Description: Stock printed by Rich & Loutrel Lith., N.Y. Nice! Rare! Rutland-Bennington-Chatham route The Western Vermont Railroad was chartered in 1845 to build south from Rutland to North Bennington, then west to a connection with the Troy & Boston Railroad (T&B) at White Creek, New York. The railroad opened in 1853 and was leased to the T&B in 1857, forming a roundabout route from Boston to the Hudson River in conjunction with the Rutland & Burlington, Cheshire, and Fitchburg railroads. The Western Vermont was renamed the Bennington & Rutland (B&R) in 1865. When the Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts was opened in 1875, the T&B gained a much shorter route to Boston and castoff the B&R. The B&R filed suit against the T&B; there was a small railroad war; and the B&R merged with the Lebanon Springs Railroad, a line that meandered north from Chatham, New York, to form the Harlem Extension Railroad " essentially a northward extension of what later became the Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad (NYC). Vermont Central leased the Harlem Extension South, later Lebanon Springs, then Chatham & Lebanon Valley, and the Bennington & Rutland. The Rutland purchased the Bennington & Rutland in 1900 and the Chatham & Lebanon Valley in 1901. Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
Price: 226 USD
Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
End Time: 2024-10-20T19:59:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.25 USD
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