Winter time is Stowe Vermont
Here we are, a week or so before Christmas and Stowe has no snow to speak of. Go figure.
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Early Autumn in Peacham Vermont
Taken last weekend. I am looking forward to this view in about a week.
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The Marshfield General Store in Marshfield Vermont
The store has been around for over 150 years.
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Late afternoon in Peacham Vermont.
During our 3 hours of sunlight, I made a quick trip to the Northeast Kingdom.
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Conway Scenic Railroad 7470 steams into North Conway Station.
The Conway Scenic Railroad 7470 steams into North Conway New Hampshire on a hot summer day.
Steam locomotive #7470 was built by the Grand Trunk Railway Point St. Charles Shops at Montreal, Quebec, in 1921 with serial #22/1500. It is a coal fired switching locomotive with an 0-6-0 wheel arrangement; it has 51” driving wheels and 22” x 26” cylinders. It develops 36,700 lbs of tractive effort.
The weight of the locomotive in working order is 87 tons and the tender weighs 65 tons. The locomotive is equipped with super-heaters. Originally built as Grand Trunk Railway #1795, it soon became Canadian National Railway #7470, Class 0-18-a. It was acquired in 1968 by Dwight Smith, and in 1974 joined the start-up Conway Scenic Railroad as #47. It was renumbered to #7470 in 1989.
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A picture perfect day in East Montpelier Vermont
I thought I would get away from the house Saturday since it was a perfect day.
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