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By:Paul Koprowski
Dates:6/7/2015 - 6/7/2015
Album Info:In this installment of New England Travels, we head to Connecticut to experience some great railroad history. Stops include the Valley Railroad at Essex, the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum at Willimantic and the Connecticut Trolley Museum at East Windsor.
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DH 2782
Title:  DH 2782
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Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/11/2015 9:34:53 PM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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NJTR 15
Title:  NJTR 15
Description:  A veteran of the City Subway of Newark, NJ, this former NJ Transit car awaits restoration for possible use on the trolley museum's demonstration line. Constructed in 1946 by the St Louis Car Company for use on Twin City Rapid Transit lines in MN. Also ran for Public Service of New Jersey before operations were taken over by New Jersey Transit.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/11/2015 12:29:59 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  NJTR 15(PCC)
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New Orleans Public Service 836
Title:  New Orleans Public Service 836
Description:  Peeking out of one of the car barns is this 1922 car from New Orleans. Constructed by the Perley-Thomas Car Company.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/20/2015 2:12:14 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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BM 76426
Title:  BM 76426
Description:  Built 1957 by Pullman.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 9/3/2015 5:37:51 PM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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RDG 94024
Title:  RDG 94024
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Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/11/2015 12:34:42 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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RDG 940
Title:  RDG 940
Description:  One of the earliest surviving coaches from the Philadelphia & Reading Railway, this 1903 Osgood-Bradley car has called this spot home since the end of steam operations at the Connecticut Trolley Museum.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/20/2015 1:56:46 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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BAR C-47
Title:  BAR C-47
Description:  Constructed in 1915 by the American Car & Foundry Company, this old wooden caboose once brought up the end of freight trains on Maine's Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/20/2015 2:01:44 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Fair Haven & Westville 355
Title:  Fair Haven & Westville 355
Description:  Built in 1902 for the Fair Haven & Westville, this car would only serve its original owner for a little under two years before the FH&W was taken over by the Consolidated Railway. Later becoming part of the Connecticut Company, the car operated with numbers 355, and later 663 on the company's New Haven Division before arriving at the museum in 1948 once trolley service was ended for good. Today it serves as part of the museum's active fleet over the excursion line.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/20/2015 2:05:09 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
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NH 2765
Title:  NH 2765
Description:  A 1908 Osgood-Bradley coach of New Haven heritage, this old wooden combine now serves as a static display and party room at the Connecticut Trolley Museum.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/20/2015 2:22:49 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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LI 4153
Title:  LI 4153
Description:  This former Long Island MP-54 is well on its way back to operating condition, a recent restoration project of some of the members of the Connecticut Trolley Museum.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/11/2015 12:39:44 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  LI 4153(Electric M.U.)
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CN 6714
Title:  CN 6714
Description:  Once used on commuter runs in and out of Montreal, the main goal with this 1913 built locomotive was to avoid using steam locomotives inside the Mount Royal Tunnel to Central Station.
Photo Date:  6/7/2015  Upload Date: 6/20/2015 2:17:04 AM
Location:  East Windsor , CT
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  CN 6714(Boxcab)
Views:  414   Comments: 1


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