Rutland Railroad Sold for $22 in 1855-Early Conductors and Stage Drivers-“Flying Switches”

Feb 29, 2008 | The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont

From The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire:  Historical Sketches by Lyman S. Hayes, Tuttle Co., Marble City Press, Rutland, VT., 1929, page 134:

Racing Railroad Trains on the Old Vermont Valley and Cheshire Roads

Feb 28, 2008 | The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont

From The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire:  Historical Sketches by Lyman S. Hayes, Tuttle Co., Marble City Press, Rutland, VT., 1929, page 132:

First Railroads Built Into Bellows Falls and In Vermont

Feb 26, 2008 | The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont

From The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire:  Historical Sketches by Lyman S. Hayes, Tuttle Co., Marble City Press, Rutland, VT., 1929, page 125:

Early Stage Drivers Between Rutland and Boston–Otis Bardwell and Dan Arms

Feb 24, 2008 | The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont

From The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire:  Historical Sketches by Lyman S. Hayes, Tuttle Co., Marble City Press, Rutland, VT., 1929, page 123:

“Turn-Pikes” Used in Vermont Between the Eras of “Post-Roads” and “High-Ways”

Feb 22, 2008 | The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont

From The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire:  Historical Sketches by Lyman S. Hayes, Tuttle Co., Marble City Press, Rutland, VT., 1929, page 120:

Stages over the “Forest Line”-Dean Butterfield-Time Tables

Feb 20, 2008 | The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont

From The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire:  Historical Sketches by Lyman S. Hayes, Tuttle Co., Marble City Press, Rutland, VT., 1929, page 117: