Tom Hildreth's Green Mountain Railroad Photo Gallery

Northbound at Shaftsbury 17 May 2010

Westbound at Smithville (Ludlow), VT., 28 March 1985

Westbound XR-1 arrives in Rutland early in the afternoon on 17 May 1983

GMRC Flyer at the Bellows Falls station, 29 September 1991

Eastbound 303 with plow extra as seen from Rt. 103 upgrade from Ludlow, VT., 15 March 1982

"Early Bird" westbound at Savage's Farm, Chester as seen from Fox Chair Mountain 8 October 1989

The 405 has train RX-1 in hand at Cavendish, VT., 2 November 1982

RX-1 crossing Rt. 103 at Long Trail in the early 1980s

GMRC 35-car eastbound crossing the Williams River at Gassetts, VT., 28 April 1990

405 and 401 lead RX-1 through Mt. Holly on Friday, 16 April 1982

The westbound train has reached Summit on 16 April 1982

Momentarily quiet at Rutland yard on 17 May 1983

The 305 and 205 are on the north leg of the wye at N. Bennington on 17 May 2010

Train of slurry cars on the Lake Paran causeway, N. Bennington, VT., 17 May 2010

Westbound RX-1 in the early 1980s at the field in Cavendish where Black River Produce would later build their distribution facility

Eastbound XR-2 at Mt. Holly in the early 1980s

RX-1 about to cross North Street in Chester in the early 1980s

Two Alcos teamed up on RX-1 at Cavendish

Westbound RX-1 departs the talc plant at Chester, VT on 16 February 1984

Westbound plow extra 105 at Smithville (Ludlow) VT., 23 January 1987

Eastbound plow extra coming downhill toward Ludlow as seen from Rt. 103 in the early 1980s

Meet at Chester on 10 May 2010

GMRC "Early Bird" excursion eastbound at Chester, VT 30 September 1989

Eastbound excursion job at Savage's crossing, Chester, VT., 13 October 1991

The Green Mountain Flyer has just crossed the Green Mountain Turnpike at Savage's farm in this 30 May 1994 view

GMRC Flyer, Chester, VT 21 July 1985

Vermont Historical Railroad eastbound excursion at Bartonsville covered bridge, 9 July 1985

Passenger extra 405 is westbound at the Bartonsville covered bridge in this view

Vermont Historical Railroad excursion job at Bellows Falls station, 12 October 1987

Passenger job as seen from Talc Mill road in Chester

Green Mountain Flyer eastbound at Cavendish, VT 10 October 1993

Fall shot of passenger train at Chester Depot

Early 1980s shot of RX-1 westbound at the talc mill in Gassetts

As seen from the Chester Station, this appears to be a passenger job run-around move

From inside the station, the windows frame the 405 being flagged at the Rt. 103 crossing

The Green Mountain Flyer is seen just east of Chester from Fox Chair Mountain on 8 October 1989

GMRC "Sugar Train" on the causeway at Rockingham, VT 24 March 1996

The 405 and train are posed for a night scene at Bellows Falls on 16 May 1992. Lighting by Leo Landry

Well-worn ex-CN widecab with train westbound at the Bartonsville covered bridge

Taken from approximately where Chester Remington development is today, this afternoon 1989 shot across the valley shows Savage's farm on the right

XR-2 at Summit on 4 August 1983

Eastbound at Chester Depot

Vermont Historical RR mixed train eastbound approaches the Bartonsville covered bridge, 3 August 1984

GMRC RS-1 #401 has freight RX-1 in tow approaching the Bartonsville covered bridge on 3 April 1985

The famous Arch Bridge is gone and its replacement is yet to be seen in this Bellows Falls view of westbound XR-1 on 10 May 1983

West of Chester this 135mm lens shot catches RX-1 headed for Gassets

Westbound along the Williams River we see a typical consist for the day, 29 April 1983

Westbound RX-1 working upgrade at Ludlow, VT 28 March 1985

405 westbound at Cavendish

405 westbound approaching the Church St. crossing in Chester

The passage of RX-1 west of Chester is witnessed by the bovine community

RX-1 crosses Rt. 103 at the Long Trail in Shrewsbury, VT., on 7 May 1985

Rutland Railroad Historical Society event at Ludlow Station on 17 May 1992

Telephoto shot of RX-1 as it crosses the trestle at Ludlow with ex-BN GP-9 1849 the solo power to Rutland

