High Green Episode 23: The Rutland Railroad with Steve and George Mumley

A young Steve Mumley on his bicycle at the Rutland Railroad’s Alburgh, VT station. Photo via Will Davis.

Part of our mission statement here at the B&MRRHS is to preserve the history of the railroads in New England that did business with the Boston & Maine Railroad. One of the better known examples was the Rutland Railroad, operating primarily in Vermont and New York State until its closure in the early 1960s. The late Steve Mumley (November 8, 1946 — January 29, 2023) knew and loved the Rutland Railroad perhaps more than anyone, and his father, George “Bud” Mumley, worked for the Rutland beginning in 1937. Thanks to Jim Dufour who loaned us this cassette recording, we hear a discussion from 1991 between Steve and George about the latter’s time working on the Rutland Railroad. Topics include milk trains; the wayfreight to Malone, NY; operations between Alburgh, VT and Ogdensburg, NY; and much more.

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