VERMONT RAILWAY 25th anniversary 1964 - 1989 On September 25, 1961 the employees of the Rutland Railroad went on strike. On December 4, 1961 the Rutland applied to the ICC for the total and complete abandonment. In mid-August 1963 the state of Vermont purchased the Burlington to Bennington segment. This was to become the Vermont Railway, Inc.. On January 6, 1964, the Vermont Railway, Inc. (VTR) under the guidance of Jay L. Wulfson began operation. This was a very risky endeavor as there had never been a railroad or portion of one that had been shut down for over 2 years that had ever been able to again become viable. The State of Vermont also became the first state in the nation to purchase a railroad and lease it to a private operator. Governor Hoff and the legislators had realized that the economy of the western side of Vermont required rail service and they committed the state to a $1,850,000.00 bond plus $558,954.00 in interest. The total of these amounts is $2,408,954.00. From 1964 through 9 months of 1988 we have paid $4,316,870.00 rent to the State. We have invested $13,170,036.00 in rebuilding the State's property. We have provided direct employment for 25 years for our employees. At the present time we employ 65 people. In 1988 we originated or terminated on our line 7968 cars containing 693,702 tons of freight, this equals over 31,500 - 22 ton truck loads. In excess of 90% of our traffic originates or terminates between Burlington and Rutland. Since we began operations we were successful in locating Georgia Pacific in Shelburne, Farrell Distributing in South Burlington, Cargill Salt in Burlington, Rutland and South Shaftsbury, S.T. Griswold Cement Company in Burlington, Mobil Oil (TANK TRAIN) in burlington, MacIntyre Fuels in Middlebury, Agway Feed and Fertilizer in Middlebury, H.K. Webster (Blue Seal Feeds) in Brandon, Himolene in Rutland, Wallace Computer in Manchester, Monument Industries in Bennington. In 1972, the principals of Vermont Railway purchased from the Vermont Marble Company the Clarendon & Pittsford Railroad Co. (CLP). This Company is an affiliate corporation of the VTR. OMYA has constructed an ultra modern facility at Florence, VT on this line. In 1981 the VTR leased from the Boston & Maine the White Creek, NY to Hoosick, NY segment In 1983 the CLP purchased from the Delaware and Hudson, the Rutland, VT to Whitehall, NY segment. The general offices are located at Burlington, VT, all car accounting, interline freight accounting, treasurer's duties, etc. are performed here. The Operations office is located in Rutland. All dispatching of trains and maintenance of way is controlled from here. Both Burlington and Rutland have engine houses. Minor repairs and some inspections are performed in Rutland. Major repairs and most inspections are performed in Burlington. Major rail car repairs are performed in Burlington. Heavy repairs to Maintenance of way equipment are also done in Burlington. TRANSPORTATION: VTR/CLP normally operate 4 trains (crews) per day, 5 days per week, with extras as needed. One train (crew) does the switching in the Burlington yard. One train (crew) operates from Burlington to Rutland and returns. One train (crew) does the switching in Rutland and for OMYA in Florence. One train (crew) operates from Rutland to Whitehall and returns. Service to Hoosick is on an as needed basis. MAINTENANCE OF WAY: Performs all track inspections. Repairs and rebuilds the track for safe operation of the trains. See list of Maintenance of Way equipment. ENGINE HOUSE: Repairs and maintains our engines and maintenance of way equipment and vehicles. Performs required inspections. CAR SHOP: Repairs of railcars and trailers. CAR ACCOUNTING: Keeps track of all cars and trailers on and off