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Rail raiders in Bennington mark a vicious 1860s railroad war
A vivid account recalls the Troy and Boston lease of the Bennington and Rutland line, the 1867 raid to seize locomotives, deputies clashing with Irish crews, and a grafted wartime tactic that left Bennington isolated until mergers created the Harlem and Rutland routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosac
Berkshires
Troy
Boston
Rutland Ry
Vermont State Line
North Bennington
Rutland
T&b
Hudson Valley
Rutland R.R
Bellows Falls
Cheshire R.R
Keene
Fitchburg
Fitchburg R.R
Bay State
North Bennington Yard
V. Baker
P. Hart
Bennington County
Vermont
Troy & Boston
Hoosick River
John L. Wellington
Eagle Bridge
Vail
Walloomsac
New York State
Washington
1.V. Baker
Hart
Wellington
New York State Line
White Creek
D.T. Vail
Manchester
State Line
Bennington
John Doe
Bennington & Rutland
Vermont Line
Baldwin and Rogers
Park
Little
Lebanon Springs
Chatham
New York & Harlem
New York
Boston & Albany
Harlem Extensia Railroad
Chatham Four Corners
Troy & Boston Road
Boston & Maine
Interstate Commerce Commission
America
Troy and
Boston Railroad
Pownal
Bennington & Rutland Railroad
Kenneth Gypson
N.Y
R.P. Hart