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The map above shows the section of the railroad that turns south from Bristol as it heads towards Waterbury. The tracks in Terryville are complex enough that they warrant further detail: below is a side by side comparison of the 1890s USGS 15 minute quadrangles and the 1980s modern 7.5 minute quadrangles:
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Tyler City Station has the best discussion of what you will see as you enter Terryville from the east. The original route wound its way to the north of what's now Rte 72 in the village of Pequabuck, then crossed the Pequabuck River and wound south around Sylvan Hill. In 1911 the Pequabuck Tunnel opened along with a new station. The old mainline was converted into a turning loop. In the late 1960s, a spur was built to the new General Motors plant in Bristol from the loop track.
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Looking east towards Bristol and Hartford at the site of the 1911 Terryville Depot. From pictures on the Tyler City Station website and 1934 CT State Aerial Photo 06184 it seems the depot would be on the left side of the tracks between the modern steel building and the posts (3/2024.) |
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Looking east towards Hartford and Providence at the switch to a siding (right) or the mainline (left) (3/2024.) |
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Looking west towards the
junction at Terryville. The tracks to the left go to the Pequabuck
Tunnel, while the tracks to the right curve towards the village of
Pequabuck and follow the old main line (in reverse) towards the
original station site (3/2024.) |
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Looking west at the switch between the two Terryville routes. To the left lies the post 1911 route to the Pequabuck Tunnel, while the tracks to the right curve towards the village of Pequabuck and follow the old main line (in reverse) towards the original station site (3/2024.) |
| Click Here to go to the Terryville Spur that follows the old main line through Pequabuck and later onto the former GM plant |
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Looking north across the tracks to Pequabuck Tunnel and the loop. The tunnel tracks are in the foreground (3/2024.) |
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Looking west towards Waterbury at the east portal of Pequabuck Tunnel (3/2024.) |
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Looking back towards Hartford from a similar vantage point from the photo above (3/2024.) |
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The east portal of the Pequabuck Tunnel (3/2024.) |
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A shot into the eastern portal of the tunnel, showing some of the interior (3/2024.) |
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A look at the tracks at the
Inland Fuel Terminal, just west of the west portal. The tracks in the
foreground with the fence across them lead to the terminal, the
mainline is in the background. Going right is back towards the tunnel
and Hartford, going left is towards Tolles and Waterbury (3/2024.) |
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A look to the south (railroad
west) towards Waterbury at the Inland Fuel Terminal in Terryville. The
mainline is just visible at right. From this point until Waterbury the
railroad is running southwest (3/2024.) |
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