The 2026 RRHS Convention is on May 2 and 3 In Bellows Falls, VT.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, May 2 – May 3, 2026
Friday: 5:30 P.M. Dinner/Meet and Greet at the Windsor Station, 26 Depot Avenue, Windsor, VT
(Email Phil Jordan (jordanphil57@gmail.com) if you plan to attend dinner so we can make reservations)
7:30 P.M. Slides/picture show at meeting room Best Western, 818 Charlestown Rd, Springfield, VT
Saturday: 9:00 A.M. Check-in, registration, swap tables, displays, coffee and doughnuts at the
Bellows Falls Country Club, 12 Country Club Road, Bellows Falls, VT 05101
9:45-10:00 Welcome and Business Meeting
10:00-11:00 The Rutland Roundhouse and Yards, the Bellows Falls Switcher and Milk Business Overview
11:00 12:00 Bellows Falls/North Walpole Railroading and Local Business Overview
12:00 – 1:30 Buffet Lunch, Bellows Falls Country Club
1:30 – 2:30 Bellows Falls and Saxtons River Street Railway
2:30 – 3:00 Bellows Falls and the 1927 Flood
3:15 – 4:00 The Vermont Valley, its history and connection to the Rutland & Burlington at Bellows Falls
6:00 – 6:30 Happy Hour at the Bellows Falls Country Club
6:30 – 8:00 Banquet Dinner, Bellows Falls Country Club
7:30 – 9:30 Auction and Banquet Presentation: Rutland Railroad’s Green Mountain Flyer
Sunday: 8:30 Tour of VRS Roundhouse at N. Walpole, NH and the Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum
Please note that the completed registration form and check needs to be returned to Jeff English, 6 Lansing Avenue, Troy, NY,
12180-4829 no later than April 23, 2026 to confirm attendance and reserve the Bellows Falls Country Club.
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LODGING:
Best Western Springfield Hotel 802-885-4516
818 Charleston Road, Springfield, VT (Reduced Rate $129 per night – ask for it)
Harvest Barn Inn 916-276-9421
16 Webb Terrace, Bellows Falls. VT
Hartness House 802-855-8022
109 Front Street, Springfield, VT
Inn Victoria 802-875-4288
321 Main Street, Chester, VT