Arlington, Vermont, USA (East Arlington)
"Will you walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly..."

The railroad station in this town may be compared to the parlor, the railroad to the spider and the public the fly. Once inside you can take your choice of having your legs broken through holes in the floor, provided they are not already broken by clambering over the rickety platform between the tracks, or having your head smashed by the falling of a portion of the ceiling. The freight room is too small for the business done at this station and the roof is so leaky that the water often stands in pools after a rain. When it is considered that the people of Arlington have always been ready to help the railroad company when called upon, as witness of a debt of nearly $40,000 in aid of this same road, are they not entitled to at least a decent station while waiting for trains? We submit that the people of Arlington have not been fairly treated in this respect.

The Vermont Gazette
Bennington, Vermont
July 28, 1876

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