Danbury Railway Museum. An overhead view of the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, Connecticut on Saturday, August 5, 2023 shows both its extensive collection as well as its proximity to MT... (more)

Coke Zero Meets Beachball. After MTA Metro-North Railroad "Beachball" 208 (40th Anniversary Wrap, P32AC-DM) arrived in Danbury on 1860 on Friday, it was really just a question of ... (more)

One Number Higher. DRMX 0673 (née-ITC 750, RS1, Alco, 5/1948) is dressed in New Haven colors, but never operated for the NYNH&H, thus is numbered above those that were on the roster. On th... (more)

The Beachball In Context. On Friday, June 9, 2023, MTA Metro-North Railroad P32AC-DM 208 (40th Anniversary, 'Beachball Heritage') led train 1860 from Grand Central Terminal in New York, Ne... (more)

The Beachball In Context. On Friday, June 9, 2023, MTA Metro-North Railroad P32AC-DM 208 (40th Anniversary, 'Beachball Heritage') led train 1860 from Grand Central Terminal in New York, New... (more)

19322. New York Central (NYC) wood caboose no. 19322 (MDT, 1909) is seen on display at the Danbury Railway Museum.

Diesel Locomotive for Electric Boat. Electric Boat 44-tonner Carol (GE, 1945) née New Haven class DEY-4 no. 0814 (a number still worn on one corner) is seen in the back shops ne... (more)

Canadian in Connecticut. Canadian National (CN) FPA-4 no. 6786 (Montreal Locomotive Works, 1959) and New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH) "washboard" MU lounge car 5111 (Pullman-Standard... (more)

Train Rides. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH) RDC-1 no. 32 (Budd, 1953) is seen passing Vintage Locomotive, Inc. (VLIX) RSC-2 (ALCO, 1949), née Seaboard Airline Railroad no... (more)

Pill Pusher. Pfizer SW-8 no. 1, née Rock Island no. 838 (EMD, 1953), is seen in the yard at the Danbury Railway Museum. The locomotive was used by the pharmaceutical company to switch ... (more)

Size and Scale. Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) test weight car no. 999951 (Altoona Shop, 1909) is seen on display at the Danbury Railway Museum. Conveniently the cars on the track behind i... (more)

Turntable Maintenance. New York, New Haven & Hartford RDC-1 no. 32 (Budd, 1953) is seen near the turntable at the Danbury Railway Museum while a volunteer works on adding new walkways a... (more)

Faux New York Central. Metro-North Railroad FL-9 no. 2013 (EMD, 1960), née New Haven no. 2040, is seen at the Danbury Railway Museum. 2013 is one of two FL-9's painted in New York Cent... (more)

Built in 1946, MNCR locos 413 and 412 were probably older than many of the exhibits in the adjacent Danbury Railway Museum. Amazingly 413 seems to have ended up at this museum!

Waiting out the night
A Metro-North commuter train, led by EMD FL9 No. 2002 in New Haven colors, waits overnight at Danbury, Connecticut, on May 19, 1993.