Central Vermont Railway
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The Central Vermont Railway (reporting mark CV) was a railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec.
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Reporting mark | CV |
Locale | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Quebec |
Dates of operation | 1848ā1995 |
Successor | New England Central |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | Originally built to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
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It connected Montreal, Quebec, with New London, Connecticut, using a route along the shores of Lake Champlain, through the Green Mountains and along the Connecticut River valley. It also connected Montreal to Boston, in eastern Massachusetts, through a junction with the Boston and Maine Railroad at White River Junction, Vermont.