My wife thought they might be Amtrak cars. As we got closer to the dock, I spotted a Green Mountain locomotive through the trees, then, a bit further on, a Vermont Railways locomotive.
When we got back to shore, we followed a bike path back toward where we had spotted the cars. As it turns out, the bike path goes right past the Burlington, Vermont train yard. My wife was nice enough to hang around for a bit so I could snap some photos.
First, the roundhouse:
Some miscellaneous cars:
As it turns out, the passenger cars we had spotted from the boat were part of The Champlain Flyer. I thought of Griff when I saw this one:
A bit further down the line, I also spotted this one:
Most of the other cars were relatively clean. It's northern Vermont. Nine months out of the year it's too cold for kids to be out tagging.
There was also a Clarendon and Pittsford caboose:
Finally, there were four or five locomotives. I couldn't get great shots of all of them, but I got some nice ones of the Green Mountain 803.
Vermont Railways 201:
Vermont Rail System 202 - The Champlain Flyer (I think, I couldn't see the side):
HLCX 3610:
Green Mountain 803:
Enjoy the photos!
-Elroy
Joined: 2005-05-10