Rutland Railroad
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The Rutland Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that primarily served Vermont and parts of New York, playing a key role in the area's freight and passenger transportation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rutland and Burlington Railroad | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boston and Maine Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Vermont Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware and Hudson Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
regional economic development in Vermont
ⓘ
support of agricultural shipments ⓘ support of quarry and stone industries ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Rutland, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
some former lines operated by successor railroads
ⓘ
some former right-of-way converted to rail trails ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
Vermont ⓘ |
| notableCommodity |
dairy products
ⓘ
general merchandise ⓘ granite ⓘ lumber ⓘ marble ⓘ milk ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Rutland Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rutland and Burlington Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryServiceArea | Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | freight ⓘ |
| providedService |
freight transportation
ⓘ
passenger transportation ⓘ |
| railroadType | regional railroad ⓘ |
| region |
New England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ
surface form:
Upstate New York
|
| secondaryTraffic | passenger ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Bellows Falls, Vermont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bennington, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ Burlington, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ Chatham, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogdensburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Rouses Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutland, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
eastern New York
ⓘ
northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abandoned in large part ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rutland and Burlington Railroad
subject surface form:
Central Vermont Railway