RX-1 westbound crosses the Brockways Mills Gorge early on this 11 October 1994 afternoon

GMRC GP-9 1850 in nice light at Rutland, VT 6 July 1990

In the gray morning of 28 December 1990 two GP-9s bring RX-1 west through the fresh snow at Chester Depot

Fly-ash train required three GP-9s as seen at Mt. Holly on 26 May 1991

RX-1 departs Bellows Falls on 18 November 1984

1851 and 801 team up to bring Rutland-bound freight through E. Wallingford, VT., 25 February 1996

Double-headed RS-1s bring the westbound across the Rt. 103 crossing at the Long Trail in Shrewsbury

Heading for interchange at N. Walpole, this 11 March 1993 shot of 1850/1851 shows the NS lineage of the trailing unit

GMRC Flyer eastbound at Church St., Chester, 13 October 1991

Rutland Railroad Historical Society event at Ludlow Station on 17 May 1992

Green Mountain Flyer eastbound as seen from the Green Mountain Turnpike at Savages, 30 May 1994

This 16 February 1984 shot of the 400 and 405 at Chester Depot shows distinctly the two shades of green applied to these units

The corn harvesting continues as the "Early Bird" passes eastbound at Savages Farm, 8 Oct 1989 as seen from Fox Chair Mountain.

Three red units eastbound at Chester Depot. Not an easy find today with the many leased units on the line

GP-40 #303 brings a passenger job eastbound at Savage's crossing in Chester

Along Rt. 103 at Mt. Holly, eastbound 308 deals with wintry weather on 25 November 2005

Going-away shot at the Mt. Holly grade crossing, 25 November 2005

The great-looking 310 wide-cab and a leased unit are seen westbound near the Worral's covered bridge in Rockingham

Westbound passenger job at Bartonsville covered bridge

Eastbound with an auto rack at Chester Depot, 20 October 2008

Eastbond 308 at Chester Depot

Westbound at Chester Depot

Westbound at Chester Depot, 27 May 2010

Westbound crossing Rt. 103 at Chester Depot, 5 June 2008

Taken from alongside Lisai's pleasantly landscaped store, this westbound was seen at Chester Depot on 5 June 2008

Meet at Chester Depot on 5 June 2008

Westbound at Gassetts on 6 May 2009

Westbound crossing Rt. 11 in Chester on 6 May 2009

Panned shot of leased GEs heading west toward Chester as seen from the Geen Mountain Turnpike near Savage's farm on 6 May 2009

Westbound through the cut at Crazy Woman's, Cavendish on 9 February 2009

Westbound along Cavendish Gulf Road on 9 February 2009

Leased GP-38 3842 westbound through Chester, 3 November 2008

Eastbound at Savages late in the afternoon of 19 April 2010

Westbound at Chester Depot, 10 May 2010

Coming east off the GMRC, this train is being pulled through the Bellows Falls tunnel prior to being pushed across the Conn River into the yeard tracks at N. Walpole, NH

301 eastbound Photographed from inside the Bartonsville covered bridge, September, 2010

Westbound at Chester Depot, Spring, 2010

Photographed somewhere on 30 May 2010

GMRC Flyer eastbound at Chester (300mm, 5 September 1993

Eastbound at Bellows Falls

RX-1 heads under the US Rt. 5 overpass in Rockingham in this wintry scene

Steamtown's last hurrah: Triple header RS-1s and Pacific westbound through Duttonsville Gulf, Cavendish, 22 October 1983

Westbound at Cavendish Gulf Road on 19 April 2010

Eastbound passenger job at Savages Farm, Chester, Fall 2008

Eastbound along the raceway at Mt. Holly, 19 April 2010

Eastbound runby at Summit, 19 April 2010

Crossing over the Jackson Gore road overpass in Ludlow

Eastbound passing the Bartonsville covered bridge, March 2008

Eastbound along the Geen Mtn Turnpike in Rockingham, March 2008

Westbound through Cavendish 19 April 2010

Nice light on the 204 coming of the canal bridge in Bellows Falls in early 2009