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WACR 804 crosses rivers and highways in Montpelier

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Channel: FL92002 · 2009 · Travel & Events

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As odd as it may seem, even at Milepost 3.5, we are still in Montpelier.  The two waterways we cross are the North River and the Winooski River.  The big grade crossing with all the photographers is Federal Route 302.  Here, we are in the cab of WACR 804, which is an excursion train that was chartered by the Mass Bay RRE club.  Today's consist is Green Mountain GP9R 804 (hence the symbol name WACR 804), and 2 old Green Mountain coaches; 1312 (right behind the engine), and 1323 bringing up the markers.  We are at MP 3.5, and are heading south towards Barre, which is about another 3 miles away.  In this video, we start at MP 3.2, which is just before the bridge over the North River.  We then cross Federal Route 302 and proceed through a field and across the Winooski River and towards Barre.  The video ends with us hitting a curve just past the Winooski.  Enjoy the sound of the old cast K5LA and the slight rev of the 567C.  Unfortunately, track speed is 10 MPH, so we couldn't rev it up too much.  As a side note, the 804 was built in 1955 as N&W 13, and was then rebuilt in 1978 into a GP9R, where it had its high hood lowered on the short hood, and was converted into a short hood forward engine.  However, the control stand is still set up on the long hood forward side of the cab.  If you have any questions about the video, feel free to message me.  Comments are welcome.  The video was taken on April 4th, 2009.

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