Amtrak across Vermont Spring/Summer 2016 - Vermonter & Ethan Allen Express in every VT town
AMTRAK ACROSS VERMONT - Spring/Summer 2016
This video is a compilation of 63 shots of the Vermonter and Ethan Allen Express in all 36 Vermont towns the two trains pass through. From Vernon to Saint Albans and Fair Haven to Rutland, enjoy the sights, sounds and scenery of the two trains passing through the Green Mountain State during the late Spring and Summer months, as well as a visit from the Exhibit Train and a shot of the Adirondack from across Lake Champlain.
Map of all shots:
Train Numbers:
55: Southbound Vermonter (Mon-Fri)
57: Southbound Vermonter (Weekend/Holiday)
56: Northbound Vermonter (Mon-Fri)
54: Northbound Vermonter (Weekend/Holiday)
290: Southbound Ethan Allen Express (Mon-Fri)
292: Southbound Ethan Allen Express (Saturday)
296: Southbound Ethan Allen Express (Sunday)
291: Northbound Ethan Allen Express (Sat-Thu)
293: Northbound Ethan Allen Express (Friday)
68: Southbound Adirondack (Daily)
69: Northbound Adirondack (Daily)
Train Details:
00:07 - #55 – Montpelier - April 18
01:07 - #55 – Roxbury – April 26
02:33 - #56 – Roxbury – April 26
05:11 - #55 – Waterbury Station – April 27
07:04 - #54 – Bethel – May 7
07:36 - #296 – Rutland – May 15
09:13 - #54 – Royalton – May 15
10:06 - #55 – Northfield – May 24
10:57 - #56 – Northfield – May 25
11:51 - #56 – Richmond – May 26
12:36 - #56 – South Royalton – May 27
13:52 - #69 – Orwell, VT (Putnam Station, NY) – May 29
14:43 - #68 – Benson Landing, VT (Putnam Station, NY) – May 29
16:04 - #291 – Fair Haven – May 29
17:20 - #291 – Castleton – May 29
18:59 - #56 – Middlesex – June 2
19:49 - #55 – St. Albans City/Town – June 3
21:26 - #56 – Richmond – June 10
22:00 - #55 – Berlin – June 13
23:05 - #56 – Braintree – June 16
24:58 - #55 – South Royalton – June 17
26:25 - #55 – Brattleboro – June 17
26:47 – Exhibit Train – Brattleboro – June 17
27:11 - #56 – Brattleboro – June 17
28:01 - #57 – Northfield – June 18
28:41 - #57 (w/ Exhibit Train) – Claremont, NH – June 18
32:17 - #54 – Bellows Falls – June 18
33:46 – Exhibit Train – Bellows Falls – June 18
35:56 - #56 – Duxbury – June 20
36:53 - #55 – Georgia – June 21
37:25 – NECR Track Inspection – Northfield – June 28
37:53 - #56 – Northfield – June 28
39:12 - #55 – Duxbury – July 1
39:37 - #56 – Roxbury – July 1
40:44 - #55 – Middlesex – July 7
41:28 - #56 (w/ 6 car consist) – East Granville – July 12
43:03 - #290 – Center Rutland – July 13
44:10 - #56 – Sharon - July 13
45:51 - #56 (w/ 6 car consist) – Northfield Falls – July 14
47:05 - #54 – Berlin – July 16
47:54 - #54 – Randolph – July 17
49:05 - #54 – Roxbury – July 17
51:37 - #56 – Essex Junction – July 18
52:52 - #55 – Milton – July 20
54:21 - #56 – Berlin – July 26
55:21 - #55 – Williston – July 28
56:21 - #56 – Bolton Flats – July 29
57:26 - #54 – Montpelier – July 30
58:59 - #56 – Essex Junction – August 1
1:00:17 - #56 – Milton – August 2
1:01:30 - #290 – Ira – August 4
1:02:19 - #291 (w/ 6 car consist) – West Rutland – August 4
1:03:48 - #54 – West Braintree – August 7
1:04:45 - #55 – Roxbury – August 18
1:05:59 - #56 – White River Junction Station – August 18
1:08:19 - #54 – Northfield – August 21
1:09:26 - #55 – Colchester – August 23
1:12:04 - #56 – Middlesex – August 26
1:13:03 - #57 – Hartland – August 27
1:13:53 - #57 – Roxbury – August 28 – 5 year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, which severely damaged this bridge that crosses the White River
1:15:02 - #54 – Windsor – August 28
1:15:52 - #57 – Vernon – September 3
1:17:24 - #54 – Westminster – September 3
1:18:42 - #54 – Hartford – September 3
1:20:06 - #54 – Waterbury – September 3
1:20:53 - #54 – Roxbury – September 5
1:21:58 - #55 – Putney – September 6
1:23:15 - #56 – Dummerston – September 6
Interstate 89, NH (northbound): Exit 18 to Vermont state line
Interstate 89 (abbreviated I-89) is an interstate highway in the northeastern region of the United States traveling from Bow, New Hampshire to the Canadian border at Highgate Springs, Vermont, and Saint-Armand, Quebec. As with all odd-numbered primary interstates, I-89 is signed as a north–south highway. However, it follows a primarily northwest-to-southeast path. The route forms a substantial part of the main connection between the cities of Montreal and Boston. In Quebec the route continues as Quebec Route 133. The eventual completion of Autoroute 35 from Montreal will lead to a non-stop limited access highway route between the two cities; following I-93 south from I-89's terminus. The largest cities directly served by I-89 are Concord, New Hampshire and Burlington, Vermont. I-89 is one of three main Interstate highways whose route is located entirely within New England, along with Interstate 91 and Interstate 93 (both of which have their northernmost pavement in Vermont).
