NHRHTA Publications:
The NHRHTA has published the following items on the Maybrook Line:
Books:
To see what books we currently have in print, see our publications sale page. To order books, please print our order form.
Includes:
- Maybrook, NY (2 1954 aerial photos and 2 1940/1941 maps). 2 pages.
- Danbury, CT (1941 map). 1 page.
Shoreliner®:
To see what Shoreliner® back issues we currently have in print, see our publications sale page. To order back issues, please print our order form.
- Volume 4 Issue 3 (Summer) 1973
- "N.Y. & N.E. - Part 1" -- A brief history of the New York & New England, including its predecessor lines. 4 pages with photos.
- Volume 4 Issue 4 (Fall) 1973
- "N.Y. & N.E. - Part 2" -- A brief history of the New York & New England, including its predecessor lines. 1-1/2 pages with photos.
- Volume 7 Issue 2 (Spring) 1976
- "The Poughkeepsie Bridge Route" -- Presents a brief history and freight operations of the Maybrook line. 4 pages with photos and timetables.
- "Gateway to the West -- The Maybrook Line" -- Presents a brief history and passenger, freight, steam and diesel-electric operations of the Maybrook line. 13 pages, with photos, maps and track profile diagram.
- "Maybrook Recollections" -- Edward B. Burns recalls his father's experiences working on the Maybrook line. 2 pages with photos.
- "Experiences on the L-1" -- Arthur Bixby, Sr., shares his recollections of working on the L-1s in Maybrook line service. 2 pages with photos.
- Volume 9 Issue 3 (Summer) 1978
- "The Lehigh & Hudson River Railway" -- The story of this important Maybrook connection. 2 pages with photos.
- Volume 10 Issue 4 1979
- Front cover photo of FA-1 #0429 with an eastbound freight at West Pawling, NY, in August 1957.
- "The Poughkeepsie High Bridge" -- The istory of this major New Haven bridge over the Hudson River. 7 pages with photos.
- "The Hudson Suspension Bridge - Legend, Myth or Partial Reality" -- Discusses the planned but never built rail bridge proposed to cross the Hudson near Peekskill, NY, in the 1880s. 1-2/3 pages with drawing.
- Volume 11 Issue 1 1980
- "The Six Railroad Stations of Newtown, Connecticut" -- Reviews the history of the stations Hawleyville, Botsford, North Newtown, Sandy Hook, Hanover Springs and Newtown. 6 pages with photos and maps.
- Volume 12 Issue 1 1981
- "Railroad Tunnels of Connecticut" -- Includes tunnels in Newtown (2), Washington, Norfolk, Terryville, East Haven, Hartford, Bolton Notch, Taftville and Norwich (2). 8 pages with photos and maps.
- Volume 12 Issue 4 1981
- "The History of the New Haven and Derby Railroad" -- 24 pages with photos, maps and tables.
- Volume 13 Issue 1 1982
- "Modeling the New Haven's Danbury Turntable" -- 5 pages with photos and diagrams.
- Volume 13 Issue 4 1982
- "The Hudson Suspension Bridge" -- The story of the stillborn Highland Bridge, a proposed rail crossing of the Hudson River in Peekskill, NY. 4 pages, including drawing and map.
- Volume 14 Issue 1 1983
- "Modeling the New Haven's Danbury Sanding Towers" -- 3 pages with photos and diagrams.
- Volume 14 Issue 3 1983
- "The 400s -- Part 1" -- The history of the New Haven's Alco FAs and FBs. 20 pages with photos (many color, including front cover) and diagram. Includes many photos in Maybrook service.
- Volume 15 Issue 1 1984
- "Waterbury West, on the N.Y.&N.E." -- The history of the construction of the New York & New England lines west of Hartford, CT. 18 pages with photos, timetable and maps.
- Rear cover photo of FA-1 #0412 leading a westbound freight passing another at West Pawling, NY, in May, 1950.
- Volume 15 Issue 4 1984
- "Favorite Fan Trip Route" -- Two photos at Beacon, NY, of a May 1950 Maybrook fan trip. 1/3 page.
- "On the New Haven...Today: The Tale of Two Bridges" -- Discusses the recent sale of the Poughkeepsie Bridge and plans to repair the Derby - Shelton, CT, bridge, damaged by a 1983 flood. 1/2 page.
