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)

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)

Vermont Rail System is proud to join residents and businesses throughout the state as we “Light the Way” to help spread cheer and lighten spirits during these challenging times. When Governor ... (more)

Detour-1 is seen on the diamond at Bellows Falls, VT as a crew change will soon happen

Vermont Rail System bellows Falls Switcher awaits the clearance of the New England Central Railroad train 323 at the Bellows Falls Diamond on August 5, before making a backup move across the diamo... (more)

The first Norfolk Southern loaded autorack train detoured via Canadian Pacific from Schenectady, NY to Whitehall, NY (as CP train 961), then was picked up by a VRS crew for the trip to Bellows Fal... (more)

As a result of the partial collapse of the Hoosac Tunnel, Pan Am manifest trains have been running a circuitous route from Hoosick Jct, NY to Bellows Falls over the Vermont Rail System. Here we se... (more)

New England Central has been recovering following the CN strike and to facilitate crew shortages, some extra trains have made cameo appearances. On December 18, NECR GP40-2 437 is taking 39 cars ... (more)

Vermont Rail System kicked off the 2019 Santa Train season on November 24 and pulled out a surprise guest appearance by Alco RS-1 #405, which had been put into winter storage but was reactivated d... (more)

A late-running New England Central Railroad train 324 is seen with the Brattleboro turn crew #611 aboard as it exits the Bellows Falls, Vermont, tunnel with NECR 324/611 is seen with SD40M-2s 3474... (more)

On September 19, Vermont Rail System deadheaded this year’s foliagebtrain consist from North Walpole, NH to Chester, VT, providing an opportunity for some shots that won’t be possible again un... (more)

On September 19, Vermont Rail System deadheaded this year’s foliagebtrain consist from North Walpole, NH to Chester, VT, providing an opportunity for some shots that won’t be possible again un... (more)

The Southbound "Vermonter" exits the Bellows Falls Tunnel under the Village of Bellows Falls in Rockingham, Vermont. The 278-foot long tunnel was originally consturcted by the Vermont Va... (more)

Vermont Rail System's Bellows Falls Switcher, symbol DASW, utilizes Pan Am Railway road power on Saturday's, as the crew prepares the GMRC 264 train and then sets up the Pan Am BFPO train. With t... (more)