Cedar Hill Rail-Yard | railroad yard

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Cedar Hill was built between 1910 and 1920. The roundhouses were built in 1911. The Shore Line Receiving Yard, New York/Maybrook Receiving Yard, the two humps, Eastbound Classification Yard, and Westbound Classification Yard were built in 1918. The Montowese Tie Plant was built in 1922. The LCL warehouse and terminal were built around 1930.

Additional information and pictures available in this article:
www.kinglyheirs.com/AbandonedRR/CedarHill1.html

More yard track plans and pictures:
thenhrhtanewhavenrailroadforum.yuku.com/topic/377

A great 1912 article from the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers annual journal:
csce.org/images/1912_10_Cedar%20Hill%20Engine%20House%2...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Hill_(New_Haven)
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Coordinates:   41°20'10"N   72°53'1"W
This article was last modified 5 years ago