Claremont NH Station Host Association

02/27/2025

This is a good account of the history, even though we may know about much of what's covered, there are links to other articles, and it makes for enjoyable reading.

During the golden age of rail travel, which spanned from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, the journey itself was as important as the destination.

06/22/2022

Jim Frisk of St Albans, VT made a day-trip to Claremont on Monday, May 30. He posted this on the Amtrak Vermonter and Valley Flyer page after his return home. Since "share" was not an option, I've copied his post & photos here: "After an unseasonably cool, rainy June day yesterday here in St Albans (this Montana boy prefers a cool day over a hot humid one anytime though!), its a gorgeous Sunday morning, a great day for another trip on the Vermonter. Before I focus on my trip today though, I realized I havent shared with the group a recent trip I took--on Memorial Day--to Claremont.
The Memorial Day trip was my first visit to Claremont ever, not just on the Vermonter. It was so great to finally meet some of the Claremont Station Volunteers, some of whom I was able to spend the day with while we checked out the many interesting and fun sites around town! Lunch at Tremont House of Pizza (generous, delicious slices for a buck and a quarter each--cant beat that). A walk around downtown--with gorgeous river views, saw many of Claremont's historic buildings, including the Moody building, the Common Man Inn (the rooms with views overlooking the nearby river i bet are nice especially), old mills etc.
Although the station is not downtown, it is close enough for those who can (and have) a bike--or for the adventurous, even walk (there are sidewalks, and appears totally safe). Before heading into town though one can grab a bite to eat at the food truck near the station (if its open the day of travel) and maybe even get a bike at the nearby bike shop for some fun (theres a rail trail that leads out of town).
A highlight of the visit was getting to see Steve (Claremont station volunteer Sharon's husband) play taps at 3:00 as part of the national "Taps Across America".
Dinner at Ramuntos and then a quick stroll through Moody Park (seems a lot of places in Claremont are named after Moody) with its gorgeous views before getting back to the station to catch the train to St Albans.
It was a great trip, and I want to thank Sharon and her husband Steve for "showing me the town", and also Jim and Maggie May, and the other station volunteers that I met. I plan to make many more trips to Claremont--next one possibly July 4th weekend! I'll post more pics of future Claremont trips I take and encourage anyone and everyone to make a day of it (or more!) on a Amtrak Vermonter trip to Claremont!"

06/21/2022

July edition of the Claremont Station Host News letter

06/13/2022

Somewhat busy Sunday evening for Train 54 NB. 14 passengers off and two bikes.

06/09/2022

Two of our train hosts who were passengers on today's SB Vermonter heading to NY sent the following message: "Just north of Brattleboro train stopped in the middle of nowhere. Train hit a tree that was leaning over too far. Windows broken on the engine. No crew hurt, but will get a new engine in New Haven. We are on the move now headed for Brattleboro. Never a dull moment on the train." They just sent an update about 15 min. ago, saying "We will still be on time into NY. We only have 2 stations left. "

06/05/2022

Another almost-tragic incident on the Vermonter route. https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/02/fisherman-rescued-after-falling-off-brattleboro-bridge-to-avoid-amtrak-train/?fbclid=IwAR1zNMe-zHVOVt9ygd4vZ67XsQD8N7p1eyY1j9USi6YK1JEkvcJOiDkHf8g

The accident happened in the same place where another person was killed in 2015.

06/04/2022

The first issue of our newsletter, "Claremont Junction Train Travel" has been printed! Pick one up at our Amtrak station, Plains Rd, Claremont, NH. We're working on getting a wider distribution so you may see it around town or other towns in the area. Here's the cover page. We thank Linda & Ken Grant of Andover, NH for creating it for us!

05/31/2022

Big doin's at the CLA station on Saturday! Open House at the Wheel House and food grillin' at the Epic Food Truck will greet SB Vermonter passengers on June 4. Food available on Thurs & Fri too, when the train comes in!

We will be closed today May 31st, for maintenance!
Wednesday: June 1st private event.
Thursday:11:30-3 The Wheel House Bike Shop
Friday:11:30-3 THE WHEEL HOUSE BIKE SHOP
Saturday 11:30-2:30 open house at the THE WHEEL HOUSE BIKE SHOP
Saturday Evening Time Out 5- till food runs out.

05/31/2022

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Where will the Vermonter take you? Take a look to see where you can hop on and off for a day trip or an overnight stay! This is a page in the first issue of our soon-to-be-released newsletter "Claremont Junction Train Travel."