Central Vermont Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Canadian National Railway |
| Reporting mark | CV |
| Locale | Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Quebec |
| Dates of operation | 1848–1995 |
| Successor | New England Central |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | Originally built to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
The Central Vermont Railway (reporting mark CV) was a railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont, as well as the Canadian province of Quebec.
It connected Montreal, Quebec, with New London, Connecticut, using a route along the shores of Lake Champlain, through the Green Mountains and along the Connecticut River valley. It also connected Montreal to Boston, in eastern Massachusetts, through a junction with the Boston and Maine Railroad at White River Junction, Vermont.