206 (a GP38-3 206 blt. Oct. 1969 as SOU 2718 and originally a high nosed straight GP38) and green GMRC 804 (a GP9r blt. Oct. 1955 as NW 13) and these particular rails are ex CV, first laid in 1849 by CV predecessor Vermont Central.
Berlin, Vermont
Friday August 1, 2025
Wandering Thru The Weeds
I just love an overgrown weedy line that still has life in it so here's another take on this very cool scene.
Vermont Rail System's Washington County Railroad crew curls around the corner coming off the south leg of the wye pulling empties from the NECR interchange yard at Montpelier Junction.
They are approaching the short thru girder bridge over the Dog River that marks the line between the town of Berlin and the city of Montpelier where I'm standing. Immediately behind me they will cross Junction Rd. which is MP 0 on the Washington County Railroad's Montpelier and Barre Division, the west end of the railroad and the property line between VRS and NECR ownership.
The power is VTR 206 (a GP38-3 206 blt. Oct. 1969 as SOU 2718 and originally a high nosed straight GP38) and green GMRC 804 (a GP9r blt. Oct. 1955 as NW 13) and these particular rails are ex CV, first laid in 1849 by CV predecessor Vermont Central.
Berlin, Vermont
Friday August 1, 2025