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Extant Connecticut Railroad/Railway Structures

 

Recent Updates Last updated 4/6/05.

Updated towns are in red type. Contributors to this list include Len Bachelder, Rich Cizik, Bill Haines, Robert Huberdeau, and Bernie Wagenblast.

7/2/03 Removed Mansfield.

 

City Railroad Current Location Type Current Use Date Built Track Status Bldg. Mat. Current Railroad Notes
Amston       business          
Ansonia NYNH&H South of Bridge St. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Avon NYNH&H moved .25 mi. to Riverdale Shopping Center on S.R. 202 P business   none wood none  
Beacon Falls Metro North Railroad Ave. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Berlin-New Britain NYNH&H off Farmington Ave. P   1900 in use brick    
Bethel NYNH&H on site P business   in use      
Bethel Metro North North of Greenwood Ave. P rr c1999 in use     Metro North stop
Botsford NYNH&H                
Branchville   Branchville Rd. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Branford Shore Line East Maple St. P rr   in use   SLE Shore Line East stop
Bridgeport NHN&H 525 Water St. P rr   in use     Amtrak/ Metro North stop
Bridgeport NYNH&H Pequonnock River B rr   in use      
Brookfield NYNH&H along Whisconier Rd. (S.R. 25) C part of Craft Center c1914 in use wood   to be restored
Canaan (North Canaan) Union Depot (Connecticut Western/Housatonic) on site P rr/multi-use 1872 in use wood Housatonic 2 story, BURNED 10/13/02! Half of building destroyed, under reconstruction
Cannondale (Wilton) NYNH&H Cannon Rd. C business   in use     Metro North stop
Chaplin Station NYNH&H moved to Willimantic C museum   museum wood none at Ct. East. Chapt. NRHS Museum
Chester NYNH&H   C residence     wood    
Clinton Shore Line East John St. P rr   in use   SLE  
Clinton NYNH&H   C     none wood none restored
Colchester NYNH&H Lebanon St. P business 1880s gone wood none  
Colchester NYNH&H Lebanon St. adjacent to passenger depot F business 1880s gone wood none on Air Line Railroad Trail
Collinsville NYNH&H   C business   gone wood none slight modifications,
Collinsville CNE (NYNH&H)   F private garage   gone wood none  
Collinsville Jct. (High St.) NYNH&H (Central New England) relocated nearby C storage   none wood none  
Columbia (Hop River) NYNH&H relocated 0.5 mi. on Hop River Rd. C residence   none wood none  
Cornwall Bridge NYNH&H Poppleswamp Brook/Kent C business 1886 in use wood Housatonic  
Cos Cob NYNH&H 55 Station Dr. C   1894 in use wood   Metro North stop
Cos Cob NYNH&H   T     in use stucco   ?
Cos Cob NYNH&H Mianus River B rr   in use      
Cromwell NYNH&H   C business   in use wood Providence & Worcester (P&W)  
Danbury NYNH&H 120 White St. P museum 1903 in use brick   Danbury Railway Museum
Danbury Metro North Patriot Dr. P rr 1992 in use      
Darien NYNH&H West Ave. P rr   in use wood   Metro North stop
Derby-Shelton   North of Main St. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
East Canaan NYNH&H (CNE) moved short distance C residence   none wood none modified
East Hampton NYNH&H   C business   gone   none  
East Hampton NYNH&H Pocotopaug Creek B unused   gone steel none deck girder, abandoned 1965
East Lyme New Haven Shore Line over Pattagansett River between Crescent Beach and Rocky Point B rr 1906 in use steel Amtrak/ Providence & Worcester  
East Lyme (Niantic) New Haven Shore Line over Niantic River B rr 1907 in use steel Amtrak/ P&W drawbridge
East Norwalk   Winfield St. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Essex NYNH&H 1 Railroad Ave. F     in use      
Fairfield NYNH&H Carter Henry Dr./Mill Plain Rd. P rr 1882 in use brick   Metro North stop
Falls Village NYNH&H on site C business   in use wood Housatonic  
Forestville NYNH&H on site C business   in use wood    
Gaylordsville NYNH&H moved off row? C            
Gaylordsville NYNH&H moved to Lime Rock F residence     wood    
Gaylordsville NYNH&H moved down track .5 mi. C residence 1915 in use wood    
Gaylordsville NYNH&H   P museum c1843 in use wood   former Merwinsville Hotel, 3 story, depot was in this building initially
Granby NYNH&H (NH&N)   C business     wood   restored
Green's Farms Metro North New Creek Rd. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Greenwich NYNH&H Riverside Ave. B rr   in use      
Greenwich NYNH&H Railroad Ave. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Groton NYNH&H   T     in use brick   ?
Groton NYNH&H moved to Willimantic F museum   museum wood none at Connecticut Eastern Chapter, NRHS museum
Guilford Shore Line East Old Whitfield St. P rr   in use   SLE  
