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SITE LAST UPDATED: 10/3/2018 9:17 P.M.
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SITE LAST UPDATED: 10/3/2018 9:17 P.M.
ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12;
BLUE TEXT USED FOR SELECTED REVISIONS.
10/3: Revisions at MONTVLLE1, MONTVILLE2
10/1: Updates at SOUND VIEW1, SOUND VIEW2
9/30: Added info at LOFTY CREST
6/8: First ever photo of STAFFORD1!
3/7: Revision at BRADLEYS/MIDDLEBURY
2/24: Update at LANESVILLE & STILL RIVER3...
2/20: Revisions at SHELTON1, SHELTON2...
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.
10/3: Revisions at MONTVLLE1, MONTVILLE2
10/1: Updates at SOUND VIEW1, SOUND VIEW2
9/30: Added info at LOFTY CREST
6/8: First ever photo of STAFFORD1!
3/7: Revision at BRADLEYS/MIDDLEBURY
2/24: Update at LANESVILLE & STILL RIVER3...
2/20: Revisions at SHELTON1, SHELTON2...
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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PLAINVILLE AND MILLDALE SALUTE DORIS DAY:
IT HAPPENED TO JANE FILMED 60 YEARS AGO!
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 2:00-4:00 P.M.
PLAINVILLE HISTORIC CENTER
29 Pierce St.
Plainville, CT 06062
TylerCityStation rail historian Robert Joseph Belletzkie will give a narrated video presentation
on the filming of the movie and What Really Happened to Jane, based on fresh research in film production manuscripts, newspapers, railroad documents, maps, and eyewitness statements.
He will tie this into the remarkable history of the 126-year-old Milldale depot where
Doris Day, Jack Lemmon and the Old 97, the last of the New Haven steamers, had an historic encounter on June 30, 1958. The speaker will thus approach the story from the perspective of the Canal line which has traditionally gotten less attention than the Valley line and the town of Chester where most of the film was shot. Plainville station (right) served as a staging area with Ernie Kovacs playing cards inside while Doris and Jack filmed scenes along the Northampton line with thousands of onlookers gawking at Hollywood in Connecticut. Q&A to follow; Plainville residents are asked to contact PHS with memorabilia, photos, and reminiscences of the day for possible oral history project.
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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