Can ad ian ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : H istor ians ▁of ▁Canada ▁Category : J ud ges ▁in ▁Ontario ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Cob ourg <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Verm ont ▁Railway ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁short line ▁rail road ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁eastern ▁New ▁York , ▁operating ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁R ut land ▁Railway . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Rail ▁System , ▁which ▁also ▁own s ▁the ▁Green ▁Mountain ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁R ut land ' s ▁branch ▁to ▁Bell ows ▁F alls . ▁The ▁track age ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Agency ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁except ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁V TR ▁oper ates ▁a ▁line ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁and ▁Maine ▁Corporation . ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁emp lo ys ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁people ▁in ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁R ut land ▁Railway ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁north - s outh ▁line ▁through ▁western ▁Verm ont . ▁A ▁strike ▁shut ▁it ▁down ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁purchased ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁south ▁of ▁Bur ling ton , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁branch ▁to ▁Ben ning ton , ▁ ▁total , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Verm ont ▁Railway , ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁began ▁operations ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁first ▁president ▁was ▁Jay ▁W