Thomaston Railroad Station, home of RMNE

Thomaston Railroad Station, home of RMNE Thomaston Station was built in 1881 by the original Naugatuck Railroad, and is now home to the Railroad Museum of New England.

Our beautiful Victorian station was built in 1881 by the original Naugatuck Railroad to serve the growing community of Thomaston. Passengers last used the station in 1958, and after years of neglect the station later fell victim to a fire set by vandals in 1993. Since operations on the new Naugatuck Railroad commenced in 1996, our volunteers have cleaned and stabilized the structure in preparation

for a full restoration. With your support, we can meet our goal of restoring Thomaston as a complete and functional railroad station of the 1950’s.

Our friend Turbo wants everyone to help on this as they can.
12/01/2020

Our friend Turbo wants everyone to help on this as they can.

We've begun our repair and restoration of the station masonry walls, starting with the north end facing East Main St. He...
09/23/2014

We've begun our repair and restoration of the station masonry walls, starting with the north end facing East Main St. Here, a couple of the brick craftsmen from Kronenberger & Sons Restoration are grinding into the mortar layers between bricks before replacing with new mortar consistent with original materials used in building this 1881 era Thomaston Station. Funding for this project was made possible by grants from State of Connecticut Historic Preservation Office, from the 1772 Foundation, Tom E. Dailey Foundation and Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation. There will be more funding needed for repointing the other station walls over the next few years. Learn more about us and where to send donations on our website: www.rmne.org/join/

08/11/2014

We are truly honored to be included in this round of grants for our station.

Ride the Rutland 260 and Civil War musicians - both have been very popular at the Steamin' With Sadie event today. Ticke...
08/02/2014

Ride the Rutland 260 and Civil War musicians - both have been very popular at the Steamin' With Sadie event today. Tickets at www.rmne.org

From the grand opening of the Dutchess Rail Trail in New York. The restored former New Haven Railroad Hopewell Jct. depo...
11/21/2013

From the grand opening of the Dutchess Rail Trail in New York. The restored former New Haven Railroad Hopewell Jct. depot is the trailhead for this new recreational trail.

11/16/2013 The Depot hosted a crowd of people for the official opening of the Dutchess Rail Trail.

Welcome to Connecticut's newest passenger station! MTA Metro-North Railroad will be opening a new station at West Haven ...
08/12/2013

Welcome to Connecticut's newest passenger station! MTA Metro-North Railroad will be opening a new station at West Haven this Sunday!

The gleaming, contemporary West Haven Station, situated between New Haven and Milford stations on the New Haven Line, is opening for business on Sunday, August 18th.

Sigh, we miss her already! All of the members and volunteers of the Railroad Museum of New England loved having Lehigh V...
06/25/2013

Sigh, we miss her already! All of the members and volunteers of the Railroad Museum of New England loved having Lehigh Valley Coal Co #126 visit us the past 3 weeks. Hope to see you again next year Sadie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTY4yf-_HrU&feature=youtu.be

126 is getting up steam early in the morning, before making the run seen in the video link.

Lehigh Valley Coal 126 pulling up the grade at MP 7 in Thomaston. A great summer morning, with the sound and sight of steam power as a bonus!

This will be our last weekend to feature Steamin' With Sadie this year. Do you have your tickets yet?
06/20/2013

This will be our last weekend to feature Steamin' With Sadie this year. Do you have your tickets yet?

This June, Steamin’ With Sadie will be the star attraction at the Railroad Museum of New England’s Thomaston Station as restored Lehigh Valley Coal Company Engine #126 leads weekend trips over our scenic railroad between June 8 through 23, including Father’s Day Weekend. Sadie, an 0-6-0 coal-fired s...

Cool! Somebody dropped off a real working steam engine for me to play with! Thanks, Flagg Coal!
06/06/2013

Cool! Somebody dropped off a real working steam engine for me to play with! Thanks, Flagg Coal!

Sadie has arrived in Connecticut and has been safely delivered to the historic Thomaston Station. We need to get her ready for running here the next three weekends--probably first on the agenda is a bath.

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242 E Main Street
Thomaston, CT
06787

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(860) 283-7245

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