M. W. and Conn. River RRd - Passenger Station, 1888
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
(American, 1864 - 1983)
Date1888
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2015.149.1.92
DescriptionPhotograph of the Meriden passenger station for the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad. Two story building located in front of railroad tracks. Roof provides cover around the entire building. Two chimneys. Octagonal cupola next to one of the chimneys. Railroad cars in background. Mountains in distance. Dirt ground.
NotesFrom: Meriden & Cromwell Railroad/Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad Photograph Album at the Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center (UCONN)"The Meriden & Cromwell Railroad ran between these two cities in Connecticut from 1885 to 1888, when its name changed to the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad, and was extended to Waterbury, Connecticut, until 1892, when the line was taken over by the New York & New England Railroad."
"Building for the Meriden & Cromwell Railroad began in 1883, when a dormant charter, granted in 1871, was revived by manufacturers in the town of Meriden, Connecticut. When the line was completed in 1885, it ran from Center Street in Meriden, Connecticut, to a point in Cromwell, Connecticut, on the Connecticut River. It was soon proposed to extend the line to Waterbury, Connecticut, and in 1887, with subscriptions of stock from the citizens of Waterbury, building began. It was completed in July 1888, and the name of the railroad line changed to the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad. By 1889, the line owned five locomotives, seven passenger cars and 154 freight cars."
Status
Not on view
