NINE PERCENT Grades, Veteran Geeps, the BEST Railroading in New England: Washington County Railroad 

Check out my story on the WACR M&B in the August 2024 RailPace Newsmagazine!
It's April 2024 and the Washington County Railroad's M&B division, or the "Little WACR" has already begun their work for the season, taking heavy loads of granite from the loading site in Websterville down to the interchange at Montpelier Junction, a treacherous path that includes a switchback and grades reaching 9%, as well as some tricky urban (by Vermont standards) running in Barre and Montpelier. The star of this video is Green Mountain Railroad 804, a GP9 that's often assigned to the M&B.
Also seen is New England Central 500 running a passenger extra from Burlington to Montpelier for a state assemblyman's luncheon. I caught the move at Waterbury with NECR 3038's INSANE RS5T doppler and VTR 307 along for the ride.
Check out ‪@mattygunn693‬ for similar content from WNY, including this video which features the same Barre granite being delivered:
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Locations
Barre, VT
Websterville, VT
Montpelier, VT
Waterbury, VT
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