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This is The Street which is like a gravel stretch of beach at Whitstable in Kent England. When the tide goes out people can walk right out to the sea
The Naugatuck Railroad is that rather rare tourist railroad and museum which is also a common carrier freight railroad. However, as a non profit the freight revenue returns to support the ongoing preservation, restoration, and expanded excursion goals.
This view looks north near MP 6.9 on the Naugatuck Railroad's mainline as NAUG 686 shoves a cut of empty construction debris/trash gons north for storage on the mainline just south of the Thomaston Station since no passenger excursions were operating at the time during the museum's winter off season. This unit is an EMD GP9 painted in a scheme mirroring its original look as Norfolk and Western 686 for which it was built in Mar. 1959. It and sister 859 came here in 2019 from South Carolina's Hampton and Branchville Railroad.
The the train is passing under Reynolds Bridge which carries Waterbury Road (unsigned State Road 848) over the Naugatuck River. Built in 1928, it is one of a small number of surviving concrete open-spandrel arch bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The bridge is a three-arch open spandrel concrete structure, with four concrete beam approach spans on either side. The main span is 169 feet long, while the secondary arches are each 97 feet; the brige has a total length of 487 feet. At the time of its construction in 1928, the open-spandrel design was used for long concrete bridge crossings, and this was the longest designed by the Connecticut State Highway Department up to that time. The Cornwall Bridge, built a few years later over the Housatonic River and railroad, has a longer span. It has also been featured here and photos of it can be found in my Housatonic album.
As for the railroad, the Naugatuck is the operating arm of the Railroad Museum of New England. Home to one of the largest collections of preserved historic railroad equipment in New England, RMNE and its predecessor organizations have been active since the 1960s and the RMNE name was adopted in 1987.
This line goes back to the original Naugatuck Railroad which was chartered in 1845, to be built between Bridgeport and Winsted, adjacent to the Naugatuck River. Construction began in April, 1848, and was completed by May, 1849. The first regular train service began June 11, 1849. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad began leasing the Naugatuck in 1887; and formally merged it in 1906.
Passenger service between Waterbury and Winsted was discontinued in 1958. Facing hard economic times as a result of the decline of its New england industrial base in the 1960s, the New Haven Railroad became a part of the Penn Central merger on January 1, 1969. The branch line suffered during the Penn Central years, losing freight customers and falling into disrepair and was left out of inclusion in Conrail by the USRA's final system plan.
In 1976, the State of Connecticut stepped in to save the northern portion when it purchased the line between Waterbury and Torrington, and Conrail was named the designated operator. In 1982, Boston & Maine leased the line line when under progressive president Alan Dustin it expanded into Connecticut for the first time in its history. But traffic continued to decline on the route, and Guilford Rail system (owners of the B&M) discontinued regular freight service on August 2, 1995. The future of the line was in question. Looking for a new home where it could establish a tourist operation the RMNE moved from Essex on the Valley Railroad to Thomaston.
The RMNE restored the original Naugatuck Railroad name from 1845 when it obtained a state charter for its new wholly owned operating subsidiary on June 7, 1995. The first passenger trains ran in October of 1996. They operate regular excursion service on the southern portion of the lines and occasional charters and specials to the northern end in Torrington.
In 2016 the the NAUG also began regular freight operations when Cherry Hill Construction opened its brand new C&D Transfer Facility called Frost Bridge about 2.5 miles south of this point. To learn more about the Naugatuck's freight operations check out their page here: www.naugfreight.com/
Thomaston, Connecticut
Thursday January 22, 2026
RAFAT The Red Arrows Synchro Pair Just Passing at theRoyal International Air Tattoo 2024.
XX295 BAe Hawk T1
This was one of the rare moments when a mule deer was in bright light on our day-and-a-half spent among the sequoias. Two bucks in velvet wandered about and finally passed right between these two massive trees, going somewhere...
Sequoia National Park, California, Crescent Meadow vicinity.
June 15, 2021
I was thoroughly enjoying watching the passing storms which were about 60km away as they drifted from west to east along the horizon. Just as the sunset started making the distant clouds glow, another storm suddenly hit us from behind. This was taken through a curtain of pouring rain, hence the slight softness of the detail. Even though I was hoping for it, the lightning bolt was a big bonus!
Later storms that evening knocked out the power for around 8 hours, but thankfully did little other damage despite dumping a sudden 40mm of rain.
Happy Nice Wonderful Clouds Tuesday!
I was driving home when I spotted this amazing fellow. I asked if I could take a picture with his dogs (seven or them by my count) and he agreed. He was a transient, just passing through Kingsburg and pushing that overloaded cart. I wish now that I had extracted more information from him. Seven dogs and relying on his feet to get him to where? The high end shopping bags add a nice twist. As I recall he did not ask me for any money and I don't remember if I offered him any.
Today I look at the image and long to know more about him and what has happened to him and his seven friends.
Bridget Riley is one of my favorite artists. Often her mesmerizing patterns baffle the eye. This young lady had a good look too and touched her necklace. I wonder why.
BNSF’s Laurel to Denver freight rumbles along the craggy rock formations of Wyoming’s scenic Wind River Canyon and is passing Dornick siding on the morning of June 25, 2023.
A little bit away from my normal stamping goround, just South of Betws-y-Coed is this fantastic little gem well hidden away, Fairy Glen.
I've shot the one in Scotland a few times and they share similarities, while this one is easier to get down to I found it a lot harder to shoot, it had been raining and all the rocks (that I was precariously perched on) were extremely slippery, there was one composition I fancied but I thought it was just too dangerous to try it on a day like today (Pete in being sensible shocker!) but seriously, being on my own there would be nobody to pull me out of the river, or my gear for that matter.
I lierally took 2 shots here that I was very happy with, the lush colours that run up the mossy steep walls are great, as it the deep browns/reds of the deep water, a truly beautiful place. A polariser is an absolute must here as some of the reflections can really ruin an image, think I used a 3 stop as well for the water.
Definitely be coming back again at different times of the day and year. to this spot. Maybe I'll try the more precarious perch next time....
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