Biennial Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of Vermont Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...over Keadsboro Canal, has had new stringers and track timbers put in since the last report. No. 14 over the dam at Mountain Mills, on the Searsburg Branch, was provided with a new deck and strengthened in 1899. All bridges have good guard rails, except No. 1, on which they were fair, and on No. 5 and No. 9 (Jacksonville) on which they were poor. DEPOTS. All the depots on this line in Vermont are well adapted to the needs of the patrons of the road and are provided with all necessary conveniences, although not those incident to model depots of the present day. S TATU TORY REti U IRE M E NTS. Standard crossing signs were found in place at all places where required. The frogs, guard rails and switches are blocked according to law, but some renewals are needed. The right of way was cut and clear, but a large part of it was without fencing. There are considerably many cattle passes on the line, avoiding the need of cattle guards. Cattle guards are provided wherever same are required. MAINE CENTRAL SYSTEM. UPPER COOS AND COOS VALLEY RAILROADS. LINE OK ROAD. The Upper Coos Railroad of Vermont extends from the Connecticut river near West Stewartstown, N. H., through the northeasterly corner of the town of Canaan, Vt., to the Canadian boundary at Beecher Falls, Vt. The Coos Valley Railroad extends from a point on the Connecticut river near Lancaster, N. H., through the towns of Guildhall, Maidstone and Brunswick, in Vermont, to the Connecticut river near North Stratford, N. H. These roads, aggregating 13.70 miles of main line and 3.85 miles of sidings in Vermont, are now operated by the Maine Central Railroad Company, as a portion of its line between Portland, Maine, and Cookshire Junction, Province of Quebec, where connection is made with the...