Vermont Railways veteran Alco RS-1 GMRC 405 still working as the DASW switcher crosses the bridge between Bellows Falls, VT and Walpole, NH after a days work. The freshly painted VTR 209 came down... (more)
Veteran Alco RS-1 GMRC 405 pulls out of Riverside yard with the newly painted VTR 209, one of several geeps that Vermont Railway is currently repainting to their red corporate color scheme.
Vermont Railway's veteran Alco RS-1 GMRC 405 still working as the DASW switcher crosses the causeway at Bellows Falls, VT, with the freshly painted VTR 209 that came down from Rutland on todays 26... (more)
The Vermont Rail Systems DASW (Bellows Fall Switcher) crew is seen using the 1951 Alco RS-1 built for the Rutland Railroad. As they finish their work day they are bringing VRS 207 over the stone a... (more)
Nearly seventy-one years after rolling out of the factory in Schenectady, Green Mountain (originally Rutland) 405 is still pulling revenue trains on home rails. Although used sparingly, today the ... (more)
The Bellows Falls Switcher is seen crossing the Connecticut River from North Walpole, NH to Bellows Falls, VT. The Alco RS-1 still in revenue service 71 years after rolling out of Schenectady is h... (more)
GMRC stretches her "legs" for the first time in 2021 put to work as the Riverside Switcher. Here she brings a car from the Bellows Falls yard across the causeway to Riverside Reload.
Getting a pass into Riverside yard was like giving cash to a kid in a candy shop... I was able to watch the yard switcher work while the power off of VRS/GMRC 263 came off to grab their cars to h... (more)
Working as the "DA" switcher, former Rutland RS 1 405 feels right at home hauling freight as it returns from North Walpole with interchange from the NECR.
The first loaded ethanol train that ran over the VRS ran in an 80 car train. This required the VRS to use most of their fleet for this single move. In a pinch, when a unit fails or they become pow... (more)
VTR 308 working as DASW, the Bellows Falls switcher, passes the Waypoint Interpretive Center on the Island in Bellows Falls. DASW has just come back from interchange with the NECR in North Walpole... (more)
The Bellows Falls switcher (DASW) with the VTR 308 (GP40-2) & VTR 202 (GP38-2) has just coupled onto 20 cars west of First Avenue, Milage B13.60. After the brake test is completed they will pull e... (more)
