Welcome to TylerCityStation, or as we like to say ...
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 3/7/2018 10:32 A.M.
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 3/7/2018 10:32 A.M.
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ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12;
BLUE TEXT USED FOR SELECTED REVISIONS.
3/7: Revision at BRADLEYS/MIDDLEBURY
2/24: Update at LANESVILLE & STILL RIVER3...
2/20: Revisions at SHELTON1, SHELTON2...
2/14: Updates at COLEBROOK1, COLEBROOK2...
2/9: Revisions at ORE HILL1, ORE HILL2...
1/24: Updates at GREENS FARMS1 and GREENS FARMS2, new listing...
1/14: Revisions at EAST HAVEN1 (built 1866!) EAST HAVEN2 (1873), EAST HAVEN3 (built 1896!) and LAKE SALTONSTALL railroad plus trolley in 1894...
1/9: Updates, maps at TOWANTIC1, TOWANTIC2...
1/1: New math: two depots plus two depots equals three depots! Updates at MONROE1, MONROE2 (who knew?), STEVENSON1, STEVENSON2...
2/30: Updates at TRUMBULL3, opened June, 1905... GEORGETOWN2 opened on 12/20/1908...
12/29: Update at HANOVER SPRINGS...
BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS...
DATELINE: HANOVER SPRINGS, MAY 1913
"Railroads are prime factors in opening new countries or assisting in bringing abandoned communities back into active settlements. In May of 1913, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Road, seeing the advantages in giving Hanover Springs a stop and station on the Litchfield Branch passing through all these properties, did so. When this stop was made at Hanover Springs it brought the farms one hour nearer Greater New York."
12/28: Updates at NEWTOWN/H1, NEWTOWN/H2, NEWTOWN/H3
12/26: Breakthrough at LOFTY CREST!
12/25: "A New Place on the Map" created by the NYNH&H! Highland Division NEWTOWN stop renamed NORTH NEWTOWN...
The entries above point you to significant additions and changes that result from our ongoing research. These may be selectively highlighted in blue on our Track pages for a period of time. Since 9/2/12, we have left a 'rev' date note on any entry in which we have made a substantive change. 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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BLUE TEXT USED FOR SELECTED REVISIONS.
3/7: Revision at BRADLEYS/MIDDLEBURY
2/24: Update at LANESVILLE & STILL RIVER3...
2/20: Revisions at SHELTON1, SHELTON2...
2/14: Updates at COLEBROOK1, COLEBROOK2...
2/9: Revisions at ORE HILL1, ORE HILL2...
1/24: Updates at GREENS FARMS1 and GREENS FARMS2, new listing...
1/14: Revisions at EAST HAVEN1 (built 1866!) EAST HAVEN2 (1873), EAST HAVEN3 (built 1896!) and LAKE SALTONSTALL railroad plus trolley in 1894...
1/9: Updates, maps at TOWANTIC1, TOWANTIC2...
1/1: New math: two depots plus two depots equals three depots! Updates at MONROE1, MONROE2 (who knew?), STEVENSON1, STEVENSON2...
2/30: Updates at TRUMBULL3, opened June, 1905... GEORGETOWN2 opened on 12/20/1908...
12/29: Update at HANOVER SPRINGS...
BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS... BREAKING NEWS...
DATELINE: HANOVER SPRINGS, MAY 1913
"Railroads are prime factors in opening new countries or assisting in bringing abandoned communities back into active settlements. In May of 1913, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Road, seeing the advantages in giving Hanover Springs a stop and station on the Litchfield Branch passing through all these properties, did so. When this stop was made at Hanover Springs it brought the farms one hour nearer Greater New York."
12/28: Updates at NEWTOWN/H1, NEWTOWN/H2, NEWTOWN/H3
12/26: Breakthrough at LOFTY CREST!
12/25: "A New Place on the Map" created by the NYNH&H! Highland Division NEWTOWN stop renamed NORTH NEWTOWN...
The entries above point you to significant additions and changes that result from our ongoing research. These may be selectively highlighted in blue on our Track pages for a period of time. Since 9/2/12, we have left a 'rev' date note on any entry in which we have made a substantive change. 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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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 on the following sub-pages. 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 referenced in the text or in endnotes in this publication title/month/day/year/page of issue format, e.g. NYT/01/01/1901/01 is New York Times, January 1, 1901, page 1. Photographs, postcards, maps and other visual materials will also be an important source category. Consult list of abbreviations in the following sub-pages for those commonly used; others will be elucidated in the annotations.
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 without 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 partners in ongoing research.
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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 on the following sub-pages. 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 referenced in the text or in endnotes in this publication title/month/day/year/page of issue format, e.g. NYT/01/01/1901/01 is New York Times, January 1, 1901, page 1. Photographs, postcards, maps and other visual materials will also be an important source category. Consult list of abbreviations in the following sub-pages for those commonly used; others will be elucidated in the annotations.
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 without 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 partners in ongoing research.
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