General News – Steamtown Historical Collective

Sixty Years of Steamtown

January 1, 2023 — Happy New Year! And what a big year this is for the history of Steamtown — the sixtieth year since 1963; the inaugural year of Steamtown, U.S.A., and the very first time that an attraction with the Steamtown name opened. Over those subsequent six decades a long, rich, and complicated storyContinue reading “Sixty Years of Steamtown”

Frederick G. Bailey (1948 -2022)

Frederick G. Bailey (center), born on March 21, 1948 and a major figure in the history of Steamtown, U.S.A and New England railroading, passed away Thursday, December 15 at age 74. Steve Carlson writes: “Fred was great friend to many, including a personal family friend for decades. Fred was a fan of steam for years,Continue reading “Frederick G. Bailey (1948 -2022)”

Anthony Lovell Reddington (1939-2022)

Anthony Lovell Reddington passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, August 18, 2022, after a long illness. He was 83. Anthony was born on April 30, 1939, in Keene, N.H., to Ruth Lovell Redington Wade. He graduated from Keene High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Norwich University in Vermont andContinue reading “Anthony Lovell Reddington (1939-2022)”

Green Mountain Railroad RS-1 #405, Sept. 16, 2022

September 28, 2022 — A friend and I made the short trip out to Bellows Falls, Vermont on September 16 to photograph Green Mountain Railroad ALCo RS-1 #405. Built for the Rutland Railroad in 1951, the diesel was purchased by F. Nelson Blount in 1964 and became the first locomotive on the roster of hisContinue reading “Green Mountain Railroad RS-1 #405, Sept. 16, 2022”