New England Railroads: Rutland Railroad

Postcard c.1905, Center Rutland Falls, with the Rutland Railroad passing through.

RUTLAND R. R.,

AUG

8

1898

Rutland, Vt.

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Formed as the Rutland and Burlington in 1843, the railroad would change its name to the Rutland by 1867.  The railroad's primary traffic was dairy product freight, with often entire trains made up of cars hauling milk.  

Over the railroad's lifetime it would be controlled by competing interests including the Central Vermont, the New York Central, and the New York, New Haven & Hartford.

New England Railroads: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.

DEC

15

1898

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The history of the New York, New Haven & Hartford comprised a huge chunk of the history of railroading in New England in the 20th century.  Despite its long history and economic importance in New England, the railroad was a victim of the Penn Central disaster.  When the giant yet ridiculous merged combination of the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad destroyed what remained of those two great railroads, the bankruptcy of the Penn Central also enveloped the New Haven.  

Some of its famous passenger services are still run by Amtrak.

New England Railroads: St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad

Bill of Lading on the St. Johsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad

Hyde Park, Vermont to Boscawen, New Hampshire

1 barrel of ground something

The St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain was part of the Boston & Maine Railroad.

New England Railroads: Maine Central Railroad

M. C. R. R.

MAR  23  1899

System map 1923

New England Railroads: Bricks on the Central Vermont Railway

C. V. RY. CO

JUL

19

1901

AMHERST, MASS.

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Bill of lading for a load of bricks from the Marcy & Gardner Brick Company.  Amherst, Mass. was on the New London section of the C.V. RY.

1879 C.V. RR map showing the CVRR and its connections tying together Montreal, Boston, and New York

New England Railroads: Old Colony Railroad

O.  C.  R.  R.

APR   1  1899

Dividend check for the Old Colony Railroad Company

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The Old Colony Railroad primarily served the state of Massachussets.  In the early 1890s, the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad leased in its entirety the OCRR.

New England Railroads: Boston & Maine Railroad

BOSTON & MAINE R. R.

SEP

15

1900

BOSCAWEN, N. H.

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Boston & Maine RR for a shipment of something(?) to a Rosenberg Brothers.

Boston & Maine sytem map from 1898

New England Railroads: Boston & Providence Railroad

B & P. R. R.

Oct. 2, 1899

Boston & Providence Check from October 2, 1899.

The Boston & Providence was one of the first railroads in the United States of America.  It began construction in late 1832 to connect Boston with Providence, Rhode Island. 

Boston & Providence Railroad Depot, Boston

New England Railroads: Boston & Albany Railroad

B.  &  A.  R.  R.

JAN     8     1901

WESTFIELD, MASS.

The Boston & Albany was a key piece of the Vanderbilt's New York Central System connecting Boston to the New York Central's mainline heading west. The New York Central and Hudson River RR ran from New York to Albany up the Hudson River Valley and then turned west at Albany for the journey to Buffalo, connecting with the LS&MS in Buffalo for the trip to Chicago.  The map below place Albany at the center of the map, with the B&A heading east from Albany and the NYCHRRR running south and west.