Search -
A Whistle Up the Valley: The Story of the Peavine, Vermont's White River Railroad
A Whistle Up the Valley The Story of the Peavine Vermont's White River Railroad Author:Wes Herwig, Miriam Herwig, Robert C. Jones Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11", bibliography, index. — "This book features a unique Vermont shortline that ran through the White River Valley between Bethel and Rochester from 1898 to 1933. — "Throughout its history, the 19 - mile White River Railroad faced adversity in many forms: poor location and construction, inadequate capitalization, hand -... more » me - down equipment, heavy snows in winter and flooding most of the rest of the year. In addition to providing the Valley with invaluable passenger service, freight customers included talc mines and mills, lumbering operations, granite quarries, tanneries, and merchandising businesses of all types. Dedicated employees and beautiful scenery were among its assets."« less