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 #143599  by Fej01235
 
Hey everyone,

My family has a cabin in Southern VT, and on a hike I was lucky enough to pick up an old railroad spike that came from the "Hoot, Toot & Whistle" railroad, which was officially known as the Hossac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad. Now, I wanted to basically make this little display thing for our cabin with the spike it in, accompanied by a little history blurb of the HT&W.

Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of a good source of information on the HT&W, and if possible, the "Hoot, Toot & Whistle" nicknamed part, which is from my understanding NW Mass. and Southern VT. If anyone has any information as to where I could find some history to add to this, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks!
 #143833  by henry6
 
Check your local library...there are several books and magazine articles from over the years.
 #144852  by henry6
 
Also post your request on New England forum at rr.net