president Seldon Houghton did much of the initial planning and scheduling (and was engineer on many of the trips), while Bob Popovac was the laison between NRHS and the railroad during the trips and Perry Martel helped with logistics. Kristin Hanifin, sales and marketing manager of the Saratoga & North Creek, worked up the operating plan for the S&NC charter. This was the fourth convention where
train operations were arranged by Bart Jennings, and once again every train ran on time or ahead of schedule, and all the planned photo stops were accomplished. Each registrant received a 160-page convention trip guide with detailed descriptions of every route covered, prepared by Bart and his wife, Sarah. . Next year the NRHS is off to Denver,
Colo., for a Rocky Mountain high. Check
www.nrhs.com for details as they become available.
TOP: Vermont Railway GP40-2 No. 307 and Clarendon & Pittsford GP16 No. 802 sit in the company roundhouse at Burlington, Vt., on June 18. Convention attendees had the chance to tour the roundhouse, which functions as the railroad’s main shop. ABOVE RIGHT: Noted Rutland Railroad author Jim Shaughnessy presents a history of the line to a standing- room-only crowd on June 19. ABOVE: The rarest mileage of the convention is covered by VRS GP40 No. 301 as it passes through the Omya mill on June 18. The train left the Rutland-to-Burlington main line at Florence and ascended a steep grade on a two-mile branch to reach the mill. Omya officials rolled out the red carpet and allowed a photo runby at the end of track on mill property. Omya makes calcium carbonate from marble. RIGHT: Former Vermont Rail System president Jerry Hebda begins his presentation at the convention’s banquet on June 19. Hebda showed all aspects of current operations on the system, including rail, transloading, logistics, and more.
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