Hello All -
This is to advise one and all that the 2005 segment of the annual bus tours along various
portions of the former Central New England Railway is ready to accept reservations. We are
pleased to announce that these tours will now and in the future be co-sponsored by the Maybrook
Railroad Historical Society. This year's tour will be run on Sunday, April 10th (rain or shine).
We will again depart from the Union Station parking lot in Canaan, CT at 9:00am with an
additional pickup of passengers in Millerton, NY at approximately 9:30am from the designated
parking area along Century Boulevard. Century Boulevard was the former CNE yard area for
Millerton and is located one block north of Main St/Route 44 between Dutchess and Maple
Avenues.
Routing for this year's tour will essentially follow the route of the former Rhinebeck and
Connecticut RR which was taken over by the Hartford and Connecticut Western RR in 1882.
This was an important expansion for the H&CW as it brought the line to the banks of the Hudson
River at Rhinecliff, NY. This primarily allowed for much needed coal received from barges off
the Delaware & Hudson Canal to be brought to the various mills of Southern New England. The
line to Rhinecliff remained in high usage until the opening of the Poughkeepsie Bridge and all of
it's western connections some eight years later.
As usual, everybody will get a copy of the 2005 CNE Tour guide book.
Our routing for CNE 2005 will be to State Line, Mt. Riga, Boston Corners, Copake and Ancram.
At Ancram, we will divert to Ancramdale which was on the line of the former Poughkeepsie and
Eastern Railway and follow it down to Pine Plains where we will again have lunch at last year's
spot which was Lia's Mountain View Restaurant. After lunch, we will proceed north to
Silvernails where we will again pick up the route of the former R&C Railroad and continue our
ride west via Mt. Ross, Jackson Corners, Elizaville, Cokertown, Red Hook, Rhinebeck and
Rhinecliff. At this point in time, we expect to be making stops (some short and some fairly long)
at State Line, Boston Corners, Copake, Hallsteads area of Ancramdale, Pine Plains, Silvernails,
Elizaville, Red Hook and Rhinecliff. Due to the narrow roads and lack of suitable parking in
much of the general area of our tour, some locations can only be shown from the bus windows.
At the end of the tour in Rhinecliff, our buses will run express back to Millerton and Canaan.
The cost of this year's tour will again be $45.00 per person and payment should be made out to
"MRHS-CNE 2005" or Maybrook RR Historical Society - CNE 2005
Send it to:
CNE 2005 -JOE MATO
62 WOOD ROAD
REDDING, CT. 06896
As we did last year, we have two buses with 55 seats each. Last year we sold all 110
seats and had a waiting list so don't wait too long to send in your reservation.
Please note that any request for refunds must be received thirty (30) or more days in advance of
the tour date or, if less time is involved, it is up to the cancelling party to find a replacement
party in order to receive a refund.
This is to advise one and all that the 2005 segment of the annual bus tours along various
portions of the former Central New England Railway is ready to accept reservations. We are
pleased to announce that these tours will now and in the future be co-sponsored by the Maybrook
Railroad Historical Society. This year's tour will be run on Sunday, April 10th (rain or shine).
We will again depart from the Union Station parking lot in Canaan, CT at 9:00am with an
additional pickup of passengers in Millerton, NY at approximately 9:30am from the designated
parking area along Century Boulevard. Century Boulevard was the former CNE yard area for
Millerton and is located one block north of Main St/Route 44 between Dutchess and Maple
Avenues.
Routing for this year's tour will essentially follow the route of the former Rhinebeck and
Connecticut RR which was taken over by the Hartford and Connecticut Western RR in 1882.
This was an important expansion for the H&CW as it brought the line to the banks of the Hudson
River at Rhinecliff, NY. This primarily allowed for much needed coal received from barges off
the Delaware & Hudson Canal to be brought to the various mills of Southern New England. The
line to Rhinecliff remained in high usage until the opening of the Poughkeepsie Bridge and all of
it's western connections some eight years later.
As usual, everybody will get a copy of the 2005 CNE Tour guide book.
Our routing for CNE 2005 will be to State Line, Mt. Riga, Boston Corners, Copake and Ancram.
At Ancram, we will divert to Ancramdale which was on the line of the former Poughkeepsie and
Eastern Railway and follow it down to Pine Plains where we will again have lunch at last year's
spot which was Lia's Mountain View Restaurant. After lunch, we will proceed north to
Silvernails where we will again pick up the route of the former R&C Railroad and continue our
ride west via Mt. Ross, Jackson Corners, Elizaville, Cokertown, Red Hook, Rhinebeck and
Rhinecliff. At this point in time, we expect to be making stops (some short and some fairly long)
at State Line, Boston Corners, Copake, Hallsteads area of Ancramdale, Pine Plains, Silvernails,
Elizaville, Red Hook and Rhinecliff. Due to the narrow roads and lack of suitable parking in
much of the general area of our tour, some locations can only be shown from the bus windows.
At the end of the tour in Rhinecliff, our buses will run express back to Millerton and Canaan.
The cost of this year's tour will again be $45.00 per person and payment should be made out to
"MRHS-CNE 2005" or Maybrook RR Historical Society - CNE 2005
Send it to:
CNE 2005 -JOE MATO
62 WOOD ROAD
REDDING, CT. 06896
As we did last year, we have two buses with 55 seats each. Last year we sold all 110
seats and had a waiting list so don't wait too long to send in your reservation.
Please note that any request for refunds must be received thirty (30) or more days in advance of
the tour date or, if less time is involved, it is up to the cancelling party to find a replacement
party in order to receive a refund.
