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Leroy Y. Beaujon Railroad Collection
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Beaujon, Leroy Y. [Collector.] |
| Title: | Leroy Y. Beaujon Railroad Collection. |
| Dates: | undated, 1885-1971. |
| Quantity: | 17 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19970042 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | Payroll vouchers and correspondence pertaining to the Central New England Railway, the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad, and the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad. |
Historyy
The Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad was formed in 1881 from the remnants of the bankrupt Connecticut Western Railroad, which was formed in 1868 and ran from Hartford, Connecticut, into Litchfield County, Connecticut, and on to Pine Plains, New York. After 1881 the H&CW purchased the Rhinebeck & Connecticut Railroad to extend the line to Rhinecliff, New York. In 1889 the H&CW was absorbed into the Central New England & Western Railroad, which was created after a bridge was built over the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, New York, to facilitate coal freight and passenger traffic from Pennsylvania and eastern New York into southern New England. In 1892 the CNE&WRR was purchased by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad to become the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad.
In 1898 the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad became the Central New England Railway. In 1900 a branch line was formed from Tariffville, Connecticut, to Agawam Junction, Massachusetts. In 1904 the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad purchased control of the CNE in order to obtain the Poughkeepsie Bridge, but the CNE was operated as an independent company until it was totally absorbed by the NYNH&HRR in 1927.
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Scope and Content
The Leroy Y. Beaujon Railroad Collection consists of payroll vouchers and paychecks, correspondence, a scrapbook, and photographs related to the Central New England Railway (CNE) and its predecessor companies, including the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad and the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad. The Central New England, which ran from eastern New York through western and parts of central Connecticut and into southern Massachusetts, was absorbed by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in 1927. Also included is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, documents, and photographs with information about the Housatonic Railroad and the Canaan, Connecticut, railroad station, which was the victim of arson in 2001. These materials were gathered by Mr. Beaujon, a historian of the railroad lines of western Connecticut.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to New England railroads. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Leroy Y. Beaujon Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Collection, 1885-1971 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Central New England Ry. Payroll voucher, 1898-1903 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Central New England Ry. Payroll voucher, 1899-1903 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Central New England Ry. Payroll voucher, 1899-1902 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Central New England Ry. correspondence, 1890-1902 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Central New England Ry. correspondence, 1890-1902 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Central New England Ry. correspondence, 1890-1902 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Phildelphia, Reading & New England payroll vouchers, 1893-1894 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Central New England, Hartford and Connecticut Western, PR&NE vouchers and correspondence, undated | ||||||||||
| 9 | PR&NE and CNE payroll vouchers, 1893, 1901-1903 | ||||||||||
| 10 | PR&NE and CNE payroll vouchers, 1893-1989, 1901-1903 | ||||||||||
| 11 | PR&NE vouchers, 1893-1898 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Letters written to and from John Brock, president of the CNE and the earlier PR&NE and others. Many of the etters are from Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1890-1902 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Photographs and negatives, 1878-1971 | ||||||||||
| Photographic negatives in the collection are primarily scenes of stations along CNE. The list is arranged by the number which appears on the sleeve for each negative. In some cases the same number has been made part of the negative itself. Additional information, sometimes penciled on the sleeve, is summarized in the column called "other". The rail line is given since some of the negatives pertain to geographic areas not under the umbrella of the CNE or one of its predecessor lines. Occasionally "New Haven" has been used interchangeably with "CNE" (see numbers 8047 and 8048 for example). In order to assure that information contained in this list matches the notations on the sleeves, no attempt has been made to revise conflicting comments. | |||||||||||
| Neg. 1 | CNE, Collinsville, CT, Original station, 1920s | ||||||||||
