▁V TR ▁bought ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁between ▁R ut land ▁and ▁White hall , ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁the ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Railway ▁and ▁assigned ▁it ▁to ▁its ▁Clar end on ▁and ▁Pitts ford ▁subs idi ary . ▁ ▁The ▁track ▁was ▁sever ely ▁d eter ior ated ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁purchase , ▁with ▁track ▁spe eds ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁ ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁line . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁purchase , ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁project ▁was ▁begun , ▁upgrad ing ▁the ▁road bed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁t ies . ▁Since ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁higher ▁standards , ▁White hall ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁inter change ▁point ▁between ▁V TR ▁and ▁the ▁D & H ▁( now ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁after ▁their ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁D & H ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Railway ▁purchased ▁the ▁Green ▁Mountain ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁ran ▁ ▁from ▁R ut land ▁to ▁Bell ows ▁F alls . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁company , ▁named ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Rail ▁System , ▁which ▁owned ▁both ▁rail ro ads , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁other ▁short lines ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁V TR ▁planned ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁ ▁sp ur ▁line ▁in ▁Middle bury , ▁Verm ont , ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁quar ry . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁subs idi ary ▁rail