Vermont Logging Railroad List

Maintained by W. George Cook

Railroad Name

Mill Name

Location

County

State

�from

Yr to

Gauge

Miles

Locos

Cars

Skidders

Loaders

Source

Notes

Bayonne Lumber Co.

Bayonne Lumber Co.

Stockbridge

Windsor

VT

1909

1933

std

5.4

1

Bennington & Glastenbury RR, Mining & Mfg. Co.

Bennington & Glastenbury RR, Mining & Mfg. Co.

Bennington

Bennington

VT

1872

1889

std

11

1

Blue Line Railroad

Chandler & Skinner

Barton Landing

Orlean

VT

1883

1890

std

4

1

15

1886 Directory

56# rail, Loco 12 ton, 3.5 mi, 1-1.5Kbft/car

Deerfield River Company's Railroad

Deerfield River Company

Readsboro

Windham

VT

1884

1886

36"

11

2

Poor's

became CC 12/28/86 HT&WRR

Deerfield River Railroad Company

Deerfield Lumber Company

Mountain Mills

Windham

VT

1906

1912

36"

21.25

3

49

Poor's ICC,Oth

Logging and some excursion trains.

Deerfield River Railroad Company

New England Hardwood Lumber Co.

Mountain Mills

Windham

VT

1912

1914

36"

23.25

2

49

Poor's ICC,Oth

Part of Woodstock Lumber Co.

Deerfield River Railroad Company

Deerfield Lbr. Corp. (New Eng. Power� Co.

Mountain Mills

Windham

VT

1914

1923

36"

21.25

3

64

Poor's ICC,Oth

RR used to build dams by power company

Emporium Lumber Company

Emporium Lumber Company

Danby

Rutland

VT

1906

1916

std

4.1

1

Lye Brook Railroad� Company

Rich Lumber Company

Manchester

Bennington

VT

1914

1919

std

16

2

Lyman Gravity RR

Myron Lyman

Dover

Windham

VT

1900

1902

GV

na

� horse

May, George, Horse Tram

George May

Peacham Bog

Caledonia

VT

?

?

tram

1

� horse

Moose River Lumber Co.

Victory Lumber Company

Victory

Caledonia

VT

1904

1916

std

8.51

2

Moose River Railroad

C.B.Stevens & Co./Granby L. Co.

Steven

Caledonia

VT

1889

1902

std

6.63

3

mill at Granby

Victory Lumber Company

Victory Lumber Company

Damon's Crossing

Caledonia

VT

1901

1904

wd

4

1

later used by MR L.Co.