Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, Connecticut
Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, Connecticut
Ride: Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC-1).
To: Thomaston Station, Naugatuck River Valley, Thomaston Dam.
Dated: 2015-05-31.
The Naugatuck Railroad
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Penn Rail Videos is going to give a basic tour of the Naugatuck Railroad, located in Thomaston, CT. This is the home of the Railroad Museum of New England, which has an eclectic collection of vintage railroad equipment. They have all types of diesel locomotives from various builders.
In this video, we'll be treated to former New Haven Railroad FL-9 #2019. This unit was rebuilt in 1985 by the Connecticut DOT, but was originally built as New Haven #2049.
The FL-9 is a unique breed of locomotive, being it was one of the first diesel locomotives to be adapted to operate off of diesel power, or third-rail electric power. New Haven was the only buy of the FL-9, and later on the roster was split up between Amtrak, Metro-North, and Connecticut DOT. CDOT kept theirs in New Haven McGuiness paint scheme, while Metro-North and Amtrak painted theirs into corporate colors.
The locomotives were based on the EMD FP9, lengthened to accommodate additional equipment, including a larger train heating steam boiler. Due to the additional weight of the added equipment and the weight restriction on the Grand Central Terminal Park Avenue Viaduct, the locomotive was equipped with a three-axle rear truck, giving it an uncommon B-A1A wheel arrangement. The middle axle of the rear truck was not powered. The Flexicoil type of truck was used at both front and rear, due to this type of truck having more room for fitting the third rail shoes and associated equipment.
We'll start our journey in Thomaston and work our way south towards the north side of Waterbury, CT with scene from on board the train as well as trackside. The #2019 puts on a good show with it's ever-melodious Nathan K5LA. The train will then reverse direction north past the Thomaston station and onto the Thomaston Dam, built in 1960 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in response to Hurricane Diane in 1955, which left areas along the Connecticut River devastated.
Once again we will change directions and head back south towards the depot to complete our journey.
If you've never been to The Naugy, it's well worth the visit. They have a friendly group of volunteers and the route is pretty scenic for the most part. We hope to visit next year in the fall. Their website is
A Weekend Riding And Exploring The Railroad Museum Of New England - Day 1
The weekend was spent at the Connecticut Railroad Museum of New England . They run fan rides weekends only running from the nicely restored station at Thomaston, CT north to the Thomaston Dam, and then south toward Waterbury, CT where they stop at Fascia's Chocolate Factory and store and then go back north to Thomaston. This is our run today. Tomorrow we will go further north to the City of Torrington, CT where we can lay over for 2 hours to get lunch and explore the local shops. Their main source of revenue is freight serving the business south of Thomaston. The museum is a fan run organization and operates only on weekends and holidays.
We never go more than 25 MPH though the closeness of the foliage a rock at times are a blur.
Clip 1 & 2 switching the engine for the ride up to Thomaston Dam.
Clip 3 we back up for the ride to the dam and will head forward for the return trip. The route was built by blasting through the granite rocks. The material blasted out was used to build the dam after the great flood of 1955.
Clip 4 we proceed forward south from Thomaston Station to our stop at Fasia's Chocolate Factory and store where we get 20 minutes to have a snack before heading back north to Thomaston Station. Perhaps you can hear the conductor describing the ride and we get some loud whistle blasts as they whistle through the crossings. Because this is a working railroad the road bed is well kept at least on this part of the line. North of Thomaston is kept up but not as well as this part of the line. The State of Connecticut owns the line so all the material comes from the state. Track and the wooden ties are excess from other lines and also reused from lines that have been upgraded to concrete ties.
Clip 5 the engine has been put back on the head end and we proceed north back to Thomaston Station. The view out the window is from the other side. There are more businesses and residential houses on this side. The Naugatuck river meanders back and fourth and appears on this side also. There are many great spots for the sport fisherman in this part of the state along the river. We pass the Railroad's shop and storage facilities and a number of businesses that the railroad serves during the business week. You can see the railroad's storage and restoration shop as we pass by it and get a quick glimpse of the nicely restored F unit that is used at times. Right now it is getting some mechanical work done. This is where our train is stored for the night and weekdays.
