GirlOnTheTrain wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:17 pm
A little content re: Housy and the miserably underrepresented Shepaug. A few inaccuracies in routings but nonetheless, worth a look
https://i95rock.com/photo-gallery-track ... railroads/
Since the Shepaug is rarely mentioned I thought that I would post a few pictures that I have in my possession of the Bissell Rd. derailment in Litchfield that happened in January 1947.
First a little background on the pictures, they were given to me by the Zinsser family after Guy and Marion Zinsser passed on years ago. The Zinsser’s were good friends of my family and knew that I had a great interest of RRs. Guy owned a welding shop in Bantam at the time and was also the Bantam fire chief when the call came in about the train derailment at Bissell Rd. Because it was reported that one of persons was trapped inside Guy brought his cutting torches to free the fireman whose leg was caught between the engine and tender as they jackknifed going down the embankment. The pictures were taken by Charlie Morgan who owned Morgan’s Photo and Gift shop in Bantam. He was a next door neighbor of the Zinsser’s and gave copies of the derailment pics. to them. Some of the pictures that I have were published in Fletcher Cooper’s book on the Shepaug RR. so I won’t post those here but I do have a couple that weren't published that I can share.
First is a picture of Guy with his cutting torches.
Second and third show the engine plowed into the swamp next to the right of way and the 3rd. show how the sight looks today.
Pictures credited to Charlie Morgan of Bantam.
J. Lang