The "Corkscrew" Railroad

The "Corkscrew" Railroad (HMONZ)

Location: Bennington, VT 05201 Bennington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 52.982', W 73° 12.539'

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When wealthy North Bennington resident Trenor Park purchased the Bennington-Rutland Railroad, he found that the railroad "barons" of the Troy and Boston Railroad refused him access to the New York lines. Rather than fight this monopoly, Park built a rail line from Bennington to Lebanon Spring, NY, where he could transfer his trains to southbound rails while bypassing Troy. The dozens of turns over 40 miles of hilly terrain gave this stretch of railroad the name "Corkscrew." Passenger service was canceled in 1931 and the line was officially abandoned in 1953. Remnants of the old rail bed can be seen where it crossed the highway at this point.
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HM NumberHMONZ
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByVermont Division for Historic Preservation
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Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 10:46pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 646261 N 4749381
Decimal Degrees42.88303333, -73.20898333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 52.982', W 73° 12.539'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 52' 58.92" N, 73° 12' 32.34" W
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Area Code(s)802
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 77 Main St, Bennington VT 05201, US
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