Hawleyville Tunnels, Retracing the Shepaug and NY&NE RRs

Hawleyville Tunnels, Retracing the Shepaug and NY&NE RRs near Newtown, CT
(maps, photos, history details…)
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/dn-rr-history/index.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for the link, neat stuff!

Thanks Cosmo - Retracing the other rail lines and checking out the Pomperaug River Railroad Bridge was awesome as well…

RichCoffey wrote:Thanks Cosmo - Retracing the other rail lines and checking out the Pomperaug River Railroad Bridge was awesome as well…

Any pics of that?

There are four pages on that mini
site - much more than just the tunnels...

Be sure to visit all

RichCoffey wrote:There are four pages on that mini
site - much more than just the tunnels...

Rich- There's another prominent remnant of the Shepaug in the Danbury area, in Bethel. The stone arch bridge that carried the Hawleyville-Bethel portion of the line over East Swamp Brook is still intact, and clearly visible from the intersection of Plumtrees and Walnut Hill Roads, right by the entrance to the Bethel High School. You can pick up other traces of the ROW as you continue east on Plumtrees- it must have crossed the road at grade twice. I've never been able to detect any remnant of it west/south of the Walnut Hill Rd intersection, however. Guess it's been thoroughly obliterated by development, which isn't surprising considering this stretch was abandoned in 1911.

There is not nearly enough around about the Shepaug RR, thanks

Ah yes Ridgefielder
http://binged.it/1x3Cwww
I will have to check it out! Thanks

Mini Site just updated to include the proposed Ridgefield and New York Railroad. Refresh cache to see update.

(This other thread prompted further research
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 6&t=158457 )

An “armchair” exploration of the Shepaug Railroad - Hawleyville to Bethel
Maps, "Aerials & Bird’s Eye” Research - There IS a lot to see online if you look closely…
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/dn-rr-history/shepaug2.htm

I have added another page to this project
Selecting the Topo choice in Acme Mapper shows where the old railroad lines where by clearly indicating embankments.
Details:
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/dn-rr-history/newtown-rr.htm

Did Fairfield State Hospital in Newtown (closed in 1996) have a spur?

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refresh your cache
A World Topo 4U mp has been added to the Newtown page and...
The Shepaug Railroad - Hawleyville to Bethel page has been updated as well
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/dn-rr-history/shepaug2.htm

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NRGeep - yes - it appears Fairfield State Hospital in Newtown did have a spur near Deep Brook.
Topo Map
http://docs.unh.edu/CT/ntwn53se.jpg
Bing Bird’s Eye
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qx0x1w ... orm=LMLTCC" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Photo
https://www.flickr.com/photos/105197893 ... 9864664747

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I trekked the Shepaug/D&N Hawleyville to Bethel abandoned ROW today.
Once again, extremely crappy weather but I was able to snap a few good pics and I have updated the map accordingly.

^ Ridgefielder thanks for the tip

Details
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/dn-rr-history/shepaug2.htm

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Earlier in the day I gave a lecture/presentation in Newtown “Railroad History In and Around Newtown, Connecticut”
It was well attended!

There’s a PDF version online for anyone interested...
http://www.vizettes.com/kt/dn-rr-histor ... istory.pdf