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Road(s): Interstate 89
Direction: North
Portion Traveled: Exit 18 in Lebanon to VT state border
Notable Points: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon Municipal Airport, Connecticut River/New England Central Railroad crossing, JCT I-91
Passenger Rail Returns to Middlebury | 2016 Planet Forward Storyfest Submission
My film submission to Storyfest 2016 examines the pending reintroduction of passenger rail to Middlebury, Vermont, paving the way for a rural college town to be linked by public transit to New England and the rest of the region.
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The Vermont Agency for Transportation recently announced that in 3-4 years, passenger rail service will resume between Rutland and Burlington, Vermont with a stop planned for Middlebury. For attendees of Middlebury College, it would be the first time since 1953 that students will be able to get to and from campus without solely relying on automobile transportation. If the project succeeds, will innovate public transportation in Vermont. As Middlebury continues to grow as a town, it is imperative that it be linked to the greater New England area, to reduce dependency on low capacity and inefficient automobile transportation.
The project was recently awarded ten million dollars in federal funding, which will be used to improve the quality of the tracks, build new stations (including one planned for Middlebury), and install 13 new rail crossings. Once tracks quality is improved, trains will be able to travel at 60 miles per hour, rather than the current maximum speed of 10-25 mph for freight trains.
Vermont’s rail resurgence is reflective of a growing desire for public transit. Currently there are only several train stations in the state. As the project develops in coming years, the hope is that Vermont and surrounding areas will be able to rely more heavily on public transit, and reduce the state’s dependency on automobile traffic.
For students at Middlebury, the hope is that the project will connect them to other public transit throughout New England, providing them with an even broader link to the region.
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Nathaniel Wiener '18
Middlebury College
William Yueyin Wong Memorial Slides
Snapshots from Bill's personal scrapbook
Music: Variations on the Hymn In Christ There is No East or West.
The Reverend William Yueyin Wong of Woodstock Valley, CT. passed away at his home at the age of 76 on May 31, 2007 after a long illness. 'Mr. Wong', as he preferred to be called, served 35 years as an active parish minister including 28 years in the greater Pomfret-Woodstock community performing over 150 weddings and 250 funerals. He spent innumerable days visiting his parishioners in Day Kimball Hospital., and often joked that the hospital was the only place he would wear a clergy collar, so as not to be confused for a doctor.
Mr. Wong was born to Christian parents in Guangzhou (Canton), China in 1930. In 1938, he fled with his Mother, three brothers and a sister from Hong Kong to the remote Northern Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The family sought to escape the bombing and invasion by the Japanese military, and to live with their father who managed a coconut plantation. His family's idyllic, tropical life was upset in 1942 when the Japanese military invaded the Solomons and forced the family to hide in the jungle for twenty months. Late in 1943, after the U.S Marines and Army established a presence on Guadalcanal, the family, with the aid of native schooner operators and British Coastal Watchers, was safely escorted behind the American line.
Along with his three brothers, Mr. Wong, at the age of 13, entered the employ of the U.S Army where he was befriended by many GI's and began learning English. After the war, at age 16, one of the GI's arranged for Mr. Wong to make the long journey to the U.S. by himself where he went to live with Col. Alexander Smith and his wife, Edah, of Montpelier, VT. who became his American family for the rest of their lives. Mr. Wong had performed work for Col. Smith on Guadalcanal. Mr. Wong was never to see his parents again.
