COURTESY WINDHAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Awaiting passengers at Newfane depot
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All Aboard!
The hottest new site in Newfane
since last summer is actually one of
the oldest. It is the Windham County
Historical Society’s exhibition at
the newly restored train depot on
Cemetery Hill Road, 100 yards off
the northeast corner of the town
green. The 1880 depot tells the
story of Newfane at the heyday of
the railroad era in Vermont. Train
buffs from all across the country,
and Canada, too, have dropped into
the depot to see one of the tiny
stations on the famous, or rather
infamous, West River Railroad Line.
Visitors are always amused to learn
that the tracks that once connected
Brattleboro (to the south) and South
Londonderry (to the north) are, to
this day, known as the “36 miles of
trouble.” Save time to see the water
tank structure! These were the days
of steam trains and storing water was
one of the duties of the section crew.
Make a donation at the desk inside
the depot, as there is no admission
fee. It’s a child-friendly, pet-friendly
site, and well worth the visit. The
railroad station property is a short
walk from the Windham County
Historical Society’s Museum. Both
are open weekends from Memorial
Day weekend in May through
Columbus Day weekend. Newfane
Village, VT Rte. 30. 802-365-4148 or
historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org
–A.R.
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