| Neg. 3 | CNE, Boston Corners, NY, From NYC tracks looking north, 1923 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 6 | CNE, West Suffield, CT, Looking south, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 7 | CNE, Billings, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9 | CNE, Canton, CT, 1923 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 15 | CNE, Boston Corners, NY, Looking North, 1934 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 18 | CNE, Modena, NY, 1931 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 22 | CNE, Lawrence's, CT, 1928 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 23 | CNE, West Winsted, CT, Torn Down, 1930, 1928 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 24 | CNE, Canton, CT, Looking East, 1930 June 22 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 25 | CNE, New Hartford, CT, 1927 September 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 30 | CNE, Ancram, NY, Looking West, 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 54 | CNE, Copake, NY, 1927 September 26 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 61 | CNE, Cokertown, NY, undated | ||||||||||
| Neg. 71 | New Haven, Danbury, CT, 1936 June | ||||||||||
| Neg. 96 | CNE, New Hartford, CT, 1934 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 97 | CNE, New Hartford, CT, 1908-1909 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 98 | CNE, Norfolk, CT, Old Depot, 1878 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 100 | CNE, Hoskins, CT, Looking North and East, 1929 June 22 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 101 | CNE, Twin Lakes, CT, 1930 June 23 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 102 | CNE, Copake, NY, 1927 September 6 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 103 | CNE, Pine Meadow, CT, 1927 September 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 104 | CNE, Lead Mines, NY, 1927 September 6 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 105 | CNE, East Canaan, CT, 1928 June 23 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 106 | CNE, Bloomfield, CT, 2Negs.-Same View, 1929 June 22 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 107 | CNE, Oak Summit, NY, 1-124 and 1-116 Negative, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 108 | CNE, Attlebury, NY, Carl Richter and Bob Adams in picture, 1932 April | ||||||||||
| Neg. 111 | CNE, Arthursburgh, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 113 | CNE, Summit, CT, 1928 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 114 | CNE, Norfolk, CT, 1933 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 115 | CNE, Stissing Jct., NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 116 | CNE, Salisbury, CT, 1930 June 23 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 117 | CNE, Taconic, CT, 1930 June 23 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 118 | CNE, Ore Hill, CT, 1928 June 28 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 119 | CNE, Brinckerhoff, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 120 | CNE, Barnards, CT, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 109 | CNE, Clintondale, NY, In sleeve w/ Number 121, 1931 April | ||||||||||
| Neg. 121 | CNE, Cllintondale, NY, In sleeve w/ Number 109, 1931 April | ||||||||||
| Neg. 122 | CNE, West Suffield, CT, Looking North. J.L. Stewart in photo, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 123 | CNE, Verbank, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 124 | CNE, Verbank Village, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 125a | CNE, Shekomeko, NY, 1-124 and 1-116 Negative, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 126 | CNE, St. Elmo, NY, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 131 | CNE, Moore's Mills, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 132 | CNE, Mt. Riga, NY, "Joint Sta." on the sleeve, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 133 | CNE, Fishkill Plains, NY, 1931 April | ||||||||||
| Neg. 134 | CNE, Glenham, NY, 19032 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 135 | CNE, Fishkill, NY, 1931 April | ||||||||||
| Neg. 136 | CNE, East Granby, CT, Looking North, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 137 | CNE, East Walden, NY, "Bob Adams car by sta.", 1932 November | ||||||||||
| Neg. 138 | CNE, Feeding Hills, MA, Looking Toward Beacon, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 140 | CNE, Mattewan, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 790 | New Haven, Norwich, CT, 1971 September 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 825 | New Haven, Moosup, CT, 1971 September 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 826 | New Haven, Plainfield Jct., CT, 1971 September 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 923 | New Haven, Broad Brook, CT, 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 925 | CNE, Griffins, CT, 2 Negatives of Same Scene, 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 927 | CNE, Arthursburgh, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 928 | New Haven, Hazardville, CT , 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 929 | CNE, Tariffville, CT, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 965 | CNE, La Grange, NY, 2 Negatives Same Scene, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 994 | New Haven, Amston, NY, 1933 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 995 | CNE, Stissing Jct., NY, "Looking Toward Beacon and Pough.", 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 998 | New Haven, Norwich, CT, 1931 November 11 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8022 | CNE, Pine Plains, NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8044 | New Haven, New Hartford, CT, 1927 September 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8045 | New Haven, New Hartford, CT, 1934 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8046 | CNE, Winsted, CT, Bulletin Board, 1927 September 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8047 | CNE, Collinsville, CT, 1930 June 22 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8048 | New Haven, Collinsville, CT, 1930 June 22 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8049 | CNE, West Suffield, CT, 1930 June 22 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8050 | CNE, Campbell Hall, NY, 1931 November | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8051 | CNE, Millerton, NY, 1938 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8057 | CNE, Silvernails, NY, Looking West, 1938 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 8062 | CNE, Wicopee Jct., NY, Looking Toward Beacon, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9068 | CNE, Red Hook, NY, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9069 | CNE, Elizaville, NY, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9071 | CNE, Jackson Corners, NY, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9074 | CNE, Stanfordville, NY, Looking North, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9075 | CNE, Pleasant Valley, NY, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9078 | CNE, Poughkeepsie Bridge, Looking East From Highland, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9081 | CNE, Poughkeepsie, NY, Old P&E Station, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9082 | CNE, Poughkeepsie, NY, Old P&E Station, 1970 June 1 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9426 | CNE, Stormville, NY, From Postcard, undated | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9475 | PR&NE, Lakeville, CT (?), Snow Train, 1895 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9674 | Central Vermont, Orcutts, CT, , 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9846 | New Haven, Colchester, 1933 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9849 | New Haven--Airline Div., East Hampton, CT, undated | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9850 | New Haven, Hawleyville, CT, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9861 | New Haven, Windsor, CT, 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9427 | CNE, Wicopee, Jct.,NY, 1932 November 5 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9851 | New Haven, Suffield, CT ?, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9854 | New Haven, Plantsville, CT, 1935 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9855 | New Haven, Portland, CT, 1936 | ||||||||||
| Neg. 9857 | New Haven, Suffield, CT, 1933 October 12 | ||||||||||
| Envelope 1997-1 | Envelope containing single negatives with multiple images | ||||||||||
| Top-CNE Combo Coach/Baggage, Canaan, CT, 1890s | |||||||||||
| Bottom-Truss bridge over Blackberry River, Canaan, CT, 1890s | |||||||||||
| Envelope 1997-2 | Envelope containing single negatives with multiple images | ||||||||||
| Top-PR&NE Steam Shovel, 1890s | |||||||||||
| Bottom-CNE Combo Coach/Baggage RPO #71, 1890s | |||||||||||
| Envelope 1997-3 | Envelope containing single negatives with multiple images | ||||||||||
| Upper Left-CNE Milk Car #94 Interior, undated | |||||||||||
| Lower Left-CNE Milk Car #94 Exterior Side, undated | |||||||||||
| Lower Right-CNE Milk Car #94 End, undated | |||||||||||
| Upper Right-CNE Combo/baggage Car #64, undated | |||||||||||
| 14:1 | Letter to John Brock, President of the PR&NE, from E.C.M. Rand of the Poughkeepsie & Eastern Railway Co., March 1, 1898. Rand asks Brock if he will let him know the status of the reorganization of the PR≠ Rand wishes to connect to the line when it is reorganized, 1898 | ||||||||||
| 14:2 | Connecticut Western Railroad, two items: "Connecticut Western Railroad, its feasibility and importance to Hartford," printed in 1868 (photocopy); "An Act Incorporating the Connecticut Western Railroad Company," (photocopy), 1868 | ||||||||||
| 14:3 | Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad Company, three items: May 7, 1885, letter to J.F. Jones, Superintendent, from D.R. Sullivan, about a switch that hadn't been moved and prevented a ND&C train to move; "Sixth Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad Company to the Stockholders to be submitted at their Annual Meeting in the City of Hartford, on Tuesday, December 10, 1887," (typescript copy); "Statement of Facts by the Hartford & Connecticut Western R.R. Co. in support of their Petition for Charter to Extend their Road to Springfield," (typescript), undated, 1885, 1887 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Paychecks to CNE employees and photographs of CNE scenes, stations and locomotives, 1880-1910 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Large album/scrapbook of historical documents, photos, newspaper clippings, etc. related to the Housatonic Railroad and the Canaan, Connecticut, Union Station (including station floor plans from 1948), undated, 1948 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Large album/scrapbook of copies of historical documents and information about the Connecticut Western Railroad and the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad, undated | ||||||||||
| 18 | Large album/scrapbook of copies of historical documents and information about the Central New England and Western Railroad, undated | ||||||||||