by thebigham
I could not find a one-all discussion on the VRS so I'll start one.
The December 2014 issue of Trains has an article on the VRS.
The Trains website has a locomotive roster here:
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Vermont Rail System locomotive roster
One of America's earliest regional railroad's offers a mix of motive power
By Scott A. Hartley | October 27, 2014
The Vermont Rail System covers all of its trains with a fleet of 23 locomotives painted and lettered for its component railroads, plus a half-dozen leasing company GP38-2s. With one exception, all the locomotives are General Motors Electro-Motive Division designs.
In 50 years of Vermont Rail System history, only the Vermont Railway has purchased new locomotives – a single SW1500, later sold, and two GP38-2s. Both Vermont Railway and affiliate Green Mountain have relied primarily on good-condition secondhand diesels. From its earliest roster of a pair of General Electric 44-tonners and a small group of Alco RS1s, the Vermont Railway purchased larger Alcos in the form of 1600 hp Alco RS3s and an assorted collection of EMDs. Green Mountain Railroad began with 1000 hp Alcos, most of which later were replaced by EMD GP9s. When Green Mountain was purchased by Vermont Railway, both railroads began to acquire newer and even larger EMDs, including GP38s, GP38-2s, GP40s, and GP40-2s. Three Green Mountain GP40s were painted in a newer version of the road’s green-and-yellow scheme, using a new logo based on Vermont Railway’s three peaks image. Several larger secondhand EMDs also are painted in Vermont Railway red, but carry Clarendon & Pittsford logos and lettering. Diesels of all three roads roam freely over the system, making for colorful consists...
The December 2014 issue of Trains has an article on the VRS.
The Trains website has a locomotive roster here:
http://trn.trains.com/locomotives/2014/ ... m_content=" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Vermont Rail System locomotive roster
One of America's earliest regional railroad's offers a mix of motive power
By Scott A. Hartley | October 27, 2014
The Vermont Rail System covers all of its trains with a fleet of 23 locomotives painted and lettered for its component railroads, plus a half-dozen leasing company GP38-2s. With one exception, all the locomotives are General Motors Electro-Motive Division designs.
In 50 years of Vermont Rail System history, only the Vermont Railway has purchased new locomotives – a single SW1500, later sold, and two GP38-2s. Both Vermont Railway and affiliate Green Mountain have relied primarily on good-condition secondhand diesels. From its earliest roster of a pair of General Electric 44-tonners and a small group of Alco RS1s, the Vermont Railway purchased larger Alcos in the form of 1600 hp Alco RS3s and an assorted collection of EMDs. Green Mountain Railroad began with 1000 hp Alcos, most of which later were replaced by EMD GP9s. When Green Mountain was purchased by Vermont Railway, both railroads began to acquire newer and even larger EMDs, including GP38s, GP38-2s, GP40s, and GP40-2s. Three Green Mountain GP40s were painted in a newer version of the road’s green-and-yellow scheme, using a new logo based on Vermont Railway’s three peaks image. Several larger secondhand EMDs also are painted in Vermont Railway red, but carry Clarendon & Pittsford logos and lettering. Diesels of all three roads roam freely over the system, making for colorful consists...