Welcome to TylerCityStation, or as we like to say ...
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 7/7/2014 3:23 P.M.
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 7/7/2014 3:23 P.M.
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TRACK PAGE UPDATES ARE IN BLUE TEXT;
ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12
7/7: Updates at MILLDALE1 and MILLDALE2
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. 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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MILLDALE DEPOT OPEN FOR SEASON!
Come visit on Saturdays and Sundays from 9-4. Soon to have A/C, the museum is always a place to get out of the sun, have a drink from the water cooler -- and your little dog too from the pet-friendly bowl! The exhibits are labeled well enough for a self-guided tour and, when staff is on duty, they never tire of telling you about the area's fascinating transportation history that includes the canal, the railroad and a triple trolley junction nearby. This station is the only one extant between Mount Carmel and Simsbury on the historic New Haven & Northampton RR line and the only operational visitors center we know of on the recreational trail known now as the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway.
Port-a-potty, picnic tables, barbecue grill, bike rack and landscaped grounds, plus police safety monitoring, make this the perfect place to hang out like Peter and his kids. They brought an 1869 map for our inspection as well as their classic car on a recent Saturday afternoon. They are pictured here speaking with Stationmaster Phil Wooding who has spearheaded this project and helped fill the depot with fabulous photos and artifacts. Additional contributors include yours truly, Bob Cusano and Ken DiMauro of the Southington Historical Society and several other folks. Kudos to the city of Southington for their foresight in obtaining this property and making this the only active stop right on the bike trail. The depot doors are open again and more improvements are planned! Located just south of the Clark Bros. Bolt factory buildings at 409 Canal St. in the Milldale section of Southington, the depot is the cool place to be! Consult our GE map on Track 11 for location and directions.
Come visit on Saturdays and Sundays from 9-4. Soon to have A/C, the museum is always a place to get out of the sun, have a drink from the water cooler -- and your little dog too from the pet-friendly bowl! The exhibits are labeled well enough for a self-guided tour and, when staff is on duty, they never tire of telling you about the area's fascinating transportation history that includes the canal, the railroad and a triple trolley junction nearby. This station is the only one extant between Mount Carmel and Simsbury on the historic New Haven & Northampton RR line and the only operational visitors center we know of on the recreational trail known now as the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway.
Port-a-potty, picnic tables, barbecue grill, bike rack and landscaped grounds, plus police safety monitoring, make this the perfect place to hang out like Peter and his kids. They brought an 1869 map for our inspection as well as their classic car on a recent Saturday afternoon. They are pictured here speaking with Stationmaster Phil Wooding who has spearheaded this project and helped fill the depot with fabulous photos and artifacts. Additional contributors include yours truly, Bob Cusano and Ken DiMauro of the Southington Historical Society and several other folks. Kudos to the city of Southington for their foresight in obtaining this property and making this the only active stop right on the bike trail. The depot doors are open again and more improvements are planned! Located just south of the Clark Bros. Bolt factory buildings at 409 Canal St. in the Milldale section of Southington, the depot is the cool place to be! Consult our GE map on Track 11 for location and directions.
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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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