Major Online Resources
[Acronyms used at TCS are in brackets following the title]
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries. [Dodd] Railroad History Archive link here. Railroad Collections here. Railroad Stations in Southern New England here.
Baker Library, Harvard. [BAK] One of the most extensive collections of NYNH&H materials in existence. Click here for catalog entry. Finding aid is available on request. Scholarly research only; no genealogy. Click here for policy and contact info.
Buildings and Structures of American Railroads. [BSAR] Walter Gilman Berg. Click here.
Connecticut Digital Library. [iCONN] Search the catalogs of most CT libraries. Click here.
Connecticut Historical Society. [CHS] Catalog link here.
Connecticut History Online. [CHO] Search link here.
Connecticut Place Names. [CPN] Arthur H. Hughes and Morse S. Allen, 1976. Not online.
Connecticut Board of Railroad Commissioners. [CRC] Annual reports, 1854-1911. Digitized by Google Books and HathiTrust Digital Library: click here; all are at CSL in hard copy and many are in other repositories as well. Also at CSL, the Board's archival material is in RG041.001: click here for finding aid.
Connecticut Railroad Structures. [CRS] Railroad Station Historical Society. Click here. [NOTE: Updated 2012 but some errors.]
Connecticut State Library. [CSL] Catalog link here. 1934 Aerial maps link here. Others also available here.
I.C.C. Bureau of Valuation. Click here and here. The valuation maps and field notes with station and facility photos assembled by ICC personnel are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, MD.
I.C.C. Historical Railroad Investigation Reports. [IRIR] 1911-1994. Click here.
I.C.C. Valuation Maps. [Val] UConn Digital Mosaic. Click here. Click here for fast new index map!
Library of Congress. [LOC] Catalog here; American Memory here; newspapers here; maps here.
Lines West: A Brief History. Phillip C. Blakeslee. 1951, 1953. Click here.
Maintenance of Way Cyclopedia. [MOWC] E.T Howson, American Railway Engineering Association, 1923. Click here.
Map and Geographic Information Center, UConn. [MAGIC] Link here.
New Haven City Year Books. [NHCYB] Selected years available, 1873-1922. Click here.
New Haven Free Public Library. [NHFPL] Catalog link here. Inquire about local history items.
New Haven Museum. [NHM] Website here; catalog is not online.
New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association. [NHRHTA] Click here.
New Haven RR Steam Locomotives A-Z. Ed Ozog's fabulous photo collection. Click here.
New York, New Haven and Hartford RR. [NHAR] Annual reports, 1873-1912, with gaps. Click here for 1(1873)-23(1894); here and here for 26(1897)-30(1901); here for 35(1906)- 41(1912). Some not be complete, others have extra material. Search online for more years. Also note that these were issued in full and pamphlet-sized editions so page numbers may vary.
Official Railway Timetables and Shipping Guides. [ORSG] Online via Google Books: 1851 here; 1858 here; 1871 here; 1875 here; 1877 here; 1879 here; 1892-1915 here; 1907 here; 1917 here. Look for more years as they keep popping up.
Peters Railroad Museum. [PRM] A priceless collection of NYNH&H and predecessor historical materials, with annual reports, blueprints and technical drawings, timetables (public and employee), valuation photos, and much, much more. A miniature Dodd Center in Wallingford! Graciously hosted by Dave and Barbara Peters. By appointment only. Click here for website and phone.
Railroad Structures and Estimates. [RSE] by John Wilson Orrock. 2nd ed., 1918. Click here.
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. [RLHS] Click here. See especially Tom Taber's Antebellum American Railroad Compendium, 1830-1860 under Reference. Also available here.
Railway Signal Dictionary. [RSD] Railway Signal Association. 2nd ed., 1911. Click here.
USGS Historical Topographic Maps. [USGS]. Maptech here; University of New Hampshire here.
Yale University Libraries. [Yale] Catalog link here.
