![“VRS has a 60-year tradition of helping local businesses with efficient and reliable freight service,” VRS President Selden Houghton said, “and we are excited at the opportunity to grow and expand by providing economical rail service to customers in northern New Hampshire.” (VRS Photograph of Vermont Railway, Railway Age's 2022 Short Line of the Year)](https://clone.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VTR_FirstFreightweb-315x168.jpg)
VRS to Acquire New Hampshire Central
Vermont Rail System (VRS) will grow its portfolio to seven short line railroads with the acquisition of New Hampshire Central.
Vermont Rail System (VRS) will grow its portfolio to seven short line railroads with the acquisition of New Hampshire Central.
Vermont Transportation Agency (VTrans) and Vermont Rail System (VRS) have reached a settlement agreement with CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Genesee & Wyoming (GWI) that resolves their concerns about competition if CSX and Pan Am merge.
Railway Age’s 2020 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year are the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) and Reading & Northern Railroad (R&N), respectively. Delmarva Central Railroad Company (DCR) and Vermont Rail System (VRS), respectively, earned Short Line and Regional Honorable Mentions.