Rail

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

rail

Name/Title

Rail

Entry/Object ID

1975.2

Description

Rusting cast iron railroad rail segment. The rail is cast in an "I" shape with a narrow center and flared top and bottom. The bottom flair is wider than the top. The broken end suggests that it may have been saved to use as a Dutchman, or splice.

Context

Found along the abandoned road bed of the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad near Wells River, Vermont. The rail segment is one of the earliest types of rail used in Vermont in the 1840s and 1850s.

Acquisition

Accession

1975.2

Source or Donor

Mead, Edgar T.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Steamtown, USA

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1850

Place

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Rail

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Track

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Rail Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Rail Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

7 in

Material

Iron

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

Wells River

Town

Newbury

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America