Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Pelham
If there is one thing I like about the New Haven Line, it is that there are always trains passing by. The stretch of track that is the New Haven main line is filled...
Monthly Archive: September 2011
Melrose Station, in the late 1800’s
I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to talk to some really interesting railroad people recently, one of whom is Joe Schiavone, better known in the area as the “Old Put Guy.” He’s just completed his...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Stratford
Last week I finished up posting the stations on the Waterbury Branch – today we’ll visit Stratford, which one can call an “honorary” station on the branch. Stratford is actually considered part of the...
Sending Postcards from the Harlem Line (Part 5)
A train crash postcard Imagine that we are in the year 1920. A train has just had an accident. As people rush over to attempt to assist, so too does a photographer. Camera in...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Seymour
In my endeavor to finish up the stations of the Waterbury Branch, today we find ourselves at the last remaining station: Seymour. Seymour is a little town located in the Naugatuck Valley, named for...
Even More Monday Morning Old Photos, Part 4
It is that time again… time for some Monday morning old photos. Today’s set is back to the 1980’s, and early 1990’s. Though there are a few on the Harlem, several of them are...