Guilford NYNH&H moved to Thomaston T museum   none wood none at Railroad Museum of New England
Guilford NYNH&H on site Eh vacant 1870 in use brick    
Hartford Union Station (NYNH&H/NY&NE) 1 Union Place P transportation center 1889 in use stone   Amtrak stop
Hartford   Wethersfield Ave. at NW corner of Elliott St. ICb offices 1886? gone brick none greatly modified
Kent NYNH&H on site C business c1872-4 in use wood Housatonic restored
Lakeville Central New England (NYNH&H) on site   radio station          
Lime Rock NYNH&H   F residence     wood   moved from Gaylordsville, modified
Lisbon Norwich-Worcester (NYNH&H) at Quinebaug River Tn rr 1837 in use rock bore   oldest tunnel in U.S., 300' long
Litchfield Central New England (NYNH&H)   P business     wood    
Madison Shore Line East Bradley Rd. P rr   in use   SLE  
Madison NYNH&H   C business     wood    
Meriden NYNH&H 60 State St. P rr   in use wood   Amtrak stop
Merritt Metro North Glover Ave. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Merwinsville (Gaylordsville) NYNH&H Browns Forge Rd. P museum c1843 in use wood   former Merwinsville Hotel, 3 story, depot was in this building initially
Middlefield NYNH&H on site P     in use wood Providence &Worcester (P&W)  
Middlefield NYNH&H on site F     in use wood P&W  
Milford   High St. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Milford-Stratford NYNH&H Housatonic River B rr   in use      
Mystic NYNH&H S.R. 1 P rr   in use brick/wood   Amtrak stop
Naugatuck NYNH&H Water St. P business   in use stucco?   Metro North stop
New Canaan   Elm St. P rr   in use     Metro North
New Hartford NYNH&H   C muni. 1877   brick    
New Haven Union Station (NYNH&H) 50 Union Ave. P rr 1920 in use brick/stone   Amtrak/Metro North stop, transportation center
New Haven NYNH&H north edge of town Cd aband.   in use concrete    
New Haven NYNH&H State St. between Court St. and Chapel St. P rr 2002 in use concrete, steel, glass SLE, Metro North  
Newington NYNH&H 160 Willard Ave. P office c1870 in use wood    
Newington NYNH&H relocated to Churchill Park P cabin   none wood none ?
Newington NYNH&H 200 S. Francis Ave. F storage   in use wood    
New London Union Station (NYNH&H, CV) 27 Water St. P multi-use 1887 in use brick/stone   Amtrak and SLE stop, transportation center
New London New Haven Shore Line over Shaw's Cove about .5 mi. west of Union Station B rr   in use steel Amtrak/P&W through truss with swing span
New London-Groton New Haven Shore Line over Thames River beneath I-95 bridge B rr 1919 in use steel Amtrak/P&W drawbridge
New Milford NYNH&H on site C muni. 1886 in use wood    
Noroton Heights NYNH&H on site P rr   in use wood   Metro North stop
Norfolk NYNH&H (CNE)   P business 1898 gone stone none  
Norfolk NYNH&H     residence          
Norwich NYNH&H   P     in use     ?
Old Greenwich NYNH&H Sound Beach Ave. P rr 1892 in use wood   Metro North stop
Old Saybrook NYNH&H 455 Boston Post Rd. P business/rr 1873 in use wood   Amtrak stop, restaurant, combined with former separate freight station
Old Saybrook NYNH&H 455 Boston Post Rd. F business   in use wood   combined with passenger depot
Old Saybrook Shore Line East S.R. 1 P rr   in use   SLE Is this same as Amtrak depot?
Old Saybrook-Old Lyme New Haven Shore Line across Connecticut River B rr 1907 in use steel Amtrak/P&W drawbridge
Pine Meadow NYNH&H   C residence     wood    
Plantsville (Southington) NYNH&H     business          
Putnam NYNH&H on site P business   in use brick    
Redding   Station Rd. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Riverside   Riverside Ave./Station Rd. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Rocky Hill NYNH&H 240 Glastonbury Ave.(S.R. 160) P gift shop   in use sporadically wood Providence & Worcester  
Rocky Hill NYNH&H behind passenger depot F business   in use sporadically wood Providence & Worcester  
Rowayton   Rowayton Ave. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Roxbury SL&N   P       wood    
Salisbury NYNH&H (CNE)   C residence   none wood none depot from Berea, N.Y., modified
Saugatuck NYNH&H   C rr 1840 in use wood   alterred in 1870s,1890s, and 1930s.
Simsbury NYNH&H (NH&Hampton) relocated C business   none wood none restored
Simsbury NYNH&H (NH&H)   P business 1874   brick    
Sound Beach NYNH&H 160 Sound Beach Ave. C   1894   wood    
Southington (Plantsville) NYNH&H     business          
South Norwalk NYNH&H Norwalk River B rr   in use steel   swing bridge
South Norwalk   Monroe St. P rr   in use     Metro North
South Norwalk NYNH&H between Low St. and Norwalk River T museum 1896 in use     Switchtower Museum, restored
