Rail Scenes in Southern Connecticut 2009

[Conrail6370]

Hey Lee, What railroad was this part of? The Valley that is.

Len.

[ebtmikado]

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, came under the control of the New Haven in the 1880s. When New Haven was merged into Penn Central, the Valley line was not included and abandoned.

[mbta1000]

the scene at 6:20 i would have been a 1/4 of a mile away by now

[PRR4000]

Hey, on what date was that scene taken at 3:45?

[ebtmikado]

July 18, 2009.

[ebtmikado]

BTW, the Hadlyme station is a reproduction of the former South Britain station, on the old line that ran between Waterbury and Danbury.

[ebtmikado]

I'll be working as a trainman on the train Saturday. I'll be sure to wave if someone's there.

[ebtmikado]

Correct. By the voluteer group, Friends of the Valley Railroad. Work started just about 8:00 AM,

by 4:30 PM, the work site had been cleaned up

and the volunteers had departed.

[WhyAyeMann]

I liked sitting at hadlime station waiting for the train. Im glad its there, it kinda ads to the authenticity of the line in a way.

[murjax]

I heard that Hadlyme station was built in a mere 8 hours.