Welcome to TylerCityStation, or as we like to say ...
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 5/17/2013 12:12 p.m.
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 5/17/2013 12:12 p.m.
UPDATES ON OUR TRACK PAGES ARE IN BLUE TEXT;
ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12
Breaking News... Dateline: North Haven... February 13, 1867
"The New Haven, Hartford and Springfield Railroad Co. have erected a new and tasty depot at North Haven."
-- Norwich Aurora [NA/02/13/1867/04]
5/17: Updates at NORTH HAVEN3 (short and sweet, but finally that date comes into out hands!) as well as at FITCHVILLE, GALES FERRY, PALMERTOWN and TAFTS, plus new CTTRAXMAP34 available for download from link on Track 11.
... Breaking News... Dateline: Norwich... May 31, 1939...
"Cutting Down Size of Central Vermont Railway Station. Within a short time the old Central Vermont railway passenger station, off Falls avenue, will be only a fraction of its original size. Wrecking operations on this brick building are now going on which will eliminate the big waiting room section and leave only the westerly end of the building for railroad use."
-- Norwich Bulletin [NB/05/31/1939/10]
5/13: Read all about this interesting transformation and what led us to this discovery at NORWICH/W4. New info also at NORWICH/W2, NORWICH/W3, NORWICH/N1, NORWICH/N3
5/5: New material at NEW CANAAN, SPRINGDALE CEMETERY, WOODWAY
5/4: Revisions and new photos at WATERBURY4, WATERVILLE2
5/2: Updates at GREENS FARMS1, PINE ORCHARD2
5/1: New material at EAST BERLIN, FREEMANS, ORCUTTS2, SHELDON STREET, THAMES GROVE, TYLERVILLE, WALKLEY HILL, WEST HAVEN/M4
The entries above point you to significant additions and changes that result from our ongoing research. These are highlighted in blue on our Track pages for a period of time. With a starting point of 9/2/12, we will leave a 'rev' date note on any entry in which we make a substantive change in the future. Always feel free to contact us for clarification of any details of particular interest.
Email all inquiries and other correspondence to rrtrax2@yahoo.com, c/o Bob, WebStationmaster.
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ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12
Breaking News... Dateline: North Haven... February 13, 1867
"The New Haven, Hartford and Springfield Railroad Co. have erected a new and tasty depot at North Haven."
-- Norwich Aurora [NA/02/13/1867/04]
5/17: Updates at NORTH HAVEN3 (short and sweet, but finally that date comes into out hands!) as well as at FITCHVILLE, GALES FERRY, PALMERTOWN and TAFTS, plus new CTTRAXMAP34 available for download from link on Track 11.
... Breaking News... Dateline: Norwich... May 31, 1939...
"Cutting Down Size of Central Vermont Railway Station. Within a short time the old Central Vermont railway passenger station, off Falls avenue, will be only a fraction of its original size. Wrecking operations on this brick building are now going on which will eliminate the big waiting room section and leave only the westerly end of the building for railroad use."
-- Norwich Bulletin [NB/05/31/1939/10]
5/13: Read all about this interesting transformation and what led us to this discovery at NORWICH/W4. New info also at NORWICH/W2, NORWICH/W3, NORWICH/N1, NORWICH/N3
5/5: New material at NEW CANAAN, SPRINGDALE CEMETERY, WOODWAY
5/4: Revisions and new photos at WATERBURY4, WATERVILLE2
5/2: Updates at GREENS FARMS1, PINE ORCHARD2
5/1: New material at EAST BERLIN, FREEMANS, ORCUTTS2, SHELDON STREET, THAMES GROVE, TYLERVILLE, WALKLEY HILL, WEST HAVEN/M4
The entries above point you to significant additions and changes that result from our ongoing research. These are highlighted in blue on our Track pages for a period of time. With a starting point of 9/2/12, we will leave a 'rev' date note on any entry in which we make a substantive change in the future. Always feel free to contact us for clarification of any details of particular interest.
Email all inquiries and other correspondence to rrtrax2@yahoo.com, c/o Bob, WebStationmaster.
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Born on Christmas Day, 2008, TCS has welcomed more than visitors since its inception.
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INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL
Mission
TylerCityStation is a non-profit, educational endeavor that seeks to bring print and electronic research materials together to better understand the people, places, and events that played a role in the building of our railroads. Newly digitized resources and greater online interactivity has already enabled us to answer long-standing questions about lines, stations, facilities, personnel, and equipment, even for obscure places like Tyler City. The important role that the railroad played in the development of this state and this country can hardly be overestimated. To many of us, the subject is sacred. The .info domain was chosen to reflect this sentiment.
Sources
It is our intention to present original research of the highest quality, with sources identified and verified as fully as possible. Many of the sources are reflected in the research links below. Primary source material will include railroad commissioners' reports, documents and correspondence, annual reports of the railroads and municipalities, and other first-hand historical accounts. Secondary sources will include local town and county histories as well as newspaper and periodical articles, the latter referencesd in the text or in endnotes as title/month/day/year/page format, e.g. NYT/01/01/1901/01. Photographs, postcards, maps and other visual materials will also be an important source category.
Credit
Material that is not in the public domain is published here only with owner permission. Any further use requires similar permission. The reproduction of this site in its entirety or in substantial part is not permitted. Scholarly use of data should acknowledge TylerCityStation. The visuals we use add greatly to the content and we hope contributors will share material, regardless of the quality, which we try to enhance as best we can. We are always happy to give line credit for materials sent by contributors, or not, as they wish. Any omission of credit to an individual or institution is unintentional and will be rectified upon notification.
Collaboration
We could not possibly have undertaken this challenge with help. Many thanks to the individuals, institutions, and organizations who have made contributions of materials, information, and support to TylerCityStation. Primary among these are the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association, of which we have been a member for almost 40 years, the Connecticut Historical Society, to which we also belong, and the Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut. We make every effort to keep in touch with the numerous libraries and historical societies we have visited and whom we consider to be ongoing research partners.
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Sources
It is our intention to present original research of the highest quality, with sources identified and verified as fully as possible. Many of the sources are reflected in the research links below. Primary source material will include railroad commissioners' reports, documents and correspondence, annual reports of the railroads and municipalities, and other first-hand historical accounts. Secondary sources will include local town and county histories as well as newspaper and periodical articles, the latter referencesd in the text or in endnotes as title/month/day/year/page format, e.g. NYT/01/01/1901/01. Photographs, postcards, maps and other visual materials will also be an important source category.
Credit
Material that is not in the public domain is published here only with owner permission. Any further use requires similar permission. The reproduction of this site in its entirety or in substantial part is not permitted. Scholarly use of data should acknowledge TylerCityStation. The visuals we use add greatly to the content and we hope contributors will share material, regardless of the quality, which we try to enhance as best we can. We are always happy to give line credit for materials sent by contributors, or not, as they wish. Any omission of credit to an individual or institution is unintentional and will be rectified upon notification.
Collaboration
We could not possibly have undertaken this challenge with help. Many thanks to the individuals, institutions, and organizations who have made contributions of materials, information, and support to TylerCityStation. Primary among these are the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association, of which we have been a member for almost 40 years, the Connecticut Historical Society, to which we also belong, and the Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut. We make every effort to keep in touch with the numerous libraries and historical societies we have visited and whom we consider to be ongoing research partners.
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