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200 PAGES, WITH 38 IN FULL COLOR
Experience Central Vermont Railway’s scenic Burlington Branch from its 1849 construction to the present as New England Central’s woodchip-hauling, waterfront interchange partner with Vermont Railway. All aboard for Essex Junction, Fort Ethan Allen, Lime Kiln Station, the Twin Bridges over Winooski Gorge, Hood’s Crossing, downtown Winooski, the Intervale, a pair of power plants, North Avenue tunnel, to Union Station. Explore the original “Ravine Route” through downtown Burlington and its tunnel replacement. This anecdote-driven, colorfully illustrated 200-pager by filmmaker and author James R. “Jim” Jones, is a perfect companion to the classic seven-volume Central Vermont Railway: A Yankee Tradition series penned by his father, Robert C. Jones. Priceless photos, interviews, ephemera and modeling ideas abound in this 175-year chronicle. Pre-publication offer -- ships by August 2025. Save $10 and receive FREE SHIPPING with this special offer.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY'S RICHFORD BRANCH: Missisiquoi Valley Rails to Trails
by James R. "Jim" Jones
Experience Central Vermont Railway’s river-hugging route from its 1871 construction to abandonment and early 1990’s rebirth as the popular Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail. All aboard for St. Albans, Green’s Corners, Chadwick’s, Sheldon Springs, Sheldon Depot, Sheldon Junction, North Sheldon, Riverside, South Franklin, Enosburgh Falls, North Enosburgh, Sampsonville, East Berkshire and Nutting Corners to a Richford connection with the Canadian Pacific Railroad. This colorfully illustrated 232-page chronicle, by filmmaker and author James R. “Jim” Jones, is a perfect companion to the classic seven-volume Central Vermont Railway: A Yankee Tradition series penned by his father, Robert C. Jones. This is a LIMITED EDITION of 300 signed and numbered copies. Save $10 off the cover price, ONLY $39.95 U.S. shipping and tax included!
Richford Branch BOOK + DVD COMBO
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the value of CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY'S RICHFORD BRANCH BOOK and the two-hour documentary DVD (produced a dozen years ago) that inspired it! See vintage films and hear fascinating rail tales from Franklin County, Vermont and the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Buy the BOOK for only $39.95 and add the video for only $10. BOOK and DVD just $49.95. As always, with FREE U.S. Shipping. All aboard!
Vermont's Island Line Revisited
Vermont's Island Line Revisited
By James R. "Jim" Jones. This 204-page, 477 photo chronicle covers the the life and times of the Rutland Railroad's fabled Island-hopping route from Burlington through the Champlain Islands to Alburgh and Rouses Point. Makes the perfect companion to our popular DVD of the same name, released eleven years ago. Get your lowest numbered, signed books by ordering now.
Signed books, free U.S. shipping, and we'll pay the Vermont sales tax. Only $39.95!
COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY'S D&NO ROUTE is the highly anticipated follow-up to Jones' long out of print Denver & New Orleans: In The Shadow of the Rockies (Sundance, 1997). Save $5 off the cover price, get FREE SHIPPING and low numbered, signed books while supplies last. This coffee-table chronicle measures 254 pages, with hundreds of images, many never seen before. Don't snooze and lose.
By James R. "Jim" Jones. Burlington, Vermont's extensive street railway stretched 16 miles from north to south, and easterly through Winooski to Essex Junction. Immerse yourself in local transportation history from the 1885 horse railway to its state-of-the-art 1893 electrification, merger with the Fort Ethan Allen line, to a ceremonial downtown trolley burning "celebration" as rubber-tired busses began a proud service tradition in August of 1929. Don't snooze and lose! This lavishly illustrated, signed, numbered, more than 206-page chronicle is available for only $29.95, with free U.S. shipping. BUY NOW!
