Welcome to TylerCityStation,
or as we like to say ... "All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 5/23/2022 11:32 A.M.
or as we like to say ... "All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 5/23/2022 11:32 A.M.
ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12;
BLUE TEXT USED FOR SELECTED REVISIONS. PLEASE CHECK A FEW DAYS AFTER THE POST DATE FOR LAST-MINUTE EDITING AND ADDITIONS.
5/24: Revision, new photos at NEWTOWN/H3, futher updates at the WOODMONTS...
5/22: Further updates at BETHEL...
5/20: SEYMOUR1 and SEYMOUR2 updated...
5/18: BETHEL1, BETHEL2, LITCHFIELD/S revisions...
5/15: Updates at MOUNT CARMEL4, SEYMOUR3 SEYMOUR4 (new listing), SEYMOUR5...
5/14: Revisions at WOODMONT1, WOODMONT2, WOODMONT3, WOODMONT4...
5/7: Revisions at CHESHIRE STREET, CHESTER3, MONTOWESE and QUINNIPIACK...
5/6: Additional updates at FAIR HAVEN1, FAIR HAVEN2, FAIR HAVEN3 and FAIR HAVEN EAST...
5/2: Extensive update at SANDY HOOK. Housatonic River bridge burns in spectacular fire on 11/19/1905... New photos of Q Bridge added at FAIR HAVEN EAST...
4/21: Update at CHESHIRE JUNCTION...
4/19: New pix, revisions at TOLLES, TURNERVILLE2 (AMSTON), WILLIMANTIC1, WILLIMANTIC3...
1/24: Life is a breeze on the Shore Line! CRESCENT BEACH1 newly added, built 1873 and sold to locals for use as a bath house in 1884! Plus revisions at CRESCENT BEACH2 and CRESCENT BEACH3...
1/11: Continuing the Shore Line updates, SOUND VIEW1 and SOUND VIEW2, final resting place for S.S. 106...
1/20/2022: SOUTH LYME1 discovered! Cumulative updates there and at SOUTH LYME2, where S.S. 106 came and went...
12/21: Substantial revision with new images at WESTCHESTER1 and WESTCHESTER2...
10/30: Revisions at ANDOVER1, ANDOVER2. Fire takes first station out on 6/30/1880... architectural tracings, updates there and at EAST HARTFORD4, MIDDLETOWN/J2, and CHESTNUT HILL...
10/15: Revision, new images posted at BURNSIDE1 and, from a special contributor, at BURNSIDE2... Sabotage determined in 6/6/1923 State of Maine wreck here, thought to be due to labor unrest!
9/20: LOVETTS station added...
9/16: Revision, architectural diagram added at VERSAILLES4...
9/15: Revision, architectural diagram added at EAST WINDSOR2. This the first in a series of updates which include images of the plans that NHRHTA co-founder Al Lawrence sent to Ed Sweeney of Norwood, MA and were copied for us by long-time TCS contributor Richard Fleischer of Newton Centre, MA. Both Al and Ed are recently deceased...
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. PLEASE CHECK A FEW DAYS AFTER THE POST DATE FOR LAST-MINUTE EDITING AND ADDITIONS.
5/24: Revision, new photos at NEWTOWN/H3, futher updates at the WOODMONTS...
5/22: Further updates at BETHEL...
5/20: SEYMOUR1 and SEYMOUR2 updated...
5/18: BETHEL1, BETHEL2, LITCHFIELD/S revisions...
5/15: Updates at MOUNT CARMEL4, SEYMOUR3 SEYMOUR4 (new listing), SEYMOUR5...
5/14: Revisions at WOODMONT1, WOODMONT2, WOODMONT3, WOODMONT4...
5/7: Revisions at CHESHIRE STREET, CHESTER3, MONTOWESE and QUINNIPIACK...
5/6: Additional updates at FAIR HAVEN1, FAIR HAVEN2, FAIR HAVEN3 and FAIR HAVEN EAST...
5/2: Extensive update at SANDY HOOK. Housatonic River bridge burns in spectacular fire on 11/19/1905... New photos of Q Bridge added at FAIR HAVEN EAST...
4/21: Update at CHESHIRE JUNCTION...
4/19: New pix, revisions at TOLLES, TURNERVILLE2 (AMSTON), WILLIMANTIC1, WILLIMANTIC3...
1/24: Life is a breeze on the Shore Line! CRESCENT BEACH1 newly added, built 1873 and sold to locals for use as a bath house in 1884! Plus revisions at CRESCENT BEACH2 and CRESCENT BEACH3...
1/11: Continuing the Shore Line updates, SOUND VIEW1 and SOUND VIEW2, final resting place for S.S. 106...
1/20/2022: SOUTH LYME1 discovered! Cumulative updates there and at SOUTH LYME2, where S.S. 106 came and went...
12/21: Substantial revision with new images at WESTCHESTER1 and WESTCHESTER2...
10/30: Revisions at ANDOVER1, ANDOVER2. Fire takes first station out on 6/30/1880... architectural tracings, updates there and at EAST HARTFORD4, MIDDLETOWN/J2, and CHESTNUT HILL...
10/15: Revision, new images posted at BURNSIDE1 and, from a special contributor, at BURNSIDE2... Sabotage determined in 6/6/1923 State of Maine wreck here, thought to be due to labor unrest!
9/20: LOVETTS station added...
9/16: Revision, architectural diagram added at VERSAILLES4...
9/15: Revision, architectural diagram added at EAST WINDSOR2. This the first in a series of updates which include images of the plans that NHRHTA co-founder Al Lawrence sent to Ed Sweeney of Norwood, MA and were copied for us by long-time TCS contributor Richard Fleischer of Newton Centre, MA. Both Al and Ed are recently deceased...
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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