NDC between Glenham and Hopewell Junction

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Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad One of the railroads that formed the Central New England Railway was the Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut. The CNE / ND&C from Dutchess Jct to Matteawan. The CNE / ND&C Glenham to Hopewell Jct. The CNE / ND&C from Hopewell Jct to Millbrook. The CNE / ND&C from Bangall to Pine Plains. The CNE / ND&C from Pine Plains to Millerton.
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The Maybrook Line across Dutchess County The "Maybrook Line" was important to New England before the advent of Penn Central and before the Poughkeepsie Bridge burned.
The Poughkeepsie Bridge after the 1974 Fire The "Maybrook Line" lost its importance with Penn Central. See the effects of this fire on Eastern Railroading.
P&E in the Poughkeepsie Area Part of the The Central New England Railway (CNE) was the Poughkeepsie & Eastern (P&E)
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The Central New England in Connecticut A great WebSite from Tim Dowd on the remains of the CNE in Connecticut
Fishkill Landing The Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad became part of the CNE. The New York Central ran from New York City to Albany and beyond through the Hudson Valley. The two roads met at Fishkill Landing. The first phase of the NYC rebuilding at Fishkill Landing starting in 1913. The second phase of the NYC rebuilding in 1914 and 1915. New York Central in the Fishkill Landing Area.

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Bernie Rudberg's "Glenham to Hopewell Jct."

West Glenham and Glenham

First bridge at West Glenham.

Running eastbound from Matteawan, the next station stop was Glenham. In Glenham the tracks crossed the Fishkill creek in two places. The bridge at West Glenham was replaced at least twice over the life of the line. This photo shows the first bridge over Fishkill Creek at West Glenham. These original D&C RR bridges were not strong enough for the heavier locomotives and trains that the NY&NE RR began running on the line in 1881.

First bridge at West Glenham

This area along Fishkill Creek was called Rocky Glen.

Second West Glenham bridge.

This much stronger bridge was built in 1894 at West Glenham to handle the heavier locomotives and trains of the NY&NE RR.

Third bridge at West Glenham

In later years, this concrete arch bridge replaced the steel bridge at West Glenham. This bridge is still in service but there is little traffic on the line. Metro North RR is saving the line for possible future use as a commuter route.

West Glenham bridge in the 1960's

West Glenham bridge in 1941

The bridges of Glenham saw lots of action in the days of steam engines.

Glenham station in the 1930's

Glenham station was in between the east and west bridges.

Glenham station and freight house.

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The Central New England Railway (CNE) was a railroad across northern Connecticut and west across the Hudson River in New York. It eventually became part of the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route (an alliance between railroads for a passenger route from Washington to Boston) and later a line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

A wreck on the ND&C would always draw a crowd.

This photo shows engines #4 and #6 nose to nose in Glenham in August 1899.

Wreck in Glenham August 1899.
The newspaper story says that two stock cars of sheep on the train accompanied by two Englishmen who were asleep at the time. What a rude awakening.

After the demise of Penn Central, The Housatonic RR ran on Glenham rails.

This USGS map of the Glenham area shows where the line crossed the Fishkill Creek in two places with the station in between.

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Metro North Commuter RR currently owns the tracks through Glenham.

Sperry track inspection car at Glenham in 1997.

This siding into a factory in Glenham had such a sharp bend at the far end that locomotives could not make the turn. A team of oxen was used to pull each car across the bridge.

Track Maintenance work in East Glenham in the 1940's. The east Glenham bridge is visible in the background.

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