Hugh H. Henry (1814-1869) of Chester, Vermont was an original incorporator, and was chosen as its first president.
[2] In New Hampshire, the line was operated as the Sullivan County Railroad.
[3] In 1988, the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the Boston and Maine (B & M) to sell it to Amtrak, with trackage rights staying with the B & M. Amtrak was allowed to sell it to the Central Vermont Railway, part of the Canadian National Railway.
Service resumed in July 1989 after Amtrak paid the CV to upgrade the line.
[1] The companies were unable to agree on a permanent trackage rights agreement, and in 1990, the ICC imposed terms, in which the B&M could serve all "existing shippers and shippers' facilities" located on the line and in operation during the 12 months prior to the sale to the CV.