VRS 263 is seen approaching the Vermont route 11 crossing just east of Chester on 2/10/21 behind GMTX 2687, LLPX 2334, and VTR 431

The infamous GMRC 405! With the Governor of Vermont calling on all residents to spread some holiday cheer with the "Light the Way" initiative, the Vermont Rail System answered the call. ... (more)

As the Vermont Railway Christmas train sits in Chester on a fridged night, a winter halo occurs with the waxing moon above. In addition to the winter halo, the planet Mars can be seen just to the ... (more)

A year of uncertainty. While 2020 has generally been a year of downs, one up has certainly brought the Christmas spirit to Vermont. The VRS Christmas train sits on the track that would normally ho... (more)

431 is seen leading the 264 at Chester, where the crew has paused to get a bite to eat. The 431 was being used by DASW prior to the arrival of 263

Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 crosses the famed Cuttingsville Trestle on the return trip to Rutland from Bellows Falls. GMTX 2663, VTR 431, VTR 308

Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 passes through a farm near Chester, VT on the return trip to Rutland from Bellows Falls. GMTX 2663, VTR 431, VTR 308

Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 crosses the Williams River at Chester, VT on the return trip to Rutland from Bellows Falls. GMTX 2663, VTR 431, VTR 308

A rare sight indeed, never thought I'd ever see 405 pull a freight train, but due to a power shortage because of the Pan Am detours, it was called upon to switch out the plant in Smithville on 2/1... (more)

Vermont Rail System combined 264 and detour train BDRD is seen passing through rural Chester, VT, with VTR SD70M-2 431 leading a second quartet of state-leased GMTX GP38-2s. The train is handling... (more)

Vermont Railway GP38-3 207 leads a hodgepodge of Pan Am locomotives through the rural farmland of Chester, VT with detoured train 16R bound for East Deerfield, MA

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)

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)

As if the Pan Am Railways detours on Vermont Rail System were not historic enough, Pan Am assembled a 5-unit motive power set for detour train 11R-15, that consisted of all company painted B40-8s ... (more)

On February 8, a Vermont Rail System Kershaw Ballast Regulator-equipped snowplow (KBR-850) is clearing overnight accumulation along the GMRC Bellows Falls Subdivision at Chester, VT.