| | Video Links | Amtrak Ethan Allen Express departing Rutland City Train Station
Vermont Railway 312 and 302 Switching At Park Street in Rutland City
Vermont Railway Locos at Bellows Falls
(more to come) | | Local & Regional Rail News | Horn set stolen off Vermont Railway locomotive at Walpole
Rail Car Set For Rutland City Train Station Home (Rutland Herald - 8/30/10)
O-Gauge Train Layout For Sale $2,000 (So. Vt.) (Craigslist 8/11/10)
Large Lot of Train Items $650 (Randolph Vt) (Craigslist 8/6/10)
(more to come) | | RRA News | Monthly Meeting Date Changed For September!
This
month's meeting date has been moved forward to Saturday September 4th
at 1pm at the Center Rutland Depot. The date was changed in order to
allow for more planning and preparation time for this year's Rutland
Railroad Day event. | Rutland Railroad Day 2010
Saturday
September 18th from 10am to 4pm. This year's goal is to provide funding
to repaint Center Rutland Depot. Tables under the tent are available.
Annual benefit BBQ. More details forthcoming this weekend. | HO Layout Work In Progress
Pictured are (L) Matt Rockwell and (R) Russ Allan working on ballast on the
childrens' HO - scale layout inside Center Rutland Depot.
| Christmas Open House Being Planned
This Christmas season we will hold an Open House. We would have our own
photographer take a digital picture of the child and Santa. While
the children are watching The Polar Express and enjoying their very own
Polar Express cocoa, we will print up their picture all for $10. | RRA President Thanks Members For Hard Work This Summer
Rutland
Railway Association President Ron Butterfield would like to publicly
thank RRA members Russ Allan, Robert Welker , Don and Ginny Prescott ,
Roland Fay, Bill Baker and Dan Cross for all of their hard work
this summer.
"It has been a wonderful summer and we all have enjoyed working together. You too ought to come and join in the fun." | Caboose Work In Progress
 Former Rutland Railroad caboose #45 with one coat of Rutland red paint (as was typical)
and temporary Rutland markings courtesy of Matt Rockwell
RRA President Ron Butterfield would like to thank Don and Ginny
Prescott and Dan Cross for their help getting new windows into the old
Rutland caboose.
"Don was instrumental in getting us working on the
caboose this spring when he and Ginny returned from FL. Last year he
bought four new frames for us at considerable expense. Danny found a
large package of plexiglass for $10 and we were off and running.
In
order to install the windows, we had to remove two large panels. We all
learned how difficult it is to remove the old screws that have been
painted over repeatedly!! But, success was achieved and we now have four
windows in place and it looks really spiffy!"
The frames for the cupola are being worked on by our newest member,
Craig Burton, and they should be done within a month. We need to paint
the caboose before the 18th, so come on down and lend a hand!
Bob
Welker is working on removing layers of paint from grab irons on the
caboose with a grinder. It is slow and tedious work. A newly acquired
wire brush paint stripper should make the work easier. The visual
impact of stripped and repainted grab irons and other hardware on the
caboose should be huge.
Russ Allan has been tarring the edges of the roof and last weekend arrived
with a 5 gallon bucket of tar that he has donated to the club and it
should be adequate to do the entire roof of the caboose.
Roland Fay has been working on installing tie plates and always has some new story to tell us about the railroad! | Air Compressor / Pressure Washer Now Working!
Bob Welker and Dan Cross recently worked on the
air compressor and it's now up and running! With the addition of a newly - purchased used
pressure washer we'll be in business shortly! | Center Rutland Depot Desperately Needs Paint!
The depot needs a coat of paint desperately. If you know of anyone who'd
like to donate to this project, we'd be very happy to receive a
donation of any amount. All donations are tax-deductible. | Depot's Railroad Clock Now Fixed
Bill has once again fixed our railroad clock for the 3rd time. We now
have it locked so that we won't overwind it again. It's good to have
someone who likes to tinker on projects like this!! | Vermont Poker League schedules Rutland Railway Assn. Benefit
The Vermont Poker League has scheduled a benefit night at Noel's in Mendon, VT on Wednesday, September 8th.
