The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-16
Another Train Was Turned
into a Bedroom Dur
ing the Night
C. VS. BARRE BRANCH
COMPLETELY CLOSED
There Was Promise That a
Snowplow Would Clear the
Line After "a Hours

Not in many years has the train serv'
ice on the Central Vermont railroad been
so crippled by storm as it was Tuesday
and last night. Trains were tied up at
different points, while other trains were
held at junction points to meet trains
from the opposite direction instead of
running to meeting point. These were
from three to nine hours late
The southbound morning mail Tues.
day was the nearest on time of any
train. The southbound New England
States Limited was little over an hour
late at Montpelier Junction, but did not
get out of Northfield until $3.50 o'clock
while the northbouna train met it and
the snow plow at Braintree. The milk
train reached Montpelier about 6 o'clock
and left loaded with passengers for Bur
lington, who wanted to attend the
Dairymen's association meeting. The
train was stalled on the fiat north of
Montpelier Junction and finally was
pulled back to Montpelier Junction a
car at time, and finally tied up. The
to bring the passengers back TO Mont
pelier. They then left on the northbound
New England States Limited about II
O'Clock for Burlington This train did not
wait for connections at White River
Junction, and lost time coming to Mont
peier The branch train was stalled in
the snow at the Junction about every
time it went out there.
The afternoon mail train, which did
wait for the connections at White River
Junction, did not reach Montpelier June
tion until midnight, and then waited un- |
till Gas o'clock for southbouud trains. The |
milk train arrived about 2
o'clock, but the southbound local train,
due at $3.50 last evening, did not get to
Montpelier until about 4 o'clock this
These two trains, with way
freight train, were tied up in the snow
II Bolton. The latter got out of coal and
In engine was sent to help ii to the
The southbound night sleeper
.eached Montpelier about $3.50, while the
lorthbound sleeper did not get there
until after o'clock
The sixteen hour law, under emergen-
lies of this nature, is not effective and
ome Of the men worked over that time
Vain line crews were called to help out
IN the branch.
The branch train of two Scars was
tailed in the snow about 100 yards south
i the Junction last night and three en-
ines were used to move it. Finally two
ngines We're used to pull the train TO
fontpelier. The northbound limited was
ulled by four engines, leaving the juno
ion for the north. 1t was reported that
train was being handled with tour en-
ines near Bellows Falls during Tuesday
fteruoon.
The service did not improve much on 4
he Central Vermont this morning. When 9
he 9;l5 train for Burlington should have /,
sft, it was found that the crew, which
uns it, had not enjoyed the rest that the
Nv provides, with the result that George I
paulding's way freight crew was called v
} operate the train, which left Mont S
elier at about 9:45. The northbound
lilk train left Montpelier Junction to- c
ay at ll30. being many hours late. a
he southbound Limited left st. Albans n
minutes behind schedule and was ex- $
acted to lose more time between there s
nd Montpelier Junction this afternoon. t
The Central Nermont's snowplow was a
ought onto the Barre branch early this L
'ternoon in order to open up that line, b
hch had been closed since yesterday
'ternoon. The branch train followed
Ie snowplow. The branch train made
from Montpelier to the !,
motion last night for two trains and :,
EN- went on siding at Montpelier to
ait for the snowplow. About dozen
rsons slept in the passenger car of ri
at train during the night. er