tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post6136765947775874314..comments2023-10-17T06:36:02.228-07:00Comments on Rich's PedalPoint: Cheney Rail TrailRich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-38434376098843730742021-04-26T16:57:42.737-07:002021-04-26T16:57:42.737-07:00Interesting although I don't think it was the ...Interesting although I don't think it was the trolley., that ran down Main Street (a bit to the east). As late as 1994 there was a few spurs in that area where the piers are for heavy industry but nothing really lines up with that large pier. Perhaps it was for an overhead crane for something.<br /><br />I will email you a few maps and another photo I didn't post.Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-78137625993162945612021-04-26T11:54:44.107-07:002021-04-26T11:54:44.107-07:00Looks there was a trolley line parallelling the Ch...Looks there was a trolley line parallelling the Cheney lineMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-25506846903018930872021-04-26T11:53:50.168-07:002021-04-26T11:53:50.168-07:00https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1920_Map_o...https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1920_Map_of_the_Connecticut_Company_System_and_Connections.jpgMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-58011724277561480962021-04-26T11:40:00.380-07:002021-04-26T11:40:00.380-07:00Yes Mark - There's a lot of rr exploring in th...Yes Mark - There's a lot of rr exploring in this area - I have a lot already scoped out! :-) This blog will be active again in the months ahead - Retracing remnants of the (1) Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad; (2) <br />New York and New England Railroad; (3) Hartford, Manchester and Rockville Tramway Company just to name a few!<br />Thanks for your interest!Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-63673957060123518582021-04-26T11:30:41.469-07:002021-04-26T11:30:41.469-07:00Actually, it starts in RockvilleActually, it starts in RockvilleMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-91990757062733824672021-04-26T11:26:08.362-07:002021-04-26T11:26:08.362-07:00That's what I was wondering about.
Now you ne...That's what I was wondering about.<br /><br />Now you need to go up to Vernon (there's a rail trail) and check out the Stafford Springs Trolley bed.<br /><br />A section of it can be found on skirting Shinipset Lake and you can see some of the beds as you head towards Ellington.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-7414915494356052662021-04-26T09:22:19.766-07:002021-04-26T09:22:19.766-07:00Hi Mark
I believe you are referring to this photo...Hi Mark <br />I believe you are referring to this photo<br />https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ppMQzdNfFDA/YISjHlN_8QI/AAAAAAAAN-g/YiWV4gdVB9EiZTox9ZVQNJAyB-teBwPdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/IMG_8677.jpg<br /><br />This 1944 map shows the two tracks at the north end of the line. The shorter spur to the west was the trestle (pier) spur. There's no matching large pier to the south of the one in the photo. <br />https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kR-8qhVCryY/YITMW9rLO9I/AAAAAAAAOCU/vobAZOJmRCUqg_GNB4sBdEToyQ4434CswCLcBGAsYHQ/s411/1944-1.jpg<br /><br />My guess is that spur might have been extended south after 1944 to connect to another industry perhaps on the southside of the road further east. Any evidence of that is no longer there.Rich Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512907930430148230.post-87438026601126045572021-04-26T08:33:56.491-07:002021-04-26T08:33:56.491-07:00Where is the bridge over the tracks that you show ...Where is the bridge over the tracks that you show under the pier remnants picture<br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com