RAILROAD SIGNALS of the U.S.

Railfan Guide to
NEW HAVEN CT

New Haven, the namesake of the New Haven Railroad, is still a good place to railfan.  Between the passenger trains of Amtrak and Metro North, the freights, the Shoreline Trolley museum, and the Essex Steam Train, there is plenty to keep one busy for a couple of days.  Add to that, Hartford and New London are close by.

New Haven is served by CSX and the Providence and Worcester.  Other RR's like the CT Southern and the New England Central are close by in towns like Hartford, Danbury, etc.

New Haven's Cedar Hill yard, NE of the station, is still present, but not used as much as it once was.  More info here

The Amtrak 40th Birthday Train will be in town July 16th and 17th!  My page for it is here and Amtrak's page is here

     1          Union Station, The Amtrak Station

Built in 1920 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford RR, it was refurbed starting in 1979 as part of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project - it opened in 1985.

     2          Metro-North State Street Station

     3          Shoreline Trolley Museum

     4          Metro North Shops

     5          Cedar Hill Yard

NEW 6-23-2011
Last Modified 23-Jun-2011