Im at the historic train station at the Shelburne Museum, cspan is learning more about the history. Join us as we take a look at the rail history of vermont. Chip here we are at the train station at the Shelburne Museum, built in 1890 by dr. William stuart webb, a Rutland Railroad, and service with the Central Vermont Railway as well. It was essentially built to help out with Passenger Rail service for this region, but perhaps more importantly for the availability of the webbs to be able to travel as they wish, to go to their summer home, the down to new york city mayor to or to other areas around the country. It was built for shelburne, however, and it served Passenger Rail service up until 1953. When that stopped at that point, Passenger Rail service in this region. It was then given to the Shelburne Museum for posteritys sake, to allow people to be able to see it, and with much of the Railroad Memorabilia that is seen in these stations. It was part of our founders collection over ti
Availability of the webbs to be able to travel as they wished, to go to their summer home, the to go to their summer home and down to new york city mayor , and to other areas around of the country. It was billed for shelburne, however, and is served Passenger Rail service up until 1953. When that stopped at that point, Passenger Rail service in this region. And it was then given to the museum for posteritys sake, to allow people to be able to see it. It is exhibited with much of the Railroad Memorabilia that is seen in these stations. Of the founders collection at the time. It was moved overland from shelburne here to the museum, which is not far away. It is probably a little less than a mile, one of the shortest moves for the building of the shelburne museum. This is a traveling Passenger Rail car at the grand isle, built in 1899 by the palace wagner car company just before it changed ownership to the Pullman Company at that time. The president of the Rutland Railroad, dr. William sew
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