RR History and Rail Trails in the Manchester, CT area

Photos, Maps, Short Videos and Links to Detailed RR History

A
Hop River Rail Trail - Part 2
https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2021 ... trail.html



B
Rockville Spur
https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2021 ... -spur.html



C
Portland Airline Trail
https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2021 ... trail.html



D
Hop River State Park Trail
https://rc-pedalpoint.blogspot.com/2021 ... -trail.html
This was an awesome ride...

I rode the Hop River Trail in its entirety last year. The section I liked the best was from Bolton Notch to Vernon, with a lot of history kiosks especially around the Vernon station site. There is no original station, but there is a recreated station and the turntable area is excavated. Lots and lots of old telegraph poles still up in this stretch too. Its a very rural section, with nary a grade crossing from just east of Vernon station to 1/2 mile south of the 'Notch.