RDHJ roars towards HJ with 5 Gp’s on point

RDHJ roars towards HJ with 5 Gp’s on point

VTR GP38-2 #209 leads VTR Train HJRD (Hoosick Junction, NY to Rutland, VT) across the state line with New York into Shaftsbury, Vermont as trees bloom with flowers.

The AAPRCO special makes brief stop at Rutland yard to exchange paperwork and wye the locomotive

A perfectly-timed sucker hole of sunshine illuminates VTR Train BDRD as it heads south through downtown Middlebury, Vermont with two, recently-repainted GP38-2s for power: VTR 209 and VTR 201.

Two freshly painted VTR GP38s, 209 and 201, lead BDRD through Middlebury

AAPRCO's "American Autumn Explorer III" Charter is headed towards North Bennington as it passes Richville Road in Manchester Center on it's way south

AAPRCO's "American Autumn Explorer III" Charter is headed towards North Bennington as it passes MP8.9 in Shaftsbury, VT on it's way south

The Autumn Explorer III pulls into Manchester for a 3 hour layover.

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)

The American Association of Private Railroad Cars, American Autumn Explorer III, makes it's way to Riverside yard in Rockingham. At Riverside, the cars will be serviced, then the train backed int... (more)

With a freshly repainted and rebranded VTR GP38-2 on the headend., the yearly AAPRCO trip gets underway for Rutland, VT as they cross the diamond in Bellows Falls, VT. AAPRCO American Autumn Explo... (more)

The picturesque East Dorset post office is a favorite among many railfans. The VTR 209 leads past this post office as its en route to N. Bennington with the 2022 AAPRCO American Autumn Explorer.

The 2022 American Autumn Explorer hosted by AAPRCO rolls south through some marshlands as it heads for North Bennington. Unlike years past, this year's fall foliage is scarce in these areas as the... (more)

As the clouds finally move on for the day, the bright sunshine shines down on the AAPRCO American Autumn Explorer as it passes the old Wallingford depot, now fire station.