An industrial siding adjacent to Thomaston Ave. in Waterbury CT was once the location of the Railroad Museum of CT (since relocated to Thomaston). While I knew it once existed, I never tracked down the museum location, stumbling upon it while taking a back road from Watertown.
The siding and spur are home to an eclectic collection of some very old rolling stock, a steam locomotive and various line side debris and discarded parts. I have put up a web page with photos starting with the locomotive and the snow plow. I will be adding images of rolling stock and other items as time permits. Full resolution photos for research purposes (weathering, scenery, details, etc.) are available if you need them.
Alan
The 2-6-2 Locomotive
The Snow Plow
Some additional images sets covering what is visible from the fence line and the old Naugatuck Railroad tourist station.
The Museum’s Naugatuck Railroad Station
Trucks and Wheels
The Actual Site
Three additional photo sets from the old Railroad Museum site in Waterbury CT. Once again, I have higher resolution (3264x2448, 180 dpi) available is you need one, just message me here.
Alan
Right of Way - Road Crossings
Rolling Stock - Freight Cars
Rolling Stock - Passenger Cars
Just a quick note. This is not an abandoned RR Museum. It is a secured storage area for the RMNE (Railway Museum of New England) The fenced and gated area is alarmed and patrolled. This is part of the active line for the Naugatuck RR, which owns the RMNE.
Please note, this is in no way “abandoned!”
Trespassing is not permitted anywhere on RMNE property. Much of the equipment here is awaiting restoration. Please contact the RMNE if you wish to arrange for a tour or for more information.
http://rmne.org/
Eric
Thank you for the information; correction has been noted on the web page.
Just to note Eric, no trespassing of RMNE property occurred in taking these photographs.
Thanks for noting the correction.
No worries on your photos either Doc. [8D] I could tell from the photo angles that there was no trespassing involved in taking those great shots. The concern was over use of the term “abandoned,” which might give some folks the idea that they could grab some artifacts from an abandoned site, which of course, this is not.
Eric