Bellows Falls (Amtrak station)
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Bellows Falls is a train station in Bellows Falls, Vermont
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. A scene of the 1999 movie The Cider House Rules
was filmed there. The station also serves the headquarters of the Green Mountain Scenic Railroad
, and provides tourist excursions to Chester Depot, Ludlow, Summit, and Rutland.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
Bellows Falls is an incorporated village located in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2000 census...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. A scene of the 1999 movie The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules (film)
The Cider House Rules is a 1999 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on John Irving's novel of the same name. The film won two Academy Awards, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with four other nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards...
was filmed there. The station also serves the headquarters of the Green Mountain Scenic Railroad
Green Mountain Railroad
The Green Mountain Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Vermont.GMRC operates on tracks that had been owned by the Rutland Railroad and Boston and Maine Railroad. The railroad operates on a rail line between North Walpole, New Hampshire and Rutland, Vermont. Corporate colors are green...
, and provides tourist excursions to Chester Depot, Ludlow, Summit, and Rutland.