Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-23
A New Line of Travel.

Since the Rutland Il Burlington Rail.
road Company assumed the management
OF the Montreal Il Plattsburgh Railroad,
and connected both lines by a ferry on
Lake Champlain between Burlington and
Plattsburgh, the route has become dc.
oidcdly popular one TO travellers and bust.
ness men between Montreal and the
West and Albany, New York, Saratoga
and other points southofRutland, while Il
passengers going east il is in every re-
'peot equal in speed, and in points OF
comfort and natural attractions it mus;
commend itself 10 all who have occasion
10 pass over the territory covered by it,
Or visit the points 70 which its agents are
authorized 10 ticket passengers. Trains
over the new route leave Montreal at 500
a, m, arriving at Plattsbnrgh at $50,
when passengers leave the cars and take
one Of the company's boats for Burling.
ton, enjoying delightful trip of an hour
and quarter through the most romantic
and historic portion Of Lake Champaign
and also the privilege Of time TO eat a
well prepared meal on board, instead Of
hurrying down few iudigcstible mouth,
fuls in the usual "tcn minutes for re.
frcshmonts,' Arriving at Burlington
proper time is allowed for the transfer o
passengers and baggage 10 the cars Of tn,
Il, X b. r. r., which arrive at Rut
land about noon, where connection is mad,
with trains Of the Rensselaer, and Sarato
"a Railroad for Albany and Troy, At
which latter place connection i. made
with the cars of the Hudson River Rail
road for New York, whore they arrive nj
9:l5 p. m, SO that in sixteen hours and q
quarter passenger. are comfortably trans.
ported over the long route intervening be-
tween the principal commercial city Of
the New Dominion and the Metropolis o.
America. Another train over this route
TO which sleeping cars are attached, leave
Montreal at $40 ?. IN, and arrives il
New York at noon the next day. Clos,
connection i-mnle at Mooor', Junction
with trains over the Ogienabur. and
Lake Champlaiu Railroad, thus atForIiug
to passengers from the West all the f4cili.
ties for travel winch we have above de.-
cribcd. At Rutland the line also coz
meets with the Bennington and Rutland
Railroad for Dorset, Manchester, Ben
nington and other points in the Western
Vermont Valley at Bellows with Chesh
ire Railroad, Boston and the cast; al
BrattlebJro with New London Northern
and Connecticut River Railroads, reach,
ing Northampton, Norwich, New London
Greenfield, Springfield, Hartford and
New Haven, as casily'as hy any Other
route, irrrf uffff1rtting an opportunity t
visit New York, via Long Island Sound
from New London or New Haven
The only day train between Montreal
and New York is run over this route,
fact which will serve to commend it in
great degree, while tourists and other
having time to spare can make the tril
through Lake Champlain, and, should
they desire it, take the Hudson rive
boats for New York, as tickets issued b,
the company are good by rail or water be
tween Montreal and New York
Thus it will be seen the new line com
bincs speed with comfort, while the ter
ritory embraced in its jurisdiction pos
sesses the. most lovely and attractiv
scenery on the American continent
Hence it is no wonder that this route i
becoming 50 dcscryodly popular with tn
travelling public