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       ALONG the VALLEY LINE

      A DRIFTLESS CONNECTICUT SERIES BOOK

      This book is a 2017 selection in the Driftless Connecticut Series, for an outstanding book in any field on a Connecticut topic or written by a Connecticut author.

      ALONG the VALLEY LINE

      THE HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY RAILROAD

      MAX R. MILLER

      Wesleyan University Press

       Middletown, Connecticut

      The Driftless Connecticut Series is funded by the BEATRICE FOX AUERBACH FOUNDATION FUND at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

      Wesleyan University Press

      Middletown CT 06459

       www.wesleyan.edu/wespress

      © 2017 Max R. Miller

      All rights reserved

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      Designed by Paul Costello

      Typeset in Adobe Caslon Pro and Blair Medium

      Cover photo (bottom) by Tom Nanos

      Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The publisher apologizes for any errors or omissions and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Miller, Max R.

      Along the Connecticut Valley Line / Max R. Miller.

      Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references.

      LCCN 2016049091 (print) | LCCN 2016051301 (ebook) | ISBN 9780819577375 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780819577382 (ebook)

      LCSH: Railroads--Connecticut River Valley—History. | Connecticut River Valley Region—History.

      LCC TF25.C65 M55 2017 (print) | LCC TF25.C65 (ebook) | DDC 385.06/5746—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016049091

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      Front cover photo (bottom) Tom Nanos

      CONTENTS

List of Illustrationsix
Prologuexv
Chapter 1Events Leading Up to the Construction of the Railroad1
Chapter 2The Business of Building the Railroad11
Chapter 3Operation of the Connecticut Valley Railroad49
Chapter 4Connecticut Valley Railroad’s Locomotives and Rolling Stock67
Chapter 5The Springfield to Old Saybrook Route71
Chapter 6The End of the Connecticut Valley Railroad and on to the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad75
Chapter 7Train Wrecks and Accidents79
Chapter 8The Competition: Boats, Cast Iron Wheels and Rubber Tires89
Chapter 9Abandonment of Service and New Charters93
Chapter 10Washouts101
Chapter 11The Valley Railroad’s Chinese Locomotive No. 1647107
Chapter 12The Valley Line on the Big Screen111
Epilogue117
Appendix 1Along the Connecticut Valley Line: Timeline and Track Stats119
Appendix 2Connecticut Valley & Springfield Railroad Schedule, 1876123
Endnotes125
Bibliography127
Acknowledgments129
Index131

      

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