CP Rail’s Newport & Lyndonville Subdivision by Neil Schofield

Neil Schofield was fascinated by railroad operations along the Connecticut River in Vermont, known as the Conn River Line since his early teens. The combination of three railroads including the Boston & Maine, CP Rail, and Central Vermont sharing the same trackage provided colourful variety, particularly in the 1970s into the 1980s. Neil’s earliest attempts to recreate these operations in model form were when he occasionally took over his father’s steam-era HO layout with original Athearn GP-9s painted in both B&M and CV.

Fast forward 30 years and two layouts later, he finally had an opportunity to recreate those teenage memories on a layout of his own. His interest in the Conn River Line remained, but he narrowed those operations down to the CP Rail’s Newport and Lyndonville Subdivision in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. While this eliminated CVs through train operations and shared trackage that runs south of White River Junction, it still allowed him to include B&M run-through power and also the possibility of CV operations on the Richford Branch, which interchanged with CP Rail at Richford, VT.

Route

• Newport Subdivision
• Barnet, VT
• Newport Center
• Bradford, VT
• Nickerson Family Farm
• North Troy, VT bridge over the Missisquoi River

Double-ended staging yard that represents Farnham on the north end and St. Johnsbury and points south on the south end

Trains

• CP Rail 904 (Newport Subdivision) Southbound
• CP Rail 81 (Newport Subdivision)
• WJ-1 Boston & Maine Local
• B&M 904 Southbound
• 917 CP Rail
• B&M Northbound Train
• B&M EDWH

locomotives

About 35 locomotives in use.

Reporting Mark	Number	Road	Colour	Prototype	Model	Seen	N Scale
AMTK	280	Amtak		EMD F40PH	Rapido
BM	800		Blue Dip	EMD SW8	Proto 2000
BM	1566	Boston & Maine	Blue Dip	EMD GP7	Proto 2000 with Loksound and Scalesound Speaker	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981
BM	1716		Blue Dip	EMD GP9	Genesis
BM	1717		Blue Dip	EMD GP9		CP Rail’s Newport Yard Operations
BM	1723		Blue Dip	EMD GP9		CP Rail’s Newport Yard Operations. Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision.
BM	1733		Bluebird	EMD GP9		CP Rail’s Newport Yard Operations. Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision.
BM	1738		Blue Dip	EMD GP9
BM	1750		Blue Dip	EMD GP9		CP Rail’s Newport Yard Operations
C&O	3574			EMD GP-35	WalthersProto		Atlas
CP	1802		Red Multi-Mark
CP	4069	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	EMD FP7A	Rapido
CP	4211	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	MLW C424		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CP	4233	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	EMD FP7A	Rapido
CP	4575		Red Multi-Mark		Bowser
CP	5001	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark
CP	5012		Red Multi-Mark
CP	5025	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	EMD GP35
CP	7096			ALCO S2
CP	8400		Red Multi-Mark		Atlas	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	8401	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	ALCO RS2	Atlas	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CP	8734	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	MLW RS18	Rapido	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	8753	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	MLW RS18	Rapido 32539	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CP	8770		Red Multi-Mark
CP	8772		Red Multi-Mark
CP	8778	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	MLW RS18	Rapido	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	8782	CP Rail	Red Multi-Mark	MLW RS18		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CV	1511	Central Vermont		EMD SW1200	Rapido
D&H	4075	Delaware & Hudson	Blue Dip	ALCO RS3	Bowser
MEC	260	Maine Central		EMD GP-38