The last clip is of the train backing down from Thomaston for the storage facility. The engine is kept on the front for our trip to Torrington tomorrow. Note the sound of the pea whistle which the conductor sounds when backing.
Railroad Museum of New England steam engine
The Railroad Museum of New England operates the Naugatuck Railroad between Waterville and Thomaston, Connecticut. The Railroad Museum of New England name and trademark was adopted in 1987, as a result of reassessing the Connecticut Valley Railroad Museum's goals and visions (CVRM had been founded in the mid-1960s). Home to one of the largest collections of preserved historic railroad equipment in New England, RMNE and its predecessor organizations have been active since the 1960s.
The Great Train Extravaganza! Albany NY 2018
First time back in 8 years and looks like it gets bigger every time! I had a great time looking around and shopping as well as looking at the many enjoyable train layouts! Happy Holidays!
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History of Waterbury, Connecticut / History of towns in United States
Country: United States
State: Connecticut
County: New Haven
City: Waterbury
Population (2010):
• Total 110,366
• Total 109,307 (US: 240th) (2014)
• Density 3,872.5/sq mi (1,495.2/km2)
Waterbury, the seat of New Haven County, is situated on the Naugatuck River, 21 miles from New Haven. It has been called the Brass Center of the World.
Waterbury was purchased from the Indians by residents of Farmington in 1674. They started a new community in 1677 which they named Mattatuck, changed to Waterbury when the town was incorporated in 1686. It was chartered as a city in 1853; in 1901, city and town were consolidated.
Waterbury became famous in the 19th century for the manufacture of brass items. Its brass industry can be traced to 1802. The Waterbury Mint, owned by the Scovill Manufacturing Company, produced planchets (blanks for coins), which the U.S. Mint used to produce coins for an assortment of foreign countries.
In 1878, the Waterbury Watch Company was organized for the explicit purpose of producing cheap watches. These watches gained a reputation for shoddy workmanship, so the company abandoned the brand and renamed itself the New England Watch Company. It was later incorporated into the company that became Timex. A visit to Timexpo provides a look into a century and a half of watch making in Waterbury.
Waterbury's two hospitals are Waterbury Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital. Waterbury hospital opened in 1890 in a Victorian mansion overlooking the city. The cornerstone of St. Mary's was laid in 1907 and the hospital was dedicated two years later. It was founded by the Sisters of St. Mary's of Chambery.
Post College, a regional business college, was founded in 1890. In 1990, it affiliated itself with the worldwide Teikyo Group and is now known as Teikyo Post University. The University of Connecticut has operated a campus in Waterbury for about half a century.
The Railroad Museum of New England operates the Naugatuck Railroad between Thomaston and Waterbury. The Golden Age of Trucking Museum displays exhibits from the history of trucking, with an emphasis on the 1950's. The Mattatuck Museum, located on the Green in central Waterbury, provides highlights from Waterbury's three centuries of history.
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8.13.17 An Afternoon At The Naugy
The Naugatuck railroad is is a 19 mile short line situated near Waterbury Connecticut. However, only a few of these miles are in revenue service. It was on these few miles that we rode in the cab of, and then chased the train. This video shows the four shots we got of the 2pm run.
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Rhode Island Rail Road Museum - Opening Day 2002-06.22
A Cavalcade of Trains provided by Amtrak, with a slow roll by of the Acela Express in addition to Amtrak Regional stops. A good time was had by all!
U.S. Senator Jack Reed and R.I. State Senator Susan Sosnowski were invited as speakers and guests of the Friends of Kingston Station, sponsors.
Rhode Island Operation Lifesaver distributed railroad safety information. Food and fun were provided. West Kingston Fire Department chuck wagon was on site as well.
Everyone was invited to visit the official Rhode Island Railroad Museum and sign the guest book!
Regular Amtrak passenger service was not interupted.
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Wakefield, RI.
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slideshow by Jack McCabe
Freight trains to soon move through Connecticut towns
Freight trains will start rolling through several towns in Connecticut.
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P&W on the Air Line Bridge 10 15 2015
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