Hello, SwSat nation! Considering all the negative press recently about railroads, your Yardmaster thought it was a good time to post a heartwarming story of railroads serving the public in a time of need.
Governor Gerry Mander of VT phoned Governor Malcolm Kickback of RI to advise he declared a state of emergency in VT due to a severe shortage of beer. Armed, angry Vermonters were protesting at package stores (that’s what we call liquor stores in NE) all over the state. Governor Mander asked Governor Kickback if the latter could influence NE’s largest brewery, Narraganset, to arrange an emergency shipment of their refreshing lager.
Governor Kickback, realizing a crisis was at hand, got on the phone immediately. A promise of future tax consideration got “the ball rolling” and a train was assembled by the NH.
The videos below show the progression of the emergency shipment:
1) NH 0-6-0 no. 2334 pulls the train out the brewery in Providence, RI, for delivery to the B&M in Worcester, MA.
2) B&M 0-8-0 no. 613 hauls the train up the Gardner branch to Bellows Falls, VT.
3) Rutland GE 70 tonner no. 500 picks up the train to deliver the beer to the thirsty citizens.
John
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