Visit
The Tyler City Station site for photos and maps of the Wilson Point branch
http://www.tylercitystation.info/stations-wh-y.html
(Scroll to Wilson Point)
Lots of detail info!
Railroad Forums
Visit
The Tyler City Station site for photos and maps of the Wilson Point branch
http://www.tylercitystation.info/stations-wh-y.html
(Scroll to Wilson Point)
Lots of detail info!
...What a great town for RR history~ https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2023/07/collinsville-finally.html The former railroad bridge https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZiSyUJqu5zRwMw_78mI2LBW1eRANGYtFeFrBjV7bJq7ydnCDVSuPjQ0hYhx9T5H0txnxLZBtAw-ZdOEeT-vo6P554lkLvI0orh_W77fava...
Includes Video Summation - The tread changed from pavement to gravel to dirt and then to stone. https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2023/08/airline-trail-north-from-willimantic.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p7QqKKeNnBFl6zirZmdBXuq8Uljs8IWKRimjymZoYC5X_e-rxIyTAujR0P...
Railroad Exploring - Southern VT and NY Photos of the old railroad station, the small yard and a short video of a walk on the rails to the bridge (!) https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2023/08/railroad-exploring-southern-vt-and-ny.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeb...
Although a controversial issue (converting the railroad line to a rail trail), there are numerous kiosks that do a good job of paying tribute to and educating the general public on this unique railroad line's history. https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2023/08/ashokan-rail-trail.html Near the former...
A 150 foot tall trestle, huge abandoned kiln ruins and a myriad of mining caves made it an interesting morning. https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2023/08/wallkill-valley-rail-trail.html Rosendale Trestle https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmPKVUMRRg4FxREwTxMGjIuF7y-701sT1QI...
Steve:
I rode from Coombs Bridge Road in NH to Brattleboro on abandoned B&M ROW. Saw a couple of train stations, abandoned mills and the highlight was the RR bridge over the Connecticut River. Details in Two Parts - Start Here https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2022/07/nh-to-vt-rail-trail-trek-part-1.h...
Cromwell RR Station nicely preserved! https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2022/06/cromwell-rr-station.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgre9ww3T6RNvbI9a4v9ORR6ZmT3qrUp2vD0VOTvigaSCdjmYobv6M7jZS-Bho6TKx4GdcD9bZ62qmCdLANdtMCC-Nt3vfp4dKO-T57tnf7zghHiVTJwoz9DfFETHi9A5SZa6o5...
Kinda cool! (Crisco Lard, Sears and Roebuck, Coffee...) See more: https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2022/06/stephentown-ny-freight-way-bills.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1b0il5l9qB46lD7S_QcH9bno95GQRklX3RqIoNx1XuCJBRUVYXg2xpd4tdbc0-sZzQEvPQbut5AaoRY3vyuAx5DSBdst...
re "Rich, which section is this? "
There's a map of this section I hiked on my blog - the link is provided above...
Historical Details
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_an ... e_Railroad
Two sites with maps
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/ ... Trail/Maps
https://explorect.org/air-line-trail/
I hiked another short section of Portland - Abandoned Airline RR https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2022/05/portland-abandoned-airline-rr.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_VnoRdhFRo0utNQkodZCkVeTSPb3EhLeWxtM1HLc91E2ttdiHC7Wy6b4HUkAa7C2Ui4T7KTRkPA-99vi-KIYMa8Qp05CnRnQ...
https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2022/01/hudson-and-berkshire-railroad-abandoned.html https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaLc9kzp8pAvB35RzVnCyXyF7npbkryXiyWXtY0nSC-Ogguc-TfQJowPschGf-50fS5KAefK9Kqm72nMTJdx-LGAFLANz2V-2E1MnBID1Vo745k5vOTLbaYRZactyTqaSGEQdqTMfftX15ueV3t481Nybp1HSEeL4...
Scalziand - Thanks!
I'm going to attend - sounds interesting!