There were grievances over the years and a short strike in the early 1960s. In 1963 Breslin negotiated a pension plan for the workers, which he considered his crowning achievement. In the early 1980s, the company struggled and the owners considered moving out of Lyndonville. The Miss Lyndonville Diner on Route 5 is related to the Miss Vermonter in St. Johnsbury, but it is not as big and has fewer out of state license plates in the parking lot. The original dining car has been enclosed, but is still very much in evidence.
Locals read the paper and catch up on news at the counter.
There was no commercial activity in the area before 1857 when the railroad came through Lyndon. After a fire burned the railroad buildings in St. Johnsbury, the shops of the Connecticut and Passumpsic River Railroad were moved to Lyndonville in 1866, on more than 300 acres purchased by the railroad. It was as a railroad town that Lyndonville reached its peak of prosperity. After the Canadian Pacific bought the railroad, passenger service was discontinued and in 1970 the old brick station was torn down. There were five covered bridges in town.