Starting on June 1, the Waterbury Branch was shut down for critical infrastructure work on the track, passing sidings, crossings, bridges, and the installation of signals. On a rainy morning from ... (more)

"Coke Zero With a Side of Water"

On the morning of September 2nd, 2021, CDOT/SLE train 1699, with CTrail (CTDX) GE P40BH 6711 sits stranded at CP274 in New Haven, Connecticut on Metr... (more)

The first revenue run for rebuilt CTrail GE P40BH 6711 leads train 4407 past Trackside Pizza in Wallingford. 6711 is former New Jersey Transit 4803 and Amtrak 820, which was built in July of 1993.... (more)

"CTrail Storm Storage at West Haven"

Between the night of August 21st and morning of August 22nd, 2021, the Connecticut Department of Transportation moved all of it's equipm... (more)

Metro North's Wassaic shuttle with CDOT 125 leading at Pawling.

"First Train to Hartford"

On the morning of July 22nd, 2021, CTrail train 4452, the first scheduled northbound on the Springfield Line, heads north to Hart Interlocking after dropping... (more)

CDOT 228 leading a northbound Metro North train for Poughkeepsie.

New Haven painted P32AC-DM 231 northbound to Poughkeepsie.

CTrail train 6402, to Springfield, arriving at the Wallingford station with GP40-3H 6694 pushing.

On Memorial Day weekend I decided to go find Amtrak 100... it made the trip south to New Haven and then ended up off the next train north...so what to do? I got a tip that a locomotive I had want... (more)

New Haven painted CDOT P32AC-DM 231 with a northbound for Poughkeepsie.

CTrail had a meet by Dairy Queen running in and out of Wallingford on trains 4458 and 4407.

BL20GHM 128 leads train 6906 to Waterbury at Stratford.

"CDOT's P40s, Before & After" Freshly rebuilt CTrail (CTDX) GE P40BH 6711 idles in New Haven Yard after a day of testing. Sitting next to the test set is unrebuilt P40DC 836, w... (more)

"CDOT's P40s, Before & After" Freshly rebuilt CTrail (CTDX) GE P40BH 6711 idles in New Haven Yard after a day of testing. Sitting next to the test set is unrebuilt P40DC 836, w... (more)