Tag: Railroads

Air Line Trail Cattle Bridge

Air Line Trail Cattle Bridge

This abandoned cattle bridge once carried livestock from the surrounding farms safely over the Air Line, a Victorian “Ghost Train” railroad offering express service between New Have and Boston. The surrounding farms of Thompson, CT, relied on the...
Mashamoquet Brook Arch

Mashamoquet Brook Arch

An old Victorian railway bridge in Pomfret, CT, marks the location of an abandoned train service known as the “Air Line”. Built in 1873, it offered passengers a high-speed journey between Boston and New York, before going quickly bankrupt the following year. Remnants...