line to insure proper payment and revenues due VTR. INTERLINE FREIGHT ACCOUNTING: Divides the revenue among the lines that handled the freight. TRAFFIC: Secures the business (freight) for the trains to move. Establishes the rates (cost) and divisions (our share of the rate). MAINTAINANCE OF WAY EQUIPMENT BALLAST REGULATOR - Moves stone in the track so that the tampers will be able to compact it. TAMPERS (3 units) - Compacts the stone (ballast) under the ties. TIE HANDLERS - Handles ties. (2 units) TIE INSERTER - Installs and removes ties in the track. BRUSH CUTTER - Cuts the brush along the right of way. PETTIBONE CRANE - Small crane for various functions. AIR COMPRESSOR - Powers air operated tools. ADZER - Cuts ties in tie plate area to provide level area for rail. CRIBBER - Removes ballast (stone) from the ties so the adzer may operate. SPIKE PULLER - Removes the spikes from the ties for tie renewal. SPIKER - Replaces the spikes in the ties. BALLAST CARS - Handles the stone from the quarry and spreads it in (9 units) the track area. MOTOR CARS - Used for track inspections and to transport men & (5 units) material to the job site. HI-RAIL TRUCKS - Same as above except they are able to also operate (3 units) on the highway. ROSTER OF VERMONT & CLARENDON & PITTSFORD DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES Road| H.P.|Builder|Model |Wheel |Tractive| Weight |Date|Serial |Notes No.#| | | |Arrang|Effort | lbs. |made|No.# | 1| 380 |GE |44 ton| B-B |22,000 | 88,000 |1946|28467 |1 5| 600 |EMD | SW1 | B-B |49,050 |196,200 |1940|1054 |2 6|1000 |GE-ALCO| S1 | B-B |57,500 |230,000 |1953|80631 |3 10| 380 Whitcomb|44DE18A -- | ----- | ------ |1945|60631 |23,(C&P) 10| 380 |GE |44 ton| B-B |22,000 | 88,000 |1948|29967 |4 ,(VTR) 11| 380 Whitcomb|44DE18A -- | ----- | ------ |1945|60632 |23,(C&P) 250|1000 |GE-ALCO| RS1 | B-B |60,600 |242,400 |1947|75557 |5 401|1000 |GE-ALCO| RS1 | B-B |60,600 |242,400 |1951|79350 |6 402|1000 |GE-ALCO| RS1 | B-B |60,600 |242,400 |1951|79572 |7 403|1000 |GE-ALCO| RS1 | B-B |60,600 |242,400 |1951|79573 |7 404|1000 |GE-ALCO| RS1 | B-B |60,600 |242,400 |1946|75215 |8 500|---- |GE |70 ton| --- | ------ | ------ |1951|31175 |24,(C&P) 501|1500 |EMD |SW1500| B-B |64,330 |257,330 |1966|31990 |9 601|1600 |GE-ALCO| RS3 | B-B |56,500 |240,000 |1951|78926 |10 602|1600 |GE-ALCO| RS3 | B-B |56,500 |240,000 |1950|78071 |11 603|1600 |GE-ALCO| RS3 | B-B |56,500 |240,000 |1952|80181 |12,22 604|1600 |GE-ALCO| RS3 | B-B |56,500 |240,000 |1952|80188 |13 605|1600 |GE-ALCO| RS3 | B-B |56,500 |240,000 |1950|78369 |14 606|1600 |GE-ALCO| RS3 | B-B |56,500 |240,000 |1950|78071 |15,22 751|1750 |EMD | GP9 | B-B |56,500 |244,300 |1954|5340-2 |16 201|2000 |EMD |GP38-2| B-B |65,000 |260,000 |1972|72665-1|17 202|2000 |EMD |GP38-2| B-B |65,000 |260,000 |1974|75603-1|18 752|1750 |EMD | GP9 | B-B |56,500 |244,300 |1957|5425-11|19 502|1500 |EMD |SW1500| B-B |64,330 |257,330 |1968|4527-2 |20 801|1800 |EMD | GP18 | B-B |69,500 |244,300 |1961|7601-1 |21 NOTES: 1 - Orig. Middletown & N.J. #1; leased and returned to Middletown 1964. 2 - Ex Lackawanna #433; EL #355; purchased 1965 and sold to be used in Canada, October 1966. 3 - Ex C&O #5107; sold to Gulf Oil Chemicals Company, Pittsburg, Kansas, January 1980. 4 - Ex PRR #9334; purchased 1964, sold May 1965 to Livonia Avon & Lakeville. 5 - Ex NYS&W #250; purchased November 1956; sold September 1966 to EMD as trade in on #501. 6 - Ex Rutland RR same number purchased January 1964; sold January 1967 to Consumers Power Company. 7 - Ex Rutland RR same numbers purchased January 1964; sold June 1972 to Sabine River and Northern RR Company. 8 - Ex DSS&A #102, Ex SOO #102; purchased April 1968; sold June 1972 to Sabine River and Northern RR Company. 