He was placed in the eighth grade after having received no formal schooling for nine years. He completed Montpelier High School in three years. He went on to earn a B.A degree from the University of Vermont. His time in Montpelier included happy experiences at the Bethany Congregational Church and attending church camps where he was often asked to share his life story and end the program by using his strong singing voice in a rendition of the hymn, In Christ There is no East or West.
After college, he was inspired to join the ministry, and enrolled in the Hartford Theological Seminary where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity and an M.A. in Religious Education. There, he met his future wife, the former Lucy Mills Humphrey of Canton, CT. who was studying for a Masters in Church Social Work. Their marriage in 1957 was covered by the Associated Press around the world since interracial marriages were considered a novelty. The headlines included 'William Wong of Canton, China was wed to Lucy Humphrey of Canton, Connecticut.
Mr. Wong became a U.S. citizen via legislation written by Senator George Aiken of Vermont and signed into law by President Eisenhower in 1956. He returned to the Bethany Congregational Church in 1959 to be ordained as a minister in The United Church of Christ with the Reverend Professor Paul Ross Lynn providing the sermon. Mr. Wong served the First Congregational Church of Westminster, VT. from 1959 to 1966. He served the First Congregational Church of Pomfret, CT. from 1966 to 1981 and also the Abington Congregational Church from 1973 to 1981. He worked for ten years with the developmentally-challenged at the John F. Dempsey Center in Putnam, CT. He served as the Pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Woodstock Valley, CT. from 1983 to 1994. Upon his retirement, he was awarded the honor of Pastor Emeritus.
Mr. Wong embraced many traditions of his adopted country and his passions included the Boston Red Sox, the Uconn Women's basketball team, Chinese cooking, and fishing.
He leaves his wife of 50 years, Lucy; his son, Michael of Mansfield, CT.;his son Jeffrey, and daughter-in-law, Judith, of Easton, CT.; daughter Penny and son-in-law Aguimar Carlos of Vineyard Haven, MA., three beloved grandchildren, Reanne, Bill, and Lydia, his overseas siblings, Betty Lee Bow, Leonard Wong, and Joyce Wong; and his American sisters, Athalie Blackburn of Plainfield, VT., and Polly Viner of Sebastian, FL
He remained eternally grateful to the people of Vermont for welcoming him to the United States.
Burial services were private. A public memorial service was conducted on Tuesday, June 5 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Woodstock Valley at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Church of the Good Shepherd, P.O. Box 243, South Woodstock, CT. 06267.
HD: Chasing Vermont Rail System Trains GMRC 263 and BDRD
A chase of a short Green Mountain 263 (Rutland - Bellows Falls turn) from North Clarendon to Jackson Gore Resort in Ludlow, seen at the Cuttingsville trestle along the way on 8/26/11. He looked to be doing track speed at North Clarendon and I did't have time to set up the tripod at the next crossing east. Next we see BDRD (Burlington - Rutland) from a couple days earlier at Proctor and West Rutland with GMRC GP40 304 and 40 cars, mostly gas empties.
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Drive from Charlton, MA to I-91 south on 12/27/14, looking out the back window, in reverse
I pointed the camcorder out the back window and drove west and south from the Charlton, MA gas station on the Mass Pike to near Middletown, CT, on I-91 south which was a long as the battery lasted. The idea was to see what people looked like as they drove.
Videotaping started at 3:39 pm and ended at 4:25 pm.
This version is in reverse and unedited as compared to the other version I have up here.
Maine volcano expert
Eruptions in Hawaii have a Maine volcano expert blowing his top with excitement
KCAL9 News at 8 p.m. (April 13)
President Donald Trump announces airstrikes on Syria, and police release bodycam video of the woman who shot three people at YouTube.
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IntelliStar 2 XD Beckley, WV 5/3/2019 6:25 PM EDT(Glitching)
Well, here is a new TWC video. One thing I noticed was the LDL icons were a little glitchy. Some of the icons didn’t load down there for some reason. Also, this contains the first glitched LF I've found in awhile. You can see it around 1:23:45. It was a major late cue. Shows how little I watch TWC anymore. I actually was about to cut off the video before the LF, but I'm glad I didn't because I would've missed that. I guess I could upload a video from when their systems were hacked and there were no LOT8s for a few days. I did get a video but never uploaded it. What I have is coverage. Also I thank God for everything including everything.
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