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| CV 415 on train 490 icing cars at White River Jct. Vermont 1922. George Melvin coll. |
Welcome, follow along with George Dutka in his journal which documents the additions and future thoughts for the HO scale White River Division model railroad and to his continuing historical New England railroad research. The White River Division is now in its 17th modeler's season. The "modeler's season" runs from November to April each year. Inspiration comes from the Boston and Maine, Rutland and Central Vermont Railway during the 1950's with additional posts by Don Janes and Peter Mumby.
This brings to mind how important the CV appears to have been as a "circuitous route" for Western refrigerated produce being shipped to Boston and New York. This incorporated a deliberate delay to take advantage of market fluctuations. There was a larger standar-style ice dock at St Albans, and photos of CV freights up to the mid 1960s show ice reefers carrying produce.
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