Games start at 4pm and go until closing time. Featured will be:
No-limit Texas Hold 'em, On-going $25 Sit-N-Go's, 15 minute blind
levels, 1,000 chips, .50/1 and $1/2 Cash games running through-out the
night. Other games available by demand. A portion of the proceeds
directly benefit the Rutland Railway Association.For more information,
visit their website at www.vtpokerleague.com | RRA Members Participated in MWA Parade
Rutland
Railway Association members Clayton Rockwell, Bill Baker, Monty, Lissa
and our youngest member, Daniel Butterfield, appeared in the Modern
Woodmen of America
parade in Wells. The RRA members had a great time at this hometown -
style parade! MWA has been a long-term supporter of the
RRA and we thank them for their continued support! | Depot Pics To Appear In New Movie?
The Rutland Railway Association was asked by the producers of the new film "Blood In Our Town" to
contribute pictures of the Center Rutland depot as it was in the past
and as it is now. Look for them to possibly be included in the new movie. | Rutland Railroad Museum
We have registered the name "Rutland Railroad Museum" with the State of Vermont Secretary of State's Office. We
have been contemplating it
for years based upon what we now have as our collection. We are still,
week after week, adding more and more items from the history of the
Rutland Railroad (and the Rutland Railway) to our collection. RRA
Member Matt Rockwell has repainted our sign to reflect this new
tradename registration, and it has resulted in many new visitors. | Vermont Digital Donates Copier
Peter
Welch of Vermont Digital has donated a badly-needed "new to us"
(used) copier. Our old copier was beyond old, beyond tired and
beyond
economical repair. We profusely thank Vermont Digital for their
donation! | | About The Rutland Railway Association | The
Rutland Railway Association is located at Center Rutland Depot on Depot
Lane in Center Rutland, Vermont, between the Rutland -to-
Whitehall and
the Rutland - to- Burlington main lines of the Vermont Rail System.
Center
Rutland depot is the home of the Rutland Railroad Museum.
Special items located on the museum grounds include former Rutland
Railroad caboose #45 as well as a former Rutland Railroad track
speeder. The depot is also the home of the club's HO-scale and N-scale model railroad layouts. | | Membership Information | Student: $15.
General Membership: $30.
Family Membership: $40.
Sustaining Member: $50.
Corporate Sponsor: $100.
Membership is open to the
public. The membership application is now available online here. Print it out and mail it to us with your check or money order. Make check or money order payable to "Rutland Railway Association,
Inc." and mail it to: Rutland Railway Association, 79 Depot Lane, Center Rutland, Vermont 05736. | | Donations | The Rutland Railway Association is an IRS-approved
501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Donations of items and
services are tax-deductible.
RRA welcomes donations and/or loans of railroad items, especially
pertaining to the Rutland Railroad, Vermont Railway, Green Mountain
Railroad, Clarendon & Pittsford and Steamtown.
We also need
donations of items such as computers, paper, janitorial supplies,
carpeting, woodwork and much much more. Donations can be made by
contacting us via email.
Donations of personal or estate items; or Corporate
donations, whether monetary, services or products, are welcome and encouraged.
Donations can be made via mail, UPS or FedEx, in person by appointment,
or at a regular meeting of the Association. |
| | RRA on Facebook | | | Schedule | Open To The Public
Saturdays 11am - 1pm
Monthly Business Meeting
Saturday September 4th @ 1pm
Board of Directors Meeting
To Be Announced
Committee Meetings
To Be Announced | | Museum Hours | The Center Rutland Depot, home of the Rutland Railroad Museum, is open every Saturday from 11am to 1pm.
The museum is also available to educational
groups and schools for tours by appointment.
To schedule the depot for
your tour, please email us. | | Special Events | The Center Rutland Depot is available for outdoor weddings, corporate
functions, special events, mixers, socials, civic organization meetings
and functions, and much more!
To reserve the depot for your next
function, please email us. | | Research | The library and museum of the Rutland Railway Association is available
to Rutland Railroad historical researchers and article authors by
appointment on weekends only.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please email us. |
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