Vermont Rail System (VTR, GMRC, WACR, CLP, NYOG)

Railpace magazine that just came out is claiming that cp has driven out much of the online business on the newport sub

Poulin/Bourne's in Newport and Poulin? in Richford are what's left... they already moved most of the bridge traffic to the D&H.

They list the following :
Feed commodities- closed
Columbia forest products- stopped rail
Poulin grain- reduced rail shipments
Kaytec plastic- closed after changing to trucks

No idea how recently any of this happened

The top two happened within the last couple years, Poulin and Kaytec were a direct result of CP taking over CMQ. There was a point where they were only coming down to Newport once a week, if even that.

VRS seems to be at a consistent 3x a week north to Farnham, but CP killing the local and through traffic has really hurt them.

NPWJ was through Concord Avenue in St. Johnsbury at 15:06 with 206 and 7 cars

WJNP was into St Johnsbury at 14:16 with 206 and 8 cars. They have work in the yard.

NPWJ departed St. Johnsbury after switching the yard with 206 and 8 cars. (3 hoppers, one slurry tank, one Irving lumber load, one boxcar, one LPG tank, and one OMYA hopper.)

WJNP left White River Jct. at 10:25 with 206 and 11 cars.

Today's NPWJ passing Morrison's Custom Feeds at 15:11 with 206 and 3 cars:

https://youtu.be/tP5eX85Y5c8?si=3sr2wQhnjnYsA-Aa

WJNP passed through St. Johnsbury at 12:59 with 206 and 12 cars; 5 side dumps of rock and 7 hoppers.

Does the siding by Britton Lumber in Fairlee get used much anymore? My parents live across the River in NH, and the last time I visited them the siding was empty.

Storage, now that the salt moves through St. Johnsbury. There were tanks dropped there as of Saturday, (propane for Bournes?) and the side dumps that went north yesterday.

Up until recently it was another storage space for OMYA cars; the St. Johnsbury yard is overflowing with them. Bell (Ryegate) has a few Methyl tanks stored well away from the road, where the average Joe may not notice them.

NPWJ left Lyndonville at 13:05 with 206 and 4 cars.

WJDA south through Cornish, NH, at 07:45 with 17 cars.

WJNP was through Fairlee at 12:02 with 206 and 13 cars.