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I'm not surprised that there were several methods of securing a ROW historically, I'm only familiar with certain areas of New Hampshire and Maine. Unfortunately, none of this discussion definitively answers the original question of why these specific rails are still there, although I lean towards th...

When the original right-of-way was established, common legal practice was that the ROW would exist as long as it was used for railroad purposes. The existence of the rails probably meets the statutory requirement, otherwise ownership of the ROW would revert to the original landowner or the successor.

Probably just a typo, but the engine is from Winton, not Wilton. Remember, no nit is too small to be picked.

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The newest car or truck in the picture is not later than 1935. They all have fabric roofs; the industry went to steel tops 1936-1937.

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1916 Official Guide lists nine train round trips daily between Burlington and Essex Junction, in the Grand Trunk Railway schedule. Connections are noted at Burlington with the Rutland and with Lake Champlain steamers. In the Rutland schedule, a numerical reference next to the Burlington listing note...

>> few if any hold water.

No pun intended?

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>>Does a Senate committee have the authority to reinstate the $4m phase without House support?

No. Not only would it require House approval, it also would require the approval of the Executive Council.

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IIRC, that "siding" in Whitefield isn't a siding - it's the main line all the way to the Conn River line. I walked it with wife and dog a couple of years ago to find an architecturally interesting old stone overpass. Haven't been through there since '14, but rails were in place at that tim...

Since that part of the Merrimack was navigable, I always assumed that it provided a route to reach a loading point on the river for barges to deliver some of the huge equipment that the WE plant used. Just a guess.

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Search for St. Lawrence & Atlantic, you'll probably find some general discussions.

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Sorry, no mention in the January 1910 Official Guide.

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Heymanyousuck River? Obviously a Native American variation on Ammonoosuc.

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Gentlemen, >>potential for commuter rail<< >>potential to stimulate growth<< To quote Charlie Brown of Peanuts fame: "There is no heavier burden than a great potential." :-D Personally, I would love to see commuter rail extended to Plaistow; it would be only about three miles from my house...

artman and f-line, Some serious misinformation needs to be corrected. Firstly, the governor of New Hampshire has a two-year term, not four. Therefore, it is unlikely that Governor Hassan is so fed up that she is thinking of quitting mid-term; it just ain't so. Secondly, the Executive Council (no oth...