An early autumn fan excursion on the New Haven from Grand Central Station to Danbury yielded this photo of a Sperry Rail Car tied down at the Danbury yard. Those on the excursion were able to tou... (more)

Metro North's Danbury shuttle arrives at its namesake town on a blustery afternoon in February 2002. This photo was taken the day after my grandfather, John A. House, had passed away and my father... (more)

Interior of former New Haven RDC at Danbury Railroad Museum

Although attractively lettered for New York Central, locomotive 4096 never ran for the railroad. Instead, it was built as an E7 demonstrator and used on the 'Train of Tomorrow' streamliner special... (more)

Affectionately known as a "Brookie," this Brookville BL20GH is resting for the weekend at the end of the Danbury line. Come Monday, it will be back to work running "Dan" shuttles. I was told that ... (more)

Here is the Federal Railroad Administration's No. 217 Office of Safety vehicle AKA Track Geometry car. I did not know of it's existence. It is seen here on Amtrak's National Train Day, May 8, 2010... (more)

CDOT-owned BL20GH 127 lays over in the yard on a crisp December evening awaiting the next call of duty Monday morning when it will resume shuttle train duties.

A Long Maybrook freight pulling down a siding with a freight car from the east next to one from the west. This was from the era of big logos on box cars.

Four-fifths of the HRRC GP35 fleet idle at Danbury. The lead unit, HRRC 3603, will soon cut away leaving three units to handle the James E. Strates carnival train on Monday.

An HRRC crew spent a Sunday afternoon switching out the James E. Strates carnival train consist near the Danbury Fair Mall. Empty JESX flat cars can be seen on the siding in the background.

A look at some of the equipment on hand at the museum, including a former UP E9A 912A painted as "New York Central 4096". The various pieces of New Haven and Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in th... (more)

The unmistakable Roger Williams RDC cab car pair (NH 140 & 141) currently resides at the Danbury Railway Museum. This view is from the cupola of New Haven NE-5 caboose C-627. At left is DRMX 151... (more)

Laying over between runs.

I never tired of taking FL9 shots. Now I wish I had more F unit and FA unit shots from all over.