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CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018 Today (6/16/18) was the first day of CTrail Hartford service. It was also my first time heading north after New Haven. The majority of service stops at New Haven Union, State Street, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin, and Hartford, with some continuing to Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Springfield. I had to get up at 3:30 to leave Astoria, catch the shuttle bus, take the 7, and get to GCT, where I arrived at about 4:45. BUT, the station was closed, and they let people in only around 5:20, which can be stressful, considering my train was supposed to leave at 5:30. I wasn’t even aware GCT closed, because I was early last time I went to NH and no one had closed it. Consists were: (S)-6694-526-516-501-1520-(N) (S)-6695-509-527-505-1509-(N) The scene at New Haven Union Station. This is the 8 AM (6400) out of New Haven, with cab #1520 leading the way. Rode 6400 all the way to Springfield, filming the entire route out of the window of my seat. The 6400 set became the 6401 out of Springfield, with #6694 leading. It also meant that I could record the back RFW the entire trip, which I did (and at some point I will be posting it). It became somewhat of a pain, because the train became very crowded and the door of the cab had to be used a couple of times to let people in and out. The 6401 was supposed to arrive at 11:29 in New Haven, but instead came at 11:50, which was the time it should have left New Haven as the 6454 to Hartford, because of all the boarding. So it left late. These are shots on the way to Meriden. The arrival of 6453 at Meriden. A quick hop-off, hop-back-on-again at Wallingford. Got off at State Street and wandered around New Haven for an hour waiting for 6456. Got off at Wallingford for one last ride to New Haven on the 6457, which arrived at Wallingford not at 2:55 as scheduled, but at 3:15. My ride home. Taken last Saturday:
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Dave* on Sat Jun 16 23:39:03 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* Nice shot! Was that the old coaling tower at Cedar Hill?
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by GojiMet86* on Sat Jun 16 23:46:47 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Dave on Sat Jun 16 23:39:03 2018.* Someone explained to me that it was a coal tower. When I saw it, I thought it might have been a water tower. Coal didn't even go through my mind.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Snarf368* on Sun Jun 17 06:03:08 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* Great pics, thanks for sharing!
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sun Jun 17 07:07:17 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* Nice pics. Can anyone post a pic of these CT Rail cars they way they used to look ? Bill Newkirk
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Dave* on Sun Jun 17 07:19:18 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Jun 17 07:07:17 2018.*
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Bill from Maspeth* on Sun Jun 17 07:20:37 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Bill Newkirk on Sun Jun 17 07:07:17 2018.* Wonderful pics. I'll get my first ride in a couple of weeks.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Alan Follett* on Sun Jun 17 08:21:05 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* On the CTrail Map, what is that short green line connecting at Hartford? Alan Follett South San Francisco, CA
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Union Tpke* on Sun Jun 17 08:25:23 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Alan Follett on Sun Jun 17 08:21:05 2018.* That is CTFastrak, a bus rapid transit route running along part of the ROW.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP* on Sun Jun 17 08:45:27 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* I'm quite familiar with Meriden, having lived in Cheshire back in the 70s.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Alan Follett* on Sun Jun 17 09:39:28 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Union Tpke on Sun Jun 17 08:25:23 2018.* Thanks! Alan Follett South San Francisco, CA
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Mr RT* on Sun Jun 17 10:37:39 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Alan Follett on Sun Jun 17 08:21:05 2018.* Red lines are CT operations vs. M-N or Amtrak ...
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Mr RT* on Sun Jun 17 10:38:38 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun Jun 17 08:45:27 2018.* That station got really dumpy in recent years ...
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by IRTRedbirdR33* on Sun Jun 17 11:06:38 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* Thank you for the report and the pictures. Larry, RedbirdR33
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Posted by Broadway Lion* on Sun Jun 17 12:04:14 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* Nice pic even if I have no drooling stars.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Fred G* on Sun Jun 17 15:49:07 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Dave on Sat Jun 16 23:39:03 2018.* Yes it is!
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Fred G* on Sun Jun 17 15:52:13 2018, in response to CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojIMet86 on Sat Jun 16 23:04:49 2018.* Nice. I also rode the first train to SPG and back to NHV. I clocked top speed at 80 but later on took Amtrak Shuttle 488 which got to 110 between Berlin and Newington, under the raised speed limits and with Amfleet coaches.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Fred G* on Sun Jun 17 15:53:16 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Fred G on Sun Jun 17 15:52:13 2018.* I also rode the first train to SPG and back to NHV. I clocked top speed at 80 but later on took Amtrak Shuttle 488 which got to 110 between Berlin and Hartford, under the raised speed limits and with Amfleet coaches.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Bill Newkirk* on Sun Jun 17 18:55:06 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Dave on Sun Jun 17 07:19:18 2018.* Thanks Dave. Bill Newkirk
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by GojiMet86* on Mon Jun 18 22:40:12 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Sun Jun 17 11:06:38 2018.* Thanks.
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by GojiMet86* on Mon Jun 18 22:40:35 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by Fred G on Sun Jun 17 15:53:16 2018.* You know how things were today (6/18)?
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Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018)
Posted by Fred G* on Mon Jun 18 23:31:38 2018, in response to Re: CTrail Hartford Line first day (6/16/2018), posted by GojiMet86 on Mon Jun 18 22:40:35 2018.* I scanned local news for some info but found nothing. I was at Berlin station this morning between 6:45 and 7:30 and saw Amtrak 141 take on about 20 passengers, then saw a NB CTRail train drop off one and take 2 and saw 4 get on the next SB CT Rail. Of course those are laughable counts compared to this weekend but I don't know how the other stations fared. Both the Amtrak shuttles and regional trains are also CTRail trains in terms of fares. The Vermonters are not part of this.
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