road ▁called ▁the ▁Ot ter ▁Creek ▁Rail road ▁to ▁purchase ▁land ▁and ▁construct ▁track age ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁construction ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁completion ▁date . ▁The ▁quar ry ▁cancel led ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁econom ically ▁vi able . ▁ ▁Rout es ▁The ▁V RS ▁own s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁the ▁following ▁rail ▁lines : ▁▁ ▁Connecticut ▁River ▁Line ▁( ▁New port , ▁Verm ont ▁to ▁White ▁River ▁J unction ). ▁This ▁is ▁speed - limited ▁by ▁the ▁slow est ▁track ▁in ▁the ▁system ▁to ▁F RA ▁class ▁ 1 : ▁ ▁for ▁fre ight ; ▁ ▁for ▁passengers . ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁The ▁Verm ont ▁Railway ▁moves ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁fre ight , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁furn ishing ▁track ▁to ▁an ▁Am tra k ▁passenger ▁train , ▁the ▁Eth an ▁Allen ▁Express . ▁V TR ▁moves ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁stone ▁products ▁from ▁quar ries ▁in ▁western ▁Verm ont , ▁largely ▁lim estone ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁sl ur ry ▁from ▁O MY A ▁mines ▁north ▁of ▁R ut land . ▁V TR ▁also ▁moves ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁pet role um ▁products ▁into ▁Verm ont , ▁including ▁unit ▁trains ▁of ▁fuel ▁oil ▁from ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁Bur ling ton . ▁ ▁Lo comot ive ▁fleet ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Railway ' s ▁fleet