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May 05 2012 - Parked rail cars irk board chairman
Wednesday May 2, 2012 NEAL P. GOSWAMI Staff Writer BENNINGTON -- Select Board Chairman Joseph L. Krawczyk says he is unhappy that Vermont Railways is storing rail cars along a rail spur that passes over Route 7A at Harwood Hill. "They look like hell. They just don't look great. |
January 17 2012 - Writer tells the history of how railroad changed Vermont
Tuesday January 17, 2012 BENNINGTON -- The two volumes of Brian Donelson's "The Coming of the Train" focus not only on the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington and Deerfield River Railroads but also, as their subtitle says, on "the industries they served. |
January 11 2012 - How railroad changed Vt.
BENNINGTON -- The two volumes of Brian Donelson's "The Coming of the Train" focus not only on the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington and Deerfield River Railroads but also, as their subtitle says, on "the industries they served." |
December 21 2011 - Trucker avoids trestle, gets stuck in parking lot
Tuesday December 20, 2011 BENNINGTON -- A tractor-trailer became stuck in a parking lot on Route 7A Monday night after the driver realized late that his rig was too tall for a nearby train trestle at the bottom of Harwood Hill. The trestle, which is near the junction of 7A and Northside Drive, has been struck many times by trucks after drivers incorrectly estimated the clearing. |
December 19 2011 - Judge upholds Pan Am Railways’s move to ban state Rep Peter Leishman from its tracks
MILFORD – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by state Rep. Peter Leishman against Pan Am Railways in which he charged that Pan Am had violated its contract with his Milford-Bennington Railroad Co. by blocking it from using its tracks. Pan Am won a motion for summary judgment against Leishman and his railroad. That judgment was issued by Judge Paul Barbadoro of the U.S. |
December 17 2011 - Van Orden wins yearly running award
Monday December 12, 2011 LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP ST. LOUIS -- Bennington’s Tim Van Orden earned the USA Masters Trail Runner of the Year award at the USA Track and Field annual convention last week. Van Orden finished on the podium in every championship he entered this season, winning four times. |
December 15 2011 - Firm narrows options for local rail
Wednesday December 14, 2011 KEITH WHITCOMB JR. Staff Writer BENNINGTON -- A consulting firm hired by state and federal transportation agencies to design a plan for bringing greater passenger rail service to southwestern Vermont and central/eastern New York updated the public Tuesday on how plans are progressing and said some of the six options initially outlined have been ruled out. |
November 27 2011 - Bennington Select Board will back rail
BENNINGTON -- The Select Board agreed Monday to send a letter of support for rail service in the area to state and federal officials as a consultant continues to investigate options for a return of passenger service. |
November 17 2011 - Select Board will back rail
BENNINGTON -- The Select Board agreed Monday to send a letter of support for rail service in the area to state and federal officials as a consultant continues to investigate options for a return of passenger service. |
November 10 2011 - Town tackles trestle issue
Tuesday August 9, 2011 NEAL P. GOSWAMI BENNINGTON -- Owners of a local railway segment still hope to develop an existing but shabby rail spur with access to vacant industrial land, but some town officials would like to see a trestle on the spur removed because it continues to be struck by tractor-trailers. |
November 09 2011 - Truck hits Route 7A trestle ... again
BENNINGTON - For the fifth time this year, a tractor-trailer struck the railroad trestle at the bottom of Harwood Hill early Friday afternoon. The tractor-trailer, driven by Wojciech Gozdziejewski, 53, of Ontario, was heading south when it struck and became lodged beneath the 12-foot overpass. |
July 18 2011 - Mixed media, crowds mark 14th annual Art Park exhibit
Sunday July 17, 2011 NORTH BENNINGTON -- The village of North Bennington has once again become one large art park. An opening reception was held Saturday to kick off the 14th annual North Bennington Art Park exhibit. It runs through Oct. 9 and features works by 60 area artists. Outdoor sculptures are located throughout the center of the village surrounding the post office and train |
July 02 2011 - Bus to train stations not well received
Friday July 1, 2011 BENNINGTON -- A local planning official said this week his idea to run regular bus service to nearby train stations until passenger rail service can be established has received a cool reception. Jim Sullivan, executive director of the Bennington County Regional Commission, said he raised the idea of interim bus service to train stations in Rensselaer, N. |
July 02 2011 - Bus to train stations proposed, not well received by some
Friday July 1, 2011 BENNINGTON -- A local planning official said this week his idea to run regular bus service to nearby train stations until passenger rail service can be established has received a cool reception. Jim Sullivan, executive director of the Bennington County Regional Commission, said he raised the idea of interim bus service to train stations in Rensselaer, N. |
June 29 2011 - Rail owner to get day in court
The yearlong court battle for Milford-Bennington Railroad’s owner Rep. Peter Leishman to get back on the Pan Am track might finally be pulling into a key station, though it is by no means at the end of the line. A federal court judge has issued some preliminary decisions and scheduled a key hearing for Friday . Leishman, a former state representative, and Pan Am Railways have been battling ... |
June 28 2011 - Court hearing set in Milford railroad-Pan Am dispute
The yearlong court battle for Milford-Bennington Railroad's owner Rep. Peter Leishman to get back on the Pan Am track might finally be pulling into a key station, though it is by no means at the end of the line. |
May 17 2011 - SVMC gears up to train high-level paramedics
Thursday April 21, 2011 BENNINGTON -- Southwester Vermont Medical Center is working on developing a cadre of emergency medical technicians who specialize in transporting patients in critical conditions. There are already eight critical care paramedics, said Dr. Daniel Perregaux, medical director of EMS District 12 and an and emergency physician at SVMC. |
May 17 2011 - Rail group celebrates National Train Day
Tuesday May 10, 2011 NORTH BENNINGTON -- The Southwestern Vermont Rail Corridor Committee celebrated National Train Day on Saturday at the North Bennington Train Station, as officials in New York and Vermont continued to consider a passenger rail line that would link Albany, N.Y., to Rutland through Bennington County. |
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