"CTrail at Hartford Rubber Works" Southbound CTrail train 4407 passes the old Hartford Rubber Works plant on Amtrak's MRS Line in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded by John Gray in 1881, Hartf... (more)

"Blue Hour Meet at Hart" Amtrak Extra 531 and Connecticut Southern CSO-2 patiently wait for Amtrak 494 to clear at Hart Interlocking in Harfort, CT.

"CNZR Meets CTrail at Hartford Union Station" Central New England Railroad's CNE-1 meets a northbound CTrail Hartford Line train at Hartford Union Station. The CNZR engines are s... (more)

"CNZR Lite at Austin Organs" Central New England Railroad's CNE-1 heads lite down the Griffin Industrial Track past Austin Organs Incorporated in Hartford on their way to pick up... (more)

"Central New England Railroad at Austin Organs" Central New England Railroad's CNE-1 heads north up the Griffin Industrial Track past Austin Organs Incorporated in Hartford with ... (more)

"CTrail at Carling Tool and Machine Co." Southbound CTrail train 4461 rounds the curve past the old Carling Tool and Machine Company headquarters on it's way out of Hartford, Con... (more)

"The Hartford Line at Hartford" Southbound CTrail train 4407 rounds the curve out of Hartford Union Station on it's way towards New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1635, Hartford serves as ... (more)

On an August summer afternoon in Hartford yard, New England Central GP38 3844 puts train CSO-2 together for the run south to Wallingford and Berlin. In March of 2020, this locomotive was retired a... (more)

God Created All Men, But Samuel Colt Made All Men Equal

I'm sure some of you who are students of more than just railroad history have heard that old quote. So why share it her... (more)

After January 1, 1969 absorption of New Haven into Penn Central system, NH power underwent a slow metamorphosis into PC Black paint. Two NH units, a pure GE U25B 2507 and an Alco C425 2452 in PC ... (more)

One of Amtrak's pair of "Roger Williams" RDC cab units heads a Springfield-New Haven shuttle run departing the 1887 station at Hartford, CT. The cab cars were part of a unique Budd train purchased... (more)

CSO-3 disturbs the locals as they pass the Colt Armory on Van Dyke Street.

Amtrak RS-3 136, a former NYC/PC unit, heads up a short work train at Hartford, CT, with the city skyline in the background.

"North Facing Geep at the Hartford Tunnel" A northbound CTrail train with a north-facing engine emerges from the Hartford Railroad Tunnel on the Amtrak Springfield Line. The tunn... (more)

One of Amtrak's five HEP-equipped E8s pulls into the classic 1887 station at Hartford, CT, on its way from New Haven to Springfield with a two-car shuttle run. Amtrak 495 was an ex-PRR unit rebuil... (more)