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4/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Adam T
Dates:10/9/2006 - 4/11/2008
Album Info:This album contains photos of the Branford Steam Railroad, which is owned by Tilcon Tomasso Quarries, along with one or two photos from the Wallingford, CT. facility's switchers.
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TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX 7357 will soon be leading 11 empty hoppers toward the North Branford quarry where they will be loaded and taken to the Pine Orchard quarry to be unloaded again. The crew is getting groceries at the market, out of the photo to the left.
Photo Date:  10/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/10/2006 6:12:27 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX 7357 will soon be leading 11 empty hoppers to the North Branford Tilcon quarry where they will be loaded and taken to the Pine Orchard quarry to be unloaded again. The crew is getting some groceries at the market behind me.
Photo Date:  10/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/10/2006 6:24:41 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX leads 11 empty hoppers toward the North Branford Tilcon quarry where they will be loaded and taken to Pine Orchard to be unloaded again.
Photo Date:  10/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/10/2006 6:31:52 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  808   Comments: 0
TLTX 7311
Title:  TLTX 7311
Description:  TLTX 7311 is the trailing car on a Branford Steam Railroad stone train bound for the Tilcon quarry in North Branford. This hopper and about 30 others are used to shuttle stone from the quarry to the unloading site along the shore of Long Island Sound in Branford.
Photo Date:  10/9/2006  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 10:19:22 AM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  378   Comments: 0
TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX 7357 leads 11 loaded hoppers toward the Pine Orchard Tilcon quarry where they will be unloaded.
Photo Date:  10/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/10/2006 6:34:04 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX 7357 leads 11 loads of stone toward the Pine Orchard Dock.
Photo Date:  10/9/2006  Upload Date: 4/3/2008 7:20:12 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
TLTX 553778 and TLTX 7355
Title:  TLTX 553778 and TLTX 7355
Description:  TLTX 553778 backs down the short track that leads to the enginehouse. TLTX 7355 rests quietly to the left.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/3/2007 6:00:30 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 553778(80Tonner) TLTX 7355(44Tonner)
Views:  1085   Comments: 0
PW 20004
Title:  PW 20004
Description:  PW 20004 sits quietly in the small yard at Pleasant Point Road. It is loaded with ties that came from MBTA and will be used in a tie replacement project. This photo was taken from the cab of TLTX 7357.
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 6:29:33 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  415   Comments: 0
PW 20028
Title:  PW 20028
Description:  PW 20028 sits quietly in the yard at Pleasant Point Road. It is loaded with cement ties that came from MBTA, and will be used in a tie replacement project. This photo was taken from the cab of TLTX 7357.
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 6:33:55 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  512   Comments: 0
TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX 7357 passes through the yard at Pleasent Point Road, as the unit heads back to the Pine Brook School. As part of a fund raiser for the school, the Branford Steam Railroad gave out cab rides from the school to where they unload hoppers at the Pine Orchard Dock.
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 7:06:27 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  526   Comments: 0
MBTX 13239
Title:  MBTX 13239
Description:  MBTX 13239 sits in the Branford Steam Railroad's yard at Pleasent Point Road. It is loaded with cement ties that will be used in a tie replacement project.
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 6:23:14 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  383   Comments: 0
TLTX 7357
Title:  TLTX 7357
Description:  TLTX 7357 passes through the small yard at Pleasant Point Road. The Branford Steam Railroad was giving out cab rides in the unit as part of a fund raiser for the Pine Brook School.
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 6:17:59 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7357(SW1001)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
TLTX 553778 and TLTX 7355
Title:  TLTX 553778 and TLTX 7355
Description:  TLTX 553778 gets 55 loads of stone ready for PW train CT-1, as TLTX 7355 looks on.
Photo Date:  10/24/2007  Upload Date: 10/26/2007 5:04:33 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 553778(80Tonner) TLTX 7355(44Tonner)
Views:  720   Comments: 0
TLTX 553778
Title:  TLTX 553778
Description:  TLTX 553778 gets 55 loads of stone ready for PW train CT-1.
Photo Date:  10/24/2007  Upload Date: 10/26/2007 5:07:25 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TLTX 553778(80Tonner)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
TLTX 7359
Title:  TLTX 7359
Description:  TLTX 7359 heads northbound to the Tilcon quarry. The train has just crossed Twin Lakes Road.
Photo Date:  4/11/2008  Upload Date: 10/11/2008 4:01:41 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 7359(85Tonner)
Views:  855   Comments: 0
TLTX 553778
Title:  TLTX 553778
Description:  TLTX 553778 sits quietly for the weekend outside the enginehouse inside the Tilcon quarry. Due to recent rains, the usual parking lots for the Durham Fair were not in usable condition after Thursday and Friday. On the weekend, parking for Connecticut's largest agricultural fair was inside the Tilcon quarry. This is usually private property, so please, no trespassing.
Photo Date:  9/24/2011  Upload Date: 9/24/2011 11:45:04 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 553778(80Tonner)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
TLTX 553778
Title:  TLTX 553778
Description:  TLTX 553778 sits quietly for the weekend outside the enginehouse inside the Tilcon quarry. TLTX 7355, used as a back up switcher, rests inside the enginehouse. Due to recent rains, the usual parking lots for the Durham Fair were not in usable condition after Thursday and Friday. On the weekend, parking for Connecticut's largest agricultural fair was inside the Tilcon quarry. This is usually private property, so please, no trespassing.
Photo Date:  9/24/2011  Upload Date: 9/24/2011 11:41:22 PM
Location:  Wallingford, CT
Author:  Adam Twombly
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Locomotives:  TLTX 553778(80Tonner)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
On Loan
Title:  On Loan
Description:  After Branford Steam Railroad SW1001 7357 had mechanical issues, the railroad borrowed PW GP38-2 2006 to fill in. The "road crew" is seen approaching the Route 139 crossing with another string of loaded hoppers bound for the Pine Orchard docks.
Photo Date:  4/14/2014  Upload Date: 4/20/2014 7:11:36 PM
Location:  North Branford, CT
Author:  Kathy Twombly
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  517   Comments: 2
PW 2006
Title:  PW 2006
Description:  After Branford Steam Railroad SW1001 7357 had mechanical issues, the railroad borrowed PW GP38-2 2006 to fill in. Here, the unit is seen shifting hoppers around within the yard near the Pine Orchard docks.
Photo Date:  4/14/2014  Upload Date: 4/20/2014 7:14:20 PM
Location:  Branford, CT
Author:  Kathy Twombly
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  557   Comments: 0


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