"Debut of the New Merritt 7"

On the smoke-filled morning of June 7th, 2023, the new Merritt 7 station opened to Danbury Branch passengers. The new station features a fully A... (more)

"PC Reflections at Merritt 7"

On the evening of March 29th, 2023, CDOT GE P32AC-DM #230 leads Metro-North train 1860 through the new Merritt 7 station complex taking shape on the Danb... (more)

"NH Heritage at Wilton"

As the sun sets on the evening of March 29th, 2023, CDOT GE P32AC-DM #230 leads Metro-North train 1860 into Wilton station on the Danbury Branch. The late 1930... (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!

Branchline Electric. M8 EMU 9113 (Kawasaki, 2011) is the lead motor on a New Canaan Branch train arriving at Talmadge Hill station. The branch diverges from the main New Haven Line east... (more)

The day after Thanksgiving also known as Black Friday, started out dreary with rain. In the late afternoon from the parking of Derby Station, the clouds gave way to the sun as New Haven McGinnis P... (more)

On a misty first of November morning, Metro-North train 1908 is led by New Haven P32AC-DM 229 as it passes past peak foliage in Naugatuck. The leaves have quickly turned from rustic gold to dead, ... (more)

It's late October and the fall colors in many areas along Metro-North's Waterbury Branch are just changing. Looking south from Kisson's Crossing footbridge in Seymour, train 1936 heads for Beacon ... (more)

The fall foliage is finally starting to show in the Naugatuck Valley as Metro-North train 1928 arrives in Beacon Falls. This train would terminate in Beacon Falls as the line north of here was out... (more)

On Sunday, June 19, 2022, Metro-North train 6918 encountered mechanical issues with Brookville BL20GH 112 while en route to Waterbury. Alongside Oronoque Road in the Devon section of Milford, GP35... (more)

"A New Station Takes Shape at Merritt 7"

On September 9th, 2022, CDOT BL20GHM #125 leads Metro-North train 1812 past the new Merritt 7 station complex taking shape on the Danbury Br... (more)

"Laser Test Train at Rowayton"

On the morning of September 8th, 2022, Metro-North Railroad's "LaserTrain" test train heads east past Rowayton station on the New Haven Line in Norwal... (more)

At Derby Station, the engineer of Metro-North train 1973 looks back as passengers board his train to Bridgeport.

Lonnnnng Train. Metro North Extra 1162 was a double “Maxi Bomb” on May 30, 2022, seen crossing the Mianus River by Cos Cob Harbor in Cos Cob, Connecticut. The two-fer of P32AC-DM 213/7 ... (more)

On Sunday, June 19, 2022, Metro-North train 6918 encountered mechanical issues with Brookville BL20GH 112 while en route to Waterbury. The train broke down south of Derby Station. GP35R 106 came t... (more)