Pan Am detour train 16R-19 is using the Vermont Rail System detour route on February 19, as MEC B40-8s 5946, 5936, 5930, and 5976 lead VTR 310 and 71 cars over the GMRC Bellows Falls Subdivision. ... (more)

Pan Am railway's detour train 11R passes through East Dorset, VT with a six locomotive consist of two Vermont Railway EMD's and four Pan Am GE's. Pan am has been detouring their trains over the Ve... (more)

Newly painted MEC 5967 shines in the afternoon sun as it leads Pan Am railway's detour train 11R at Richville Road in Manchester, VT. Pan am has been detouring their trains over the Vermont Rail S... (more)

On a cloudy cold Sunday, a gaggle of railfans gathers at the crossing of the famed E.C.Crosby former hardware store as a 16R detour train heads north to Rutland. The partial collapse of the Hoosac... (more)

A detour 16R with an awesome combination of VTR EMD & Pan Am GE four axle power, passes the RK Miles Lumber facility as it heads north to Rutland out of Hoosick Junction on a cloudy Sunday morning... (more)

The pair of Alco S4s in charge of the Green Mountain's daily freight between Bellows Falls and Rutland have almost reached the top of the big grade that crests at Summit as they slowly grind uphil... (more)

A Maine Central U18B that has arrived from Portland on Mountain Division train RY-2 rests outside the station at St. Johnsbury, VT. In the morning it will be on its way back to Rigby Yard.

Detoured Pan Am Southern trains are continuing to run over Vermont Rail System due to the recent collapse and structural issues with the Hoosac Tunnel. Here, Train 11R heads south on the VTR B&R ... (more)

Early this month, a series of collapses at the Hoosac Tunnel caused Pan Am Railways to search for a route their trains could take. Vermont Railways was selected to handle their manifest trains ... (more)

The Tuesday, February 18 Pan Am Southern detour train 11R-18 is seen passing the Chester Depot station in with Vermont Railway GP40-2L 310 leading Pan Am B40-8s 5976, 5930, 5936, and 5946, and dis... (more)

In mid-February 2020, the Hoosac Tunnel partially collapsed on Pan Am Railways. Genral freight trains are being re-routed on the Vermont Railway, and intermodal on the CSX Boston Line. This means ... (more)

Pan Am Railways train 11R (E. Deerfield, MA-Mechanicville, NY) is seen taking the scenic route through Vermont due to a partial collapse of the Hoosac Tunnel in Florida, MA. VTR 307 (ex-SSW GP40-2... (more)

Since a recent collapse has closed the Hoosac Tunnel for an indefinite amount of time, Pan Am and Pan Am Southern are detouring their manifest trains over Vermont Rail Systems trackage. On Februar... (more)

On Monday, February 17, Pan Am Southern detour train 11R-17 is seen downgrade from the summit of the Green Mountains at Mt. Holly, Vermont. The 98-car (36Lx62E, 6700-ton) detour run is led by VTR... (more)

Since a recent collapse has closed the Hoosac Tunnel for an indefinite amount of time, Pan Am and Pan Am Southern are detouring their manifest trains over Vermont Rail Systems trackage. On Februar... (more)