G&W subsidiary New England Central filed notice with the Surface Transportation Board last week that it had reached an agreement with the owners of the Claremont Concord to purchase its route around Claremont and its operations on a state-owned line in West Lebanon, the Valley News reports. A spokesperson for G&W confirmed to the newspaper that the purchase was happening but declined to give any details until the deal is final.
Although freight service on its lines around Claremont has been minimal in recent years, the Claremont Concord has stayed busy switching industries in the West Lebanon and White River Junction, Vt., area.
The railroad dates back to 1848. The railroad was at one point part of the Boston & Maine and was later a part of the Pinsly Railroad Co. family of short lines.
