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Mill Brook Railroad The Mill Brook Railroad is a small 7 1/4" gauge farm railroad in Southeastern Vermont. Visitors welcome by appointment. Please call ahead.

The Mill Brook Railroad is a private 7 1/4" gauge farm railroad in Windsor, Vermont. The purpose of the railroad is to haul agricultural products and as a test track for equipment we build and repair. Our shop facilities include wood fabrication, machining and welding services as well as sales of both new and used miniature railroad equipment.

We’ve been pulling up the Shady Pines Railroad against a deadline, and today is the final push to remove the last of the...
10/15/2026

We’ve been pulling up the Shady Pines Railroad against a deadline, and today is the final push to remove the last of the track. After weeks of work on this 7¼" gauge backyard railroad in Vermont, we’re racing to finish the removal before time runs out.
In this video we pull the remaining rail, joint bars, and track panels on the last section of the Shady Pines Railroad. Will we make the deadline?

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We’ve been pulling up the Shady Pines Railroad against a deadline, ...

We had three days left to get the Shady Pines Railroad pulled up and moved over to the Mill Brook Railroad. Rain was com...
10/10/2026

We had three days left to get the Shady Pines Railroad pulled up and moved over to the Mill Brook Railroad. Rain was coming. The Climax was already broken from the last trip down the 8 percent grade, so we brought 17 back and broke it, too.

Brian, John, Bill, and I pulled the main line toward the house, emptied the barn, and stacked the panels by the driveway. Then the input sprocket came off 17. Both engines are now broken on that grade. The nor’easter started before we finished.
Will we finish in time? Watch and find out.

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We had three days left to get the Shady Pines Railroad pulled up an...

We were hauling track panels down the 8 percent grade on the Shady Pines Railroad. The brakes on the Climax failed. It r...
10/06/2026

We were hauling track panels down the 8 percent grade on the Shady Pines Railroad. The brakes on the Climax failed. It ran away, derailed, broke the rear pilot, and damaged the rear truck.
Before that, we pulled the main line between the crossings and started stacking the panels by the driveway. The crossings are already out. Most of the railroad is still down.
We are removing Shady Pines so the rail can be used again to expand the Mill Brook Railroad.

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We were hauling track panels down the 8 percent grade on the Shady ...

We're back at the Shady Pines today, this time with my friend Brian, who took a couple hours to help me remove the rails...
10/03/2026

We're back at the Shady Pines today, this time with my friend Brian, who took a couple hours to help me remove the rails from the concrete walkway crossings.

We're back at the Shady Pines today, this time with my friend Brian...

Sometimes, the best way to get rid of weeds is to pull them up by the roots. Today, Max and Aaron work to re-establish t...
09/30/2026

Sometimes, the best way to get rid of weeds is to pull them up by the roots. Today, Max and Aaron work to re-establish the line between the railroad and the lawn by pulling up the crabgrass that is encroaching on the track around our Horseshoe curve.

Mill Brook Railroad is an all volunteer railroad. If you would like to help support our efforts, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/millbrookrailroad
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Sometimes, the best way to get rid of weeds is to pull them up by t...

Sometimes a day starts out poorly, but then the rest of it goes well. So was the case for this day when I was working on...
09/26/2026

Sometimes a day starts out poorly, but then the rest of it goes well. So was the case for this day when I was working on the big fill on our roadbed expansion. I got the zero turn mower stuck down the side of the fill, but I managed to get it out with a ratchet strap and brute force.
The rest of the day went surprisingly well, with most of the roadbed brought closer to final grade.
Then, I went back a couple weeks later to measure the progress with the Moasure 2 PRO.


For more information and to get a Moasure 2 PRO of your own, follow this link: https://moasu.re/MillBrook

Sometimes a day starts out poorly, but then the rest of it goes wel...

Here's a video from early September, when we were clearing brush for a temporary storage shed and continuing to build th...
09/24/2026

Here's a video from early September, when we were clearing brush for a temporary storage shed and continuing to build the roadbed on our bridge approach.

Here's a video from early September, when we were clearing brush fo...

Dismantling the Shady Pines Railroad Switchback!We are back at the Shady Pines Railroad continuing the track removal pro...
09/19/2026

Dismantling the Shady Pines Railroad Switchback!

We are back at the Shady Pines Railroad continuing the track removal project. In this video, we tackle the steep switchback section that led up the logging branch. We're pulling joint bars, removing hardware, and pulling up track panels along this challenging grade.

We also take a look inside the barn to see what track remains, the progress made so far, and the work ahead as we continue moving the railroad.

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Dismantling the Shady Pines Railroad Switchback!We are back at th...

Today, we bring you a clip show of a bunch of little things that didn't get a whole video. First, we bring the rest of t...
09/16/2026

Today, we bring you a clip show of a bunch of little things that didn't get a whole video. First, we bring the rest of the Ossipee Central cars home from the Shady Pines Railroad. Then, we give you something completely different with the screen test of a new homemade camera rig and the clingy car who lives next door. Finally, Eric chops some rotten wood.

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Today, we bring you a clip show of a bunch of little things that di...

We found some footage we thought was lost! Consider this part 1 to our August 2026 tie making video: Eric got a deal on ...
09/13/2026

We found some footage we thought was lost! Consider this part 1 to our August 2026 tie making video: Eric got a deal on some ground contact pressure treated lumber and we hauled it to the back of the shop to get ready to make some ties.

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We found some footage we thought was lost! Consider this part 1 to ...

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1726 Route 44
Windsor, VT
05089

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