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Vermont Rail System outlines upgrades, freight growth opportunities and partnership with VTrans
Summary
Officials from Vermont Rail System briefed the House Transportation Committee on system coverage, recent bridge upgrades to meet 286,000‑pound car standards, intermodal constraints and growth opportunities along the Connecticut River Line and other corridors.
Vermont Rail System officials told the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 31 that the company operates roughly 450 miles of track in the region, handles about 25,000 freight carloads a year and is pursuing grant‑funded upgrades to accommodate modern 286,000‑pound railcars on more lines.
“Basically, Vermont Rail System … we operate about 450 miles of railroad,” Salim Hohin, president of Vermont Rail System, told the committee. He summarized the system’s lines, recent acquisitions and the company’s role hosting Amtrak’s Ethan Allen service. “We handle about 25,000 carloads of freight a year,” Hohin said, and noted the company employs about 160 people, most of whom are Vermonters.
Hohin and other company representatives described a close working relationship with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and federal grant programs that fund capital projects on…
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