Robert C Jones
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Pub. Date
2006
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Jones chronicles in text and photos the complete history of this unique rail system. Over 40 years ago the state of Vermont and the Vermont Railway pioneered the concept of public funds being used to purchase a moribund railroad that was then leased to a private operator. Today's Vermont Rail System is a dynamic organization that is comprised of six affiliates - the Vermont Railway, the Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad , the Green Mountain Railroad,...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
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The 'Peavine' served the town of Rochester, Talcville, Emerson, Tupper, Stockbridge, Riverside, Gaysville, Lillieville, and Bethel. This 105 page book contain more than 100 photos of the construction of the rail road and the natural destruction of same; trains; rail yards; station houses; scenic views; and much, much more. It talks about the transportation of the products of the talc mines, granite quarries, marble quarries, lumber operations, sugar...