ABOVE: Two General Motors classics sit side- by-side at White River Junction, Vt., during the Glory Days of the Railroad night photo session. EMD GP9 No. 77 was built in 1957, as was the Chevrolet Bel Air. The Bel Air has never been restored — it is still in original (and mint) con- dition. Built new for the Boston & Maine as no. 1838, the unmodified Geep continues to work for the same railroad over much of the same territory today.
LEFT: PAR 1, one of two ex-CN FP9s used on Pan Am Railways’ business train, rests in the yard at White River Junction during the night photo session on September 12, 2014.
showed up on the police department’s Facebook page later that day. An event of this magnatude couldn’t happen without a lot of coordination. Director Tad Nunez and Assistant Di- rector Scott Hausler of the Hartford Parks & Recreation Department pro- moted the event and arranged for the entertainment, while Kevin Burkhold- er arranged for the equipment. Assist-
ing from Vermont Rail System were President David Wulfson, AVP Seldon Houghton, GM Brent
Brewer, Scott
Whitney and Bob Popovac (who made a late night equipment move to get VRS No. 311 to the event). Amtrak Director- Operations Office of the President & CEO Brian Gallagher and Principal Of- ficer of Government Affairs Bill Hollis- ter facilitated the exhibit train’s ap-
pearance. Helping out from Pan Am Railways were President David Fink, GM Mike Rooks and Superintendent Pan Am Southern Hal T. Raven. And making it work from the New England Central were VP Ray Goss, VP Govern- ment Affairs Charles Hunter, GM Chad Mowry and CMO Steve Wichmann. Glory Days of the Railroad featured a lot of family-oriented fun, from music to food to, of course, train rides. High- lighting Saturday’s fun for photogra- phers was a four-train line-up at the south end of the White River Junction passenger station when Amtrak’s southbound Vermonter made an ap- pearance (see RAILNEWS). Next year promises to be even better. There aren’t many places better to visit on a late summer weekend than Vermont.
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