Former Grand Trunk Station - Island Pond, Vermont
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Vermontish
N 44° 48.931 W 071° 52.823
19T E 272253 N 4966493
Sturdy old brick building
Waymark Code: WM47E4
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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The Grand Trunk line between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Quebec, was intended as a link in a worldwide rail/steamship transportation network, but competition, the changing economic relationship between Canada and the US and the death of GT President Charles M. Hays aboard the Titanic left this village out in the cold.*

The effect of the railroad's boom and bust in Island Pond is clearly evidenced in the number of grand old Victorian "summer homes," some cared for, some decaying.

*Information Source: Great Railroad Stations by John C. Dahl

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Bank branch, other offices

What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Grand Trunk, later Canadian National

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