by NRGeep
Any history of branches off of the CV in New England or has it always been more of a thru line compared to say, the B&M's Conn River line which was once dotted with numerous branches?
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Noel Weaver wrote:Two other branches once existed:This was built as a narrow gauge, in fact- the West River Railroad. Think the CV standard-gauged it at some point in the early 1900's.
Brattleboro to South Londonderry, Vermont, you can read about this in the book "36 Miles of Trouble" probably out of print but might be found especially in a library in Vermont.
Ridgefielder wrote:Correct, it also became an independent in its last years after a lot of damage from floods in 1927 I think. It was never a money maker for the CV.Noel Weaver wrote:Two other branches once existed:This was built as a narrow gauge, in fact- the West River Railroad. Think the CV standard-gauged it at some point in the early 1900's.
Brattleboro to South Londonderry, Vermont, you can read about this in the book "36 Miles of Trouble" probably out of print but might be found especially in a library in Vermont.
The EGE wrote:The only thing looking like a siding I can find is this and that appears to be an old road. 1941 topos show no spurs between Millers Falls and the CT River crossing at Northfield.Well, it can't be more than 100 feet...saw it with my own 4 eyes. Looks like it hasn't been used in decades.
ProRail wrote:Would the spur you are thinking of, it does not have any tracks correct?It's not a spur, just a short siding. I'll try to take a photo of it the next time I'm out that way. Could have been for a farm (milk?) way back when?
It could be where the original B&M crossed and ran up the east bank of the Conn River on the New Hampshire side maybe?
Really can't figure out where you are talking about.
The NECR timetable does not show anything and neither do most reference books like "The Lost Railroads of New England."
Noel Weaver wrote:Per a chapter in "A Treasury of Railroad Folklore," Alvin F. Harlow, ed. (pub. 1953) the line was built by the Brattleboro & Whitehall in 1879. It went to the CV in a foreclosure in 1903 (apparently they held a mortgage on it), was standard-gauged in 1905, and heavily damaged in the 1927 floods. After being repaired it was leased to someone who tried to run it as a shortline but failed, and was scrapped in 1936.Ridgefielder wrote:Correct, it also became an independent in its last years after a lot of damage from floods in 1927 I think. It was never a money maker for the CV.Noel Weaver wrote:Two other branches once existed:This was built as a narrow gauge, in fact- the West River Railroad. Think the CV standard-gauged it at some point in the early 1900's.
Brattleboro to South Londonderry, Vermont, you can read about this in the book "36 Miles of Trouble" probably out of print but might be found especially in a library in Vermont.
Noel Weaver