GMRC 405 at Thompson Road with a Trains Magazine Photo Charter in Chester, VT.

GMRC 264 about to pass northbound past the old Green Mountain station seen from the platform lead by 5 red VTR units.

VTR 201 and 431 lead train 264 from Rockingham to Rutland, VT past a harvested corn field off Missing Link Road in Chester, VT. GP38-2 201 was just repainted with VRS lettering instead of VTR.

VTR 201 and 431 lead GMRC train 264 at Church Street in Chester, VT. 201 is a GP38-2 built in 1972 for the Vermont Railway and just received a fresh coat of paint with a VRS logo.

VTR 431 and freshly-painted 201 lead Green Mountain Railroad train 263 east at Missing Link Road in Chester, VT. The train passes a harvested corn field on its journey from Rutland to Rockingham.

Vermont Rail Systems 263 is seen stopped in Chester for lunch at a local market popular with railroaders and railfans.

Vermont Rail Systems 263 is seen headed toward Bellows Falls from Rutland. The train is passing through the rural farmlands outside the Town of Chester.

Vermont Railway GMRC 264 at Chester. The sign for GMRC fall passenger train rides still stands but sadly no trains would operate during the fall season.

GMRC 263, the daily slurry from Rutland to Bellows Falls, stops at Chester for the crew to pick up Coffee & Donuts. The improper blue leader seen just north of the station is cutting fresh trails ... (more)

With Covid making the rounds among the crews at VRS, customer service requirements dictated sending a Bellows Falls-based crew to run west to Rutland and back with freight. This would be the firs... (more)

Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 crosses the Williams River at Chester with a solid red lashup of the VTR 431, 307 and 206.

Vermont Railway's Rutland to Bellows Falls train GMRC 263 at Chester, VT with the VTR 307, 432 and 208

VTR 432 leads the westbound GMRC 264 past the depot at Chester, VT.

Spring has sprung in New England as the Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 crosses the Williams River at Chester, VT on the return trip to Rutland from Bellows Falls. VTR 432, GMTX 2684.

GMRC 263, the daily slurry from Rutland to Bellows Falls, stops at Chester for the crew to pick up Coffee & Donuts. The improper blue leader seen just north of the station is cutting fresh trails ... (more)