Welcome to TylerCityStation, or as we like to say ...
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 3/14/2013 8:39 a.m.
"All Aboard!"
SITE LAST UPDATED: 3/14/2013 8:39 a.m.
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We will be speaking at the Naugatuck Historical Society on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. on "The Iron Horse in Naugatuck." The talk, also covering Union City and Allerton Farms, will take place at the 1908 NYNH&H station where NHS is headquartered. Discussion to follow. Click here for the website and directions. All are welcome!
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UPDATES ON OUR TRACK PAGES ARE IN BLUE TEXT;
ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12
3/14: Updates at SPRINGDALE1,2,3...
3/5: Lots of stuff added at NAUGATUCK2, NAUGATUCK3, NAUGATUCK4 (new station!) and UNION CITY/N1 and UNION CITY/N3, plus updated CTTRAXMAP23 on Track 11...
2/24: Updates at CONNECTICUT RIVER1, CONNECTICUT RIVER2, COTTAGE GROVE1, COTTAGE GROVE2, MONTOWESE, NORTH BLOOMFIELD1, NORTH BLOOMFIELD2, SOUTH COVENTRY, plus tweaks to our Google Earth map on Track 11 [CTTRAXMAP22] with changes for CONNECTICUT RIVER (1852 ROW traced) and MONTOWESE moved eastward...
2/20: Updates at WEST SUFFIELD1 (new station added!) and WEST SUFFIELD2...
Breaking News... Dateline: Wilson's Station... 2/1/1871... "Suburban Residences. The new stopping-place on the Hartford and New Haven road, between this city and Windsor, furnishes attractions for some people desiring to locate within easy reach of the city... The place is called 'Wilson's Station'...
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... Breaking News... Train Dynamited at Wilson's Station!... Breaking News...
Barraud's [sic] Confession. He Tells Superintendant Davidson all about Wilson's Station Wreck. Sentenced To Ten Years in New Jersey. The Consolidated Road Wants Him When That Sentence Is Out...
-- Hartford Courant [HDC/02/01/1871/02; HC/10/01/1891/01]
2/18: Update at WILSONS, based on the above and other new research...
... Breaking News... Fatalities on the H&NH... 11/14/1850... Breaking News...
"An accident happened on the Railroad between Newington and New Britain stations on Thursday evening. As the express train for New York passed a cross road, it came upon a wagon containing a man and woman. The man was killed instently [sic] and the woman died in a few minutes. Their bodies were carried to the Berlin station. They were James Downes and his sister, (Irish.) The horse attached to the wagon was killed. No blame as far as we learn is attributed to the engineer."
-- Middletown Constitution [MC/11/20/1850/02]
2/16: While the details vary in the newspaper reports of the incident described above, we learn therein that the first stop for the Hardware City was on the H&NH, between Berlin and Newington. Read all about it at NEW BRITAIN/H1 and NEW BRITAIN/H2...
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. With a starting point of 9/2/12, we will leave a 'rev' date note on any entry in which we make a substantive change in the future. Always feel free to contact us for clarification of any details of particular interest.
Email all inquiries and other correspondence to [email protected], c/o Bob, WebStationmaster.
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ALL STATION POSTINGS ARE ON TRACK 12
3/14: Updates at SPRINGDALE1,2,3...
3/5: Lots of stuff added at NAUGATUCK2, NAUGATUCK3, NAUGATUCK4 (new station!) and UNION CITY/N1 and UNION CITY/N3, plus updated CTTRAXMAP23 on Track 11...
2/24: Updates at CONNECTICUT RIVER1, CONNECTICUT RIVER2, COTTAGE GROVE1, COTTAGE GROVE2, MONTOWESE, NORTH BLOOMFIELD1, NORTH BLOOMFIELD2, SOUTH COVENTRY, plus tweaks to our Google Earth map on Track 11 [CTTRAXMAP22] with changes for CONNECTICUT RIVER (1852 ROW traced) and MONTOWESE moved eastward...
2/20: Updates at WEST SUFFIELD1 (new station added!) and WEST SUFFIELD2...
Breaking News... Dateline: Wilson's Station... 2/1/1871... "Suburban Residences. The new stopping-place on the Hartford and New Haven road, between this city and Windsor, furnishes attractions for some people desiring to locate within easy reach of the city... The place is called 'Wilson's Station'...
AND
... Breaking News... Train Dynamited at Wilson's Station!... Breaking News...
Barraud's [sic] Confession. He Tells Superintendant Davidson all about Wilson's Station Wreck. Sentenced To Ten Years in New Jersey. The Consolidated Road Wants Him When That Sentence Is Out...
-- Hartford Courant [HDC/02/01/1871/02; HC/10/01/1891/01]
2/18: Update at WILSONS, based on the above and other new research...
... Breaking News... Fatalities on the H&NH... 11/14/1850... Breaking News...
"An accident happened on the Railroad between Newington and New Britain stations on Thursday evening. As the express train for New York passed a cross road, it came upon a wagon containing a man and woman. The man was killed instently [sic] and the woman died in a few minutes. Their bodies were carried to the Berlin station. They were James Downes and his sister, (Irish.) The horse attached to the wagon was killed. No blame as far as we learn is attributed to the engineer."
-- Middletown Constitution [MC/11/20/1850/02]
2/16: While the details vary in the newspaper reports of the incident described above, we learn therein that the first stop for the Hardware City was on the H&NH, between Berlin and Newington. Read all about it at NEW BRITAIN/H1 and NEW BRITAIN/H2...
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. With a starting point of 9/2/12, we will leave a 'rev' date note on any entry in which we make a substantive change in the future. Always feel free to contact us for clarification of any details of particular interest.
Email all inquiries and other correspondence to [email protected], c/o Bob, WebStationmaster.
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Born on Christmas Day, 2008, TCS has welcomed more than visitors since its inception.
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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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