Freight Cars

400 plus cars that go on and off the layout

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Reporting Mark	Number	Road/Company	Colour	Prototype	Model	Seen	N Scale
ACFX	71865	Engleheard		Tank Car	Atlas 1702	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
ACFX	71963	Engleheard		Tank Car	Atlas 1702B		Atlas 34801
B&O	603715	Chessie System
B&O	619029
BAR	6655	Bangor & Aroostook		50ft Box Car PS 4958		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	–
BAR	6833	Bangor & Aroostook	Boxcar Red	General American 50′ Box Car		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
BAR	6849	Bangor & Aroostook	Boxcar Red	General American 50′ Box Car		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
BAR	10195	Bangor & Aroostook
BM	5705	Boston & Maine	Grey	3-Bay Hopper		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981
BM	76413	Boston & Maine	Blue	Boxcar		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
BM	C14?	Boston & Maine	McGinnis Blue	Caboose		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981
CP	18129	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark			Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	55298	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	40ft Box Car		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CP	55467	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	40ft Box Car		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CP	56897		Box Car Red	Boxcar	Yarmouth Model Works
CP	56915	CPRail	Green	Boxcar
CP	81049	CPRail	Green	Boxcar
CP	85180	CPRail	Green	Boxcar
CP	124078	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	Boxcar, 40 Foot, AAR 1944	InterMountain	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	InterMountain 66807-14 ★
CP	124079	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	Boxcar, 40 Foot, AAR 1944	InterMountain
CP	124087	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	40ft Box Car		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	141697	Canadian Pacific Railway	Box Car Red Stepped	Boxcar, 40 Foot, AAR 1944		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	InterMountain 65821-03 ★
CP	141789	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark			Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	269142	Canadian Pacific	Box Car Red			Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	269298	Canadian Pacific	Box Car Red Script			Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	269391	Canadian Pacific Railway	Box Car Red Stepped			Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	269422	Canadian Pacific	Box Car Red
CP	269631	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark			Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	269728	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	40′ PS-1 Boxcar – 8′ Door	Intermountain 45405-15	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	269852	CPRail	Red Multi-Mark	40′ PS-1 Boxcar – 8′ Door	Intermountain 45405-17	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	377208	CPRail		Gondola, 65-foot	Exactrail		Exactrail
CP	377272	CPRail		Gondola, 65 Foot	Exactrail		Exactrail
CP	380272	Canadian Pacific	Black	Canadian Slab Side Covered Hoppers 6 Square Hatch	TrueLine Trains 300331	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	380290	Canadian Pacific	Black	Canadian Slab Side Covered Hoppers 6 Square Hatch	TrueLine Trains 300334	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	381282	CPRail	Black Multi-Mark	Slab-Side Covered Hopper	Atlas?	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	388959
CP	402895			Jordan Spreader	Overland
CP	434534	CPRail	Yellow	Caboose	Rapido 110113	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	434729			Caboose
CP	434904	CPRail	Yellow	Caboose
CP	434912	CPRail	Yellow	Caboose		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CP	434914	CPRail	Yellow	Caboose
CP	437387	CPRail	Yellow	Caboose
CPAA	383655	Canadian Pacific		Cylindrical Hopper		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CPAA	388184	Canadian Pacific		PS4427 “High Side” Covered Hopper		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CR	21508	Conrail		Caboose
CR	166480	Conrail	Boxcar Red with Yellow Doors			Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CR	166754	Conrail		Boxcar, 50 Foot, ACF Precision Design			Atlas ★
CR	269325	Conrail	Conrail Large Logo	Boxcar, 50 Foot, Evans X72	Rapido 139006-4		Atlas / Eastern Seaboard Models
CR	361304	Conrail	PC Green	Boxcar, PRR X58	Tangent	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	Eastern Seaboard Models
CR	877796	Conrail	Grey	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981
CR	886169	Conrail	Boxcar Red	Ex PC, Ex NYC.		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
