Chartered on June 24, 1848, the Concord and Claremont Railroad was established and construction had begun on November 19, 1848.

Blount approached Pinsly when his planned operations on the Boston & Maine's Cheshire Branch did not materialize quickly enough for the 1961 season.

The operation utilized a former Canadian National Railway 4-6-4T steam locomotive, #47, and several former Boston & Maine wooden coaches.

The steam operation came to an early end on August 25 when the locomotive was removed from service on account of missing maintenance paperwork, which had been disposed of by the Canadian National when they retired #47 in 1958.

Difficult economic times and the advancement of the automobile forced many railroads to close rail lines.