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WORKERS FROM MESSIER Moving and Construction, the same company that moved the Vergennes train depot a few years back, take a moment to gaze up at the 415,000-pound New Haven depot they were moving from Route 7 to a new home in the village on Wednesday. Temps were 9 degrees yesterday morning, and the wind was blowing.
Independent photo/Steve James
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NORMAN MESSIER OF Messier Moving and Construction oversaw the first leg of the slow- motion New Haven train depot move, which took almost half a day but covered less than a mile.
Independent photo/Steve James
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THE 19TH-CENTURY New Haven Junction Train Depot turns the corner from Route 7 onto Route 17 in New Haven in predawn hours Wednesday.
Photo by Randy Crowe of the Addison County Sheriff’s Department
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AT THE TOP of the hill on Route 17, the depot turned left onto a farm field. It will make the rest of its journey to North Street on across the frozen fields.
Independent photo/Steve James
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Independent photo/Steve James
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THE NEW HAVEN train depot heads up the first hill on Route 17 on its way to a new home on North Street. State officials said it was too close to the tracks in its original location for new higher-speed passenger trains.
Independent photo/Steve James
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Independent photo/Steve James
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JASON MESSIER USED the joysticks on a remote control device to orchestrate the whole move of the New Haven train depot.
Independent photo/Steve James
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THE NEW HAVEN train depot was moved from its original location on Route 7 last winter.
Independent file photo/Steve James
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THE MOVE BEGAN at 3 a.m. on January 12.
Photo by James Duggan of Vermont State Historic Sites