[Acronyms used at TCS are in brackets following the title]
Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries. [Dodd] Railroad History Archive link here. Railroad Collections here. Railroad Stations in Southern New England here.
Baker Library, Harvard. [BAK] One of the most extensive collections of NYNH&H materials in existence. Click here for catalog entry. Finding aid is available on request. Scholarly research only; no genealogy. Click here for policy and contact info.
Buildings and Structures of American Railroads. [BSAR] Walter Gilman Berg. Click here.
Connecticut Digital Library. [iCONN] Search the catalogs of most CT libraries. Click here.
Connecticut Historical Society. [CHS] Catalog link here.
Connecticut History Online. [CHO] Search link here.
Connecticut Place Names. [CPN] Arthur H. Hughes and Morse S. Allen, 1976. Not online.
Connecticut Board of Railroad Commissioners. [CRC] Annual reports, 1854-1911. Digitized by Google Books and HathiTrust Digital Library: click here; all are at CSL in hard copy and many are in other repositories as well. Also at CSL, the Board's archival material is in RG041.001: click here for finding aid.
Connecticut Railroad Structures. [CRS] Railroad Station Historical Society. Click here. [NOTE: Updated 2012 but some errors.]
Connecticut State Library. [CSL] Catalog link here. 1934 Aerial maps link here. Others also available here.
I.C.C. Bureau of Valuation. Click here and here. The valuation maps and field notes with station and facility photos assembled by ICC personnel are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, MD.
I.C.C. Historical Railroad Investigation Reports. [IRIR] 1911-1994. Click here.
I.C.C. Valuation Maps. [Val] UConn Digital Mosaic. Click here. Click here for fast new index map!
Library of Congress. [LOC] Catalog here; American Memory here; newspapers here; maps here.
Lines West: A Brief History. Phillip C. Blakeslee. 1951, 1953. Click here.
Maintenance of Way Cyclopedia. [MOWC] E.T Howson, American Railway Engineering Association, 1923. Click here.
Map and Geographic Information Center, UConn. [MAGIC] Link here.
New Haven City Year Books. [NHCYB] Selected years available, 1873-1922. Click here.
New Haven Free Public Library. [NHFPL] Catalog link here. Inquire about local history items.
New Haven Museum. [NHM] Website here; catalog is not online.
New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association. [NHRHTA] Click here.
New Haven RR Steam Locomotives A-Z. Ed Ozog's fabulous photo collection. Click here.
New York, New Haven and Hartford RR. [NHAR] Annual reports, 1873-1912, with gaps. Click here for 1(1873)-23(1894); here and here for 26(1897)-30(1901); here for 35(1906)- 41(1912). Some not be complete, others have extra material. Search online for more years. Also note that these were issued in full and pamphlet-sized editions so page numbers may vary.
Official Railway Timetables and Shipping Guides. [ORSG] Online via Google Books: 1851 here; 1858 here; 1871 here; 1875 here; 1877 here; 1879 here; 1892-1915 here; 1907 here; 1917 here. Look for more years as they keep popping up.
Peters Railroad Museum. [PRM] A priceless collection of NYNH&H and predecessor historical materials, with annual reports, blueprints and technical drawings, timetables (public and employee), valuation photos, and much, much more. A miniature Dodd Center in Wallingford! Graciously hosted by Dave and Barbara Peters. By appointment only. Click here for website and phone.
Railroad Structures and Estimates. [RSE] by John Wilson Orrock. 2nd ed., 1918. Click here.
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. [RLHS] Click here. See especially Tom Taber's Antebellum American Railroad Compendium, 1830-1860 under Reference. Also available here.
Railway Signal Dictionary. [RSD] Railway Signal Association. 2nd ed., 1911. Click here.
USGS Historical Topographic Maps. [USGS]. Maptech here; University of New Hampshire here.
Yale University Libraries. [Yale] Catalog link here.
