Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
36041.007.0019 |
Accession number |
36041.007 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Black and white photograph showing a view of the Right of Way and the Railroad Station at Jamaica, VT. The view is looking north towards South Londonderry, VT. The boxcar is old Woodstock Railway #15 that was sold to the West River Railroad when the Woodstock Railway was abandoned. The boxcar had an inside length of 34 feet and an outside length of 34 feet 8 inches. The boxcar stood 11 feet 10 inches tall. It had an inside width of 8 feet 5 inches, and an outside width of 9 feet 1 inch. The photo was taken by the late Laurence Breed Walker. 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 Jamaica, VT Depot boxcar #15 Woodstock Railway |
Print size |
3.375" x 5.25" |
Photographer |
Laurence Breed Walker |
Place |
Jamaica, VT |
People |
Ashley, James Gailey Walker, Laurence Breed |