- "My Bridge" -- Fond memories of New Haven trains which passed over the recently flood-damaged Derby - Shelton bridge. 3 pages with photos.
- Volume 16 Issue 1 1985
- "Face-lifting the Highland" -- Discusses the New Haven's extensive improvements, including the addition of a second track, to the former New York & New England lines in New York and western Connecticut, focusing on the Maybrook line between Danbury and Hopewell Junction. 10 pages with photos and map.
- Volume 16 Issue 4 1985
- "The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad -- A Successful Enterprise -- Part I" -- Covers the years 1830s - 1880s. 6 pages with photos, map and timetable.
- Volume 17 Issue 1 1986
- "The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad -- A Successful Enterprise -- Part II" -- Covers the years 1850s - 1880s. 6 pages with photos and timetable.
- Volume 17 Issue 2 1986
- "The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad -- A Successful Enterprise -- Part III" -- Covers the years (1886 - 1892) the Danbury & Norwalk was leased by the Housatonic Railroad. 9 pages with photos, timetable and map.
- "Locomotives of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad" -- Photo essay reviewing the D&N locomotive roster. 5 pages with photos and roster.
- Volume 17 Issue 3 1986
- "The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad -- A Successful Enterprise -- Part IV" -- Covers the history of the Danbury - Norwalk line from the New Haven takeover in 1892 to the 1910s. 5 pages with photos.
- Volume 17 Issue 4 1986
- "The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad -- A Successful Enterprise -- Conclusion" -- Covers the history of the Danbury - Norwalk line from the 1920s to the present (1986). 8 pages with photos.
- "Passenger Stops Along the Danbury & Norwalk" -- Describes the locations of stations along the Danbury - Norwalk line. 6 pages with photos.
- Volume 18 Issue 2 1987
- "The Motors of Danbury" -- Memories by Peter McLachlan of the New Haven's electric motors on the Danbury branch. 5 pages with photos (some color, including centerspread at Branchville, CT).
- Volume 20 Issue 4 1989
- "Pennsy S-1 on the New Haven" -- The story of the New Haven's involvement in transporting a Pennsy 6-4-4-6 steamer from Altoona, PA, to Flushing Meadow Park, NY, site f the 1939 World's Fair. The locomotive was transported via Maybrook - Devon - Harold. 2 pages with photos.
- Volume 21 Issue 4 1990
- Inside cover photo of a meet between trains NO-9 and OB-2 at Brewster, NY, September 18, 1966.
- Volume 22 Issue 3 1991
- "Yale 14 - Army 12 ... And a Tradition Ends" -- The story of the last of the Yale - Army game excursions in the mid-1950s. The excursions ran between West Point, NY and New Haven, CT, via the Maybrook line. 4 pages with photos, including color.
- Volume 23 Issue 1 1992
- Inside cover photo of Alco C-425 #2550 with Train OB-6 making a setout at Turkey Brook (Derby), CT, on September 15, 1966.
- Volume 25 Issue 1 1994
- "Beauty and the Beast" -- Short photo essay comparing the L-1s and FA/FBs in Maybrook Line service. 4 pages, including color centerspread of L-1 3221 with freight at Highland Junction, Waterbury, CT, June 5th, 1947.
- Rear cover photo an FA-FB-FA set in the delivery scheme at Holmes, NY, in 1949.
- Volume 25 Issue 4 1995
- Cover photo of FA-1 0423 and sisters with an eastbound Maybrook Line freight at Newtown, CT, August 1958.
- Volume 26 Issue 2 1995
- "Hopewell Junction -- Pushers and Santa Fes" -- The history of the Hopewell Junction area. 22 pages with maps and photos, including a color centerspread.
- "Old-Timers Can't Believe Diesels Will Replace Hopewell 'Pushers'" -- Reprinted newspaper article from the Poughkeepsie Journal, July 31, 1947. 1 page.
- "Hopewell Depot Preservation" -- Describes the effort of the Hopewell Depot Restoration Group to save the historic structure. 1 page.
- "Pushers and Helpers" -- Photo essay of helper service used on various parts of the New Haven, including the Maybrook Line. 5 pages.
- Volume 26 Issue 3 1995
- "Diesel Pushers on Stormville Mountain" -- The story of diesel pusher service eastbound between Hopewell Junction and Holmes, NY. 8 pages with photos.