CR	887796		(former Lehigh Valley)	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, PS-2-CD 4427		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981	ExactRail
CR	888631	Conrail	Grey (former Pennsylvania Railroad)	Covered Hopper		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
CR	889098	Conrail	Boxcar Red	4785 cu ft PS2-CD Covered Hopper	Intermountain 472242-2	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher	Intermountain 672242-02 ★
CR	890004	Conrail	(former Penn Central)	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, PS-2		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981	ScaleTrains.com SXT31038 ★
CR	890613	Conrail	(former Penn Central)	PS 4750 Covered Hopper, 3-Bay	Tangent 20033-06	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981. Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
D&H	3354	Delaware & Hudson	Grey… ex Lehigh Valley?	PS 4750 Covered Hopper, 3-Bay		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981.
D&H	35799	Delaware & Hudson		Caboose	Atlas
D&TS	5554	Detroit & Toledo Shore Line	Blue	ACF 60 Foot, Auto Parts Box Car	Atlas 20005687	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	Atlas 50 004 971 ★
DTI	10307	Detroit Toledo & Ironton	Light Grey	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, ACF 4600			Athearn
DTI	10563?	Detroit Toledo & Ironton	Light Grey	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
GM&O	54224	Gulf, Mobile & Ohio	Boxcar Red
GTW	138159	Grand Trunk Western	Blue	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, ACF 4600	Athearn	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher	Athearn
GTW	315216	Grand Trunk Western	Blue	PS 4750 Covered Hopper	Tangent 20030-03	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
GTW	315221	Grand Trunk Western	Blue	PS 4750 Covered Hopper	Tangent 20030-04	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
GTW	315222	Grand Trunk Western	Blue	PS 4750 Covered Hopper	Tangent 11210-03	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
LV	65117	Lehigh Valley	Jade Green	Boxcar, USRE rebuild	Walthers	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981
LV	65467	Lehigh Valley	Jade Green	Boxcar, USRE rebuild		Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision
LVRC	5023	Lamoille Valley	Yellow	Boxcar		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
NAHX	90262	Industrial Grain Products	Gray w/Black Lettering & Red/Yellow/Black IGP Logo	General American 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper	Tangent 16018-01	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
MEC	8217	Maine Central	Green	Boxcar
MEC	9253
MEC	9268	Maine Central	Gondola, 65-foot		Branchline
MEC	9858	Maine Central	Green
MEC	31570	Maine Central	Yellow
MEC	31734	Maine Central	Yellow
MILW	100189	Milwaukee Road	Yellow	Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, Thrall 4750		Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981 / Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher	InterMountain
MR		McCloud River		Boxcar, 50 Foot, FMC, 5077
PC	887072	Penn Central	Grey	Penn Central Samuel Rea Shops 4600 Covered Hopper	Tangent 28063-09	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
SOO	18524	Soo Line	White	Boxcar, 50 Foot, Steel, Plug Door	Fox Valley Models 30031		Fox Valley Models
SOO	74043	Soo Line		Covered Hopper, 3-Bay, ACF 4600	Athearn	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981	Athearn 6995 ★
SOU	43043	Southern		PS 50′ Double Door Boxcar		Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
SOU	528308	Southern	Box Car Red	PS 50′ Waffle Box Car	Exactrail EPS-90307	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	ExactRail EN-50401-1 ★
THB	3363	Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo	Yellow	40 ft. Postwar Box Car w/6 ft. Door	Atlas 20 001 402	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
TSBY	4949	Tuscola & Saginaw Bay	Yellow	ACF 4650 Centerflow Hoppers	Atlas 20 000 635	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher
TTPX	81127	Trailer Train	Yellow	BSC F68AH Bulkhead Flatcar	BSC F68AH Bulkhead Flatcar	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981
TTPX	81146	Trailer Train	Yellow	BSC F68AH Bulkhead Flatcar	Scale Trains SXT31169	Boston & Maine Local WJ-1 working Bradford, VT, 1981	Scale Trains
UP	165788	Union Pacific
UTLX	11332		White	13,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car	Athearn Genesis 96113	Chasing CP Rail Trains 904 and 81 on the Newport Subdivision	Athearn
UTLX	47902						Rapido 535001 ★
VTR	6006	Vermont Railway	Yellow	ACF 4600 3-Bay Center Flow Hopper	Athearn Genesis 15429	Railfanning CP Rail’s Richford, VT Switcher	Athearn 12942 ★

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