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Remembering the Rutland
Rutland RR Post-War Maintainence-of-Way
Equipment Rosters and Capsule Histories
Contents:
Outfit Car Roster (ex-passenger
cars)
Flanger Roster
Snowplow Roster
Spreader Roster
Crane & Wrecker Roster
Pile Driver Roster
Scale Test Cars
Where Are They Now?
Capsule History: Snow Fighting on the Rutland
Capsule History: Flanger X111
"Outfit Cars" (ex-passenger cars)
MOW
Number |
MOW
Type |
Previous
Number |
Previous
Type |
Notes |
| X600 |
|
502 |
Wood
Coach |
|
| X601 |
|
171 |
Wood
Baggage-Mail |
Sold to GMRC 3/65;
to Chesire Rwy. Corp. 3/80 |
| X604 |
|
517 |
Wood
Coach |
|
| X616 |
|
707 |
Wood
Coach |
An ice cream stand on Grand Isle (Keeler's Bay),
Vermont |
| X617 |
Kitchen, Dining & Living Quarters |
708 |
Wood
Coach |
sold 9/63 to Ron Butterfield;
resold and now in Plymouth, VT |
| X620 |
|
704 |
Wood
Coach |
|
| X621 |
|
172 |
Wood
Baggage-Mail |
|
| X622 |
Tool & Work Car |
270 |
Wood
Mail-Passenger |
Scrapped ca. Feb. 2002 |
| X623 |
|
??? |
Wood
Coach |
|
| X624 |
|
551 |
Wood
Coach |
Preserved on the
GMRC (VRS) |
| X625 |
|
253 |
Wood
Passenger-Baggage |
now owned by Steamtown |
| X626 |
|
180 |
Wood
Baggage-Mail |
|
| X627 |
|
129 |
Steel
Baggage |
now owned by Steamtown |
| X628 |
|
134 |
Wood
Baggage |
Sold to GMRC, now in northern VT. |
| X629 |
|
347 |
Wood
Milk |
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Flangers
Number |
Original No. |
Renumber Date |
Build Date |
Comments |
X111
[photo] |
X445 |
11/20/24 |
no record |
sold to VTR (#100) 12/63. [Capsule
History] |
| X112 |
X446 |
12/10/24 |
no record |
scrapped 7/31/43 at Ogdensburg |
| X113 |
X440 |
11/26/24 |
1902 |
sold for scrap 4/60 |
| X114 |
X441 |
11/21/24 |
1902 |
sold for scrap 4/60 |
| X115 |
D&H 36034 |
2/60 |
? |
bought from D&H 2/60
sold to C&P (?) 1965 |
X116
|
D&H 36036 |
2/60 |
? |
bought from D&H 2/60
sold to VTR (?) 3/65 |
Snowplows
All are of wood construction.
Number |
Previous No. |
Renumber Date |
Build Date |
Builder |
Comments |
| X101 |
X443 |
11/26/24 |
1898 |
Russell |
sold to DO's Central New York; burned by
vandals |
| X102 |
X444 |
11/21/24 |
1905 |
Russell |
destroyed 3/55 |
| X103 |
X452 |
11/21/24 |
1907 |
Russell |
sold VTR #102 2/64; to Steamtown; to junk
dealer in Franklin, NH |
| X104 |
none |
- |
1924 |
Russell |
to GMRC #X104 4/65. Near death in Feb. 2002. |
| X105 |
X442 |
11/26/24 |
no record |
Rutland RR? |
sold to Central Maine Power 10/16/25. |
Spreaders
Number |
Built |
Builder |
Comments |
X180 |
1956 |
Jordan |
sold 6/63 to D&H 35057; sold to VTR ?/98? |
X467 |
1923 |
Jordan |
retired 6/56; sold to VTR 1964; scrapped Burlington late
1960's |
X468 |
1912 |
Ledgerwood |
Spreader Car, scrapped 11/51 |
Cranes and Wreckers
Number |
Built |
Type |
Builder |
Comments |
X160 |
1929 |
Steam Wrecker |
Industrial Brownhoist |
sold 3/24/65 to MEC |
X453 |
? |
Steam Coal Loader |
? |
used as coal and ash loader |
X454 |
1903 |
Steam Wrecker |
Industrial Works |
retired 6/56 |
X490 |
1910 |
Steam Locomotive Crane |
Industrial Works |
based at Malone NY in 1950 |
X575 |
? |
Ditcher |
American |
sold 2/54 |
Pile Drivers
Number |
Built |
Builder |
Comments |
X170 |
? |
Rutland RR
[Rutland Shops] |
to Steamtown along with tender & idler flat |
Scale Test Cars
Number |
Built |
Builder |
Comments |
X150 |
1926 |
Howe Scale |
to VTR X150; scrapped 1970's |
Where are they now?
Rutland
Number |
Equipment
Type |
Location today |
Comments |
| X103 |
Snowplow |
Franklin Falls, NH |
Still there? |
| X104 |
Snowplow |
GMRC (VRS)
North Walpole, NH |
retired and stored |
| X115 |
Flanger |
Vermont Railway? |
Can anyone confirm present location? |
| X116 |
Flanger |
Vermont Railway? |
Can anyone confirm present location? |
| X170 |
Pile Driver |
Steamtown |
stored off-site |
| X170T |
Pile Driver Tender |
Steamtown |
Originally from a 4-4-0 according to Steamtown; stored
off-site |
| X170I |
Pile Driver Idler Flat |
Steamtown |
Stored off-site |
| X180 |
Spreader |
Vermont Railway (VRS) |
Bought from D&H |
| X529 |
Idler Car |
Steamtown? |
Idler car for Pile Driver X170 |
| X578 |
36' idler flatcar |
Danbury (CT) Railway Museum |
was boom car for wrecker X160 |
| X616 |
Outfit Car |
Keeler Bay, VT |
was coach 707, now an ice cream stand |
| X617 |
Outfit Car |
Plymouth, VT |
was coach 708 |
| X628 |
Storage Car |
Somewhere in northern VT |
Originally wood baggage 134. |
| X700 |
Hart Ballast Car |
Alstead, NH |
F.W. Whitcomb |
| X723 |
Hart Side-dump |
Vermont Railway (VRS) |
are there others on Clarendon & Pittsford? |
| X724 |
Hart Side-dump |
Vermont Railway (VRS) |
are there others on Clarendon & Pittsford? |
- If you know the whereabouts of an existing ex-Rutland MOW equipment (or more about
those already listed) please contact Jim Dufour.
Include the Rutland number, location, condition and any other data that would be useful
and we will compile a list right here. Thanks!
- Thanks to Bob Nimke, Steve Mumley, Phil Jordan, Jeff English, Warren Dodgson
and Conductor Shack
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