Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
36041.007.0030 |
Accession number |
36041.007 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Black and white photograph showing the water tank and enginehouse at South Londonderry, VT. A flat car is seen at the right. The coach and 2-6-0 #4 can just be seen in the distance. The West River Railway was originally the 3 foot narrow gauge Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad. It was absorbed by the Central Vermont Railroad and was converted to standard gauge on July 30, 1905. The line was sold by the Central Vermont in 1930 to local residents. The line was leased to James Gailey Ashley in 1933 for $1500 in the spring of 1933. The bank foreclosed, and the line was scrapped in 1936. The line was 36 miles long. It had 295 curves, and less than half that many straight sections. The line ran between South Londonderry, VT and Brattleboro, VT. |
Collection |
West River Railroad - Stations and Right of Way |
Search Terms |
railroad West River Railroad South Londonderry, VT water tank enginehouse flatcar coach 2-6-0 #4 |
Print size |
4.125" x 6.625" |
Place |
South Londonderry, VT |
People |
Ashley, James Gailey |