Vermont Central Railroad Records, 1849-1880.

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Vermont Central Railroad Records, 1849-1880.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39762787

Most of the documents in this collection are freight tonnage records and division allowance reports between 1849-1880. The collection contains an agreement between the Northern Railroad and the Sullivan Railroad stipulating management and competition practices for passengers and freight within Mass. and R.I. There is a legal document selling the capital stock of the Sullivan Co. Railroad to the Vt. Valley Railroad Co. of 1871. There are conductors' waybills, lumber earnings, risk account statements, bills and other financial records.

.20 linear ft. (1 box)

Vermont Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7416713

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Vermont Valley Railroad Co. (Vt.)

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Vermont Central Railroad Co. (Northfield, Vt.)

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The Vermont Central Railroad, initially planned to connect Windsor with Burlington, was built between 1845-1849. Charles Paine, the first president of the Vermont Central, used his political clout to ensure a route through his hometown of Northfield, rather than along a shorter and flatter route through Williamstown. His successful insistence on this route produced great dissension among the board of directors, and consternation from those in Barre and (particularly) Montpelier, whi...

Sullivan County Railroad (N.H.)

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Cheshire Railroad Co.

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Northern Railroad Company (N.H.)

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Hartford and New Haven Railroad (Conn.)

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Vermont and Canada Railroad (Montpelier, Vt.)

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