Chester Depot - Chester VT
Posted by: 
nomadwillie
N 43° 16.070 W 072° 35.390
18T E 695596 N 4793378
The depot is located on VT 103 on the outskits of Chester proper. There is a great cluster of old buildings at this site
Waymark Code: WMW5EM
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2017
Views: 1
Vermont Historic Marker reads:
The first public train arrived here on July 18, 1849,
and in December, the Rutland & Burlington Railroad opened the first rail line across Vermont linking the Connecticut River valley at Bellows Falls and Lake Champlain at Burlington. The route passed between Chester's older North and South villages, and Chester Depot village emerged. Fire destroyed the first station in 1871, and the lessee Vermont Central RR built this one that year. By the 1890's, several industrial and commercial enterprises made Chester Depot one of the busiest stations on the Rutland RR. The State purchased the line in 1963, leasing ti in part to the Green Mountain RR. Exception in Vermont, this brick station retains its high-style Italianate design and continues in railroad use.
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation - 2015
Today the depot is used by Green Mountain RR as a jump off spots for various scenic rides thru Vermont.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Green Mountain Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
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