Scott Whitney has sent out a notice (I will cc below) that the Vermont Railway System will most likely be scrapping a handful of wood rolling stock.

The VRS wanted to clear a bunch of relics off the property over a year ago to make room for the needs of thier booming business. And when i say booming, I mean it. I would not be shocked to find out that the line from N. Walpole, NH to Rutland, VT is busier now than in the Rutland days.

As many of you know, there is a strong sense of history on the VRS. They operate two ancient Rutland passengers cars and care for a Rutland RS-1.

Thanks to the warning given to railfan groups some other Rutland equipment on-site has been preserved. The railroad went far above what many lines would, letting this linger for over a year.

Thanks, VRS!

Rob Davis

From SJW:

Three pieces of historic equipment have now been lined up in
Bellows Falls, VT for either scrapping or movement to
museum(s). Long hidden former Rutland snowplow X104, ex
Rutland RPO coach 270 and former Central Vermont flanger
4236 (GMRC 111) are all slated to go as early as the end of
the month.

The frame and trucks of the 270 are being taken by Strasburg
Railroad at the end of January. They will use the donated
material as a frame to build a new open air car for their
operation. The body is a mass of rotting wood and will be
scrapped.

Plow 104 is deemed to far gone and too large to be
economically loaded for highway movement and will be
scrapped on site.

Flanger 111 was originally desired by two different museum
groups buy unfortunately, neither has the funding to save it
and the body has decayed rapidly since first offered for
donation.

Anyone wishing to get a photo of any of this equipment can
do so but must first check in with the GMRC office in
Bellows Falls. Those who don't ask first will be rather
rudely ejected from the property.

SJW


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