Southport NYNH&H Railroad Place (Station St.) F business 1894   brick   Metro North stop
Springdale   Hope St. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Stafford Springs Central Vermont   P muni.   in use   New England Central senior center
Stamford Amtrak/Metro North Washington Blvd./E. State St. P rr 1987 in use      
Stamford Stamford Steet Ry. 35 Station Place ICb business   gone   none  
Stepney NYNH&H   C           ?
Stonington   Pawcatuck R. and Whi Rock Canal IB abandoned   gone steel none pony and through truss spans, interurban between New London and Westerly
Stonington New Haven Shore Line across Stonington Harbor west of depot site B rr 1899 in use steel Amtrak/P&W  
Stonington New Haven Shore Line across Wequetequock Cove east of former depot B rr 1899 in use steel Amtrak/P&W  
Stratford NYNH&H   C museum   in use     helicopter museum
Talmadge Hill   Talmadge Hill Rd. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Terryville NYNH&H (NY&NE)   Tn rr c1910 in use     3850' long
Thomaston NYNH&H (Naugatuck) E. Main St. P museum 1881 in use brick   Railroad Museum of New England
Thomaston NYNH&H RR Museum of New England T museum   in use wood   tower from Guilford
Thompsonville NYNH&H   P     in use brick   ?
Torrington NYNH&H (Naugatuck)   P storage 1898 in use brick    
Unionville NYNH&H (NY&NE)   P business 1874   brick    
Unionville Connecticut Company Farmington Ave. near opposite Highwood Rd. ICb restaurant   gone brick/wood none extensively modified
Versailles NYNH&H moved to Willimantic T museum   museum wood none telegraph/block operators shanty, Field checked 12/04
Wallingford NYNH&H 37 Hall Ave. P muni. 1871 in use brick   2 story, adult education center, Amtrak stop
Warehouse Point Hartford & Springfield west side of Old Depot Hill Rd. IPh business 1901-2 gone brick none large chimney gone
Warehouse Point NYNH&H Old Depot Hill Rd.just north of powerhouse F business   nearby wood Amtrak with additions
Warehouse Point-Windsor Locks NYNH&H west of frt. house across Connecticut River B rr   in use steel Amtrak/CSO/Guilford  
Washington Depot Shepang RR moved short distance P club 1895 none wood none senior center/American Legion ?
Waterbury NYNH&H 389 Meadow St. P business 1909 in use brick/stone   Metro North stop
Westbrook Shore Line East off Norris Ave. P rr 2001 in use   SLE  
Westbrook Shore Line East across tracks from new depot P closed   in use   SLE  
West Cornwall NYNH&H on site C residence/business 1870s in use wood Housatonic 2 story
Westport NYNH&H Saugatuck River B rr   in use      
Westport   end of Ferry Ln. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
West Simsbury NYNH&H Ironhorse Blvd. C            
West Willington Central Vermont   C business   in use   New England Central  
Wethersfield NYNH&H 212 Church St./Railroad St. F business   in use sporadically   Providence & Worcester  
Willington Central Vermont along S.R. 74 P business   in use wood New England Central  
Willington Central Vermont near passenger depot F? business   in use wood New England Central  
Willimantic NYNH&H Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum Rh museum 1999-2000 museum brick none replica built on original site
Willimantic NYNH&H Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum C museum   museum wood none depot from Chaplin Station, restored
Willimantic NYNH&H Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum F museum   museum wood none freight station from Groton, restored
Willimantic NYNH&H Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum M museum   museum wood none Willimantic section house, moved to museum in 1992,Field checked 12/04
Willimantic NYNH&H Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum T museum   museum wood none telegraph/block operators shanty from Versailles. moved to museum in 2000, Field checked 12/04
Willimantic Boston & Albany Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum Tt museum   museum   none 60' Armstrong turntable from Dudley, MA, Field checked 12/04
Wilton   Wilton Station Rd. P rr   in use     Metro North stop
Wilton (Cannondale) NYNH&H Cannon Rd. C business   in use     Metro North stop
Windsor NYNH&H Farmington River B rr   in use      
Windsor NYNH&H   P business   in use brick   restored
Windsor NYNH&H 40 Central St. F     in use      
Windsor Locks NYNH&H S. Main St. P   1870 in use brick   ?
Windsor Locks Amtrak S. Main St. P rr   in use metal/plastic   Amtrak stop

Compiled by M. J. Camp, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

 

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