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Metadata
Title |
Railroad Records |
Object Name |
Documents |
Creator |
Bennington & Rutland Railroad Company |
Other Creators |
Western Vermont Railroad Vermont Central Railroad Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad |
Dates of Creation |
1845-1899 |
Scope & Content |
Mostly printed documents relating to railroad development and operations in Vermont. Includes stockholder records, time tables and other ephemera for the Western Vermont Railroad Company, Vermont Central Railroad and three family passes for 1896-97, 1899, Rutland and Burlington Railroad, Bennington and Rutland Railroad and Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad. |
Administrative/Biographical History |
In 1843 the Champlain and Connecticut River Railroad Company was chartered in Vermont. In 1847 the name was changed to the Rutland and Burlington Railroad Company and the road was constructed from Burlington to Bellows Falls in 1849. The Vermont Central Railroad Company was chartered October 31, 1843, subscriptions opened for stock in 1845, and construction on the line from Burlington to Windsor began in 1849. The Western Vermont Railroad Company was chartered on November 5, 1845. The Bennington and Rutland Railroad Company was formed from the Western Vermont on August 1, 1865. |
Related People |
Park, Trenor William McCullough, Hall Park Edgerton, E. Landon, John |
Search Terms |
Western Vermont Railroad Bennington & Rutland Railroad Company Rutland and Burlington Railroad |
Credit line |
Bequest of Hall Park McCullough |
Catalog Number |
2009.163.91 |
Parent Object ID |
2009.163 |
Containers |
Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad Vermont Central Railroad Western Vermont Railroad Circular and Transfer Agreement Bennington and Rutland Railroad Train Schedule/Letter Central Vermont Railroad Rutland and Burlington Railroad Troy and Boston Railroad Langdon vs. Vermont and Canada R. R. Co. Rutland Railroad Vermont Travel Brochure |
Child Records |
Railroad Records Railroad Records: Rutland and Washington Railroad Bonds Railroad Records: Sturges vs Barker Railroad Records: Bennington and Rutland Railroad Railroad Records: Troy and Boston Railroad conflict |