On April 15, 1933, the Woodstock Railroad made its final run. That run was a special excursion, round-trip from Woodstock to White River Junction, marking the ceremonial end of the rail line.

Financial difficulties resulting from changes in transportation coupled with the costs of operation had finally taken their toll. Snow and ice, followed by spring runoff, could be very destructive.

In the spring of 1920, for instance, 125 feet of railbed was destroyed. Runoff cascading down the side of a hill eroded everything under the tracks. The tracks hung suspended over nothing, looking like a dilapidated rope bridge.

Image courtesy An Album of the Town of Hartford, Vermont 1761 - 1969 by John W. St. Croix.

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