9 - Purchased new 1966; equipped with high speed flexi-coil trucks and used in road service. (lettered and in use for VTR) 10 - Ex L&HR #12; purchased January 1970; retired for parts in 1978. Sold to the Battenkill RR for parts, December 1983. 11 - Orig. L&HR #3; purchased November 1970; retired for parts 1978. 12 - Orig. D&H #4091; purchased April 1972. 13 - Orig. D&H #4098; purchased April 1972; sold back to the D&H December 1975. 14 - Ex L&HR #10; ex ST.J&LC #205; ex M&B #10; sold to the Battenkill RR for service on their line, December 1983. 15 - Originally VTR #602 with parts from #601 and outside. 16 - Orig. Cleveland Union Terminal Co. #7301; purchased from them December 1980.(lettered and in use for the VTR) 17 - Bought new from EMD 1972. (lettered and in use for the VTR) 18 - Bought new from EMD 1974. (lettered and in use for the VTR) 19 - Orig. BN #1879; purchased December 1983.(lettered and in use for the C&P) 20 - Orig. TPW unit #304; purchased December 1983. (lettered and in use for the C&P) 21 - Orig. TPW unit #600; purchased December 1983.(lettered and in use for the VTR) 22 - Sold to the Spencerville & Ohio RR Co. for use on their line March 1984. 23 - #10 & #11 were bought by the C&P and sold for scrap to the Rutland Waste & Metal Co. June 1973. 24 - Ex Rutland #500; purchased by the C&P; Sold to Kelley's Creek and Northwestern RR, April 1972. _______________________________________________________________________ Year | VTR | (NOTE 1) | M of W | Rental paid| Rental | Total | gross | M of W | pct of | to state of| pct of | M of W | revenue | expenses | gross | Vermont | gross | rental ------------------------------|--------|------------|--------|-------- 1964 | 538,859.00| 114,698.00| 21.29 | 37,720.00 | 7.00 | 28.29 1965 | 722,218.00| 163,255.00| 22.60 | 50,555.00 | 7.00 | 29.60 1966 | 714,852.00| 160,399.00| 22.44 | 50,039.00 | 7.00 | 29.44 1967 | 706,323.00| 154,855.00| 21.92 | 49,443.00 | 7.00 | 28.92 1968 | 771,525.00| 166,836.00| 21.62 | 54,007.00 | 7.00 | 28.62 1969 | 884,961.00| 284,794.00| 32.18 | 61,947.00 | 7.00 | 39.18 1970 | 848,540.00| 280,364.00| 33.04 | 59,998.00 | 7.07 | 40.11 1971 | 968,592.00| 357,341.00| 36.89 | 83,545.00 | 8.63 | 45.52 1972 |1,172,775.00| 458,243.00| 39.07 |110,061.00 | 9.38 | 48.46 1973 |1,373,345.00| 650,212.00| 47.35 |135,535.00 | 9.87 | 57.21 1974 |1,505,860.00| 679,570.00| 45.13 |152,761.00 | 10.14 | 55.27 1975 |1,589,656.00| 455,696.00| 28.67 |163,655.00 | 10.29 | 38.96 1976 |1,813,140.00| 666,032.00| 36.73 |192,708.00 | 10.63 | 47.36 1977 |1,675,497.00| 713,516.00| 42.59 |174,814.00 | 10.43 | 53.02 1978 |1,858,246.00| 664,172.00| 35.74 |198,572.00 | 10.69 | 46.43 1979 |2,273,503.00| 964,575.00| 42.43 |259,801.00 | 11.43 | 53.85 1980 |2,145,180.00| 693,514.00| 32.33 |228,629.00 | 10.66 | 42.99 1981 |2,482,878.00| 630,142.00| 25.38 |280,912.00 | 11.31 | 36.69 1982 |2,358,766.00| 779,910.00| 33.06 |262,386.00 | 11.12 | 44.19 1983 |2,416,716.00| 649,047.00| 26.86 |265,397.00 | 10.98 | 37.84 1984 |2,740,499.00| 828,071.00| 30.22 |298,637.00 | 10.90 | 41.11 1985 |2,782,672.00| 748,120.00| 26.88 |310,666.00 | 11.16 | 38.05 1986 |2,554,584.00| 571,528.00| 22.37 |285,722.00 | 11.18 | 33.56 1987 |2,660,773.00| 743,288.00| 27.94 |296,599.00 | 11.15 | 39.08 1988 |2,331,431.00| 591,858.00| 25.39 |252,761.00 | 10.84 | 36.23 | | | | | | (1988 only for 9 months) | | | | -----/------------|------------\-------|------------|--------|-------- Totals | | | | | |41,891,391.00 |13,170,036.00| 31.44|4,316,870.00| 10.30 | 41.74 | | | | | | _______________________________________________________________________ NOTE 1: Does not include costs of maintaince of grade crossings signals STATES COST OF PROPERTY OPERATED BY VERMONT RAILWAY, INC. 1964 $1,850,000.00 + $558,954.00 Interest $2,408,954.00