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Bristol Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersBristol
LocaleAddison County, Vermont
Dates of operation1892–1930
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length6 miles (9.7 km)
Bristol Railroad
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New Haven Junction--Vermont Railway
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New Haven
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Bristol

The Bristol Railroad was a short-line railroad in Addison County, Vermont.

Businessmen in the town of Bristol chartered the railroad in 1890, and the grand opening was on January 5, 1892, although service had actually begun on November 25, 1891, when a car of potatoes was shipped out of Bristol.[1]

The railroad never did much business, and it is unlikely that it ever hauled more than a three-car train. Freight traffic was mostly agricultural. A trip could take as little as 18 minutes, if the locomotive had only one car to handle.[2]

The railroad was abandoned during the Great Depression. The last run was on April 12, 1930. One man, John S. Burt, rode both the grand opening train and the final train.[3] Both the Bristol and New Haven Junction stations survive.[4]

  1. ^ Heffernan, Gerald. "Timeline - Bristol Railroad & Related History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  2. ^ "Vermont's Bristol Railroad". Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  3. ^ Heffernan, Gerald. "Timeline, Page 2". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  4. ^ Lindsell, Robert M. (2000). The Rail Lines of Northern New England. Pepperell: Branch Line Press. pp. 47–48.

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