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Bellows Falls & Saxtons River Street Railway Equipment Roster

Equipment Roster

The original order of cars was: 2 two truck convertible passenger cars; numbered 1 and 2, 1 freight motor; numbered 3, 1 flat car and a trailer.

Later 2 single truck open passenger cars were added to the roster and numbered 4 and 5.

Eventually the Bellows Falls & Saxtons River Street Railway had 7 motor passenger cars. None of these were equipped for one man operation. Cars # 1 & 2 were built by Wason Manufacturing and were convertible double truck cars. Car #4 and #5 were open cars also built by Wason. They were bought help handle the crowds after Barber Park was established. Two additional convertible cars were purchased and numbered # 6 and # 7, I am currently looking for information on these cars..

The company also owned one motorized maintenance of way car (listed as "1 motor service car").

Car # 3 was a large freight motor listed as 1 electric locomotive.1

One of the old cars was converted into the Chimes Cafe in Bellows Falls.2

CREDITS: Information was gathered from the following Resources:

1From the McGraw Electric Railway Directory 1924

2The Village Connection by John E. Cook.

3Saxtons River Historical Society.

4Railroads of Vermont Vol. I, Robert C. Jones.

5History of the town of RockinghamVermont Including the Villages of Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Rockingham, Cambrideport and Bertonsville 1907 - 1957 with Family Geneologies by Mrs. Frances Stockwell Lovell and Mr. Leverett C. Lovell.

6Personal first hand observations.

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