Trains have a certain appeal. Perhaps it is the size of the cars, the power that makes them move, the sound of the whistle/horn blowing or the friendly conductor waving "hello" out the window to a ...

NEWTOWN -- After negative publicity and political pressure from the town and state, officials from the Housatonic Railroad revised their Department of Environmental Protection application for the ...

NEWTOWN -- The Department of Environmental Protection issued notices of violation to Housatonic Railroad Co. and Newtown Transload for waste transfer activity at 30 Hawleyville Road, as witnessed ...

Imagine hopping aboard a train in downtown New Milford and enjoying a relaxing ride north to tourist haven Stockbridge, Mass.? It just might not be a fantasy if the Housatonic Railroad has its ...

NEWTOWN -- The Housatonic Railroad Co. has plans to expand the construction and demolition debris transfer station on its rail line in the Hawleyville section of town from its current limit of 450 ...

SHEFFIELD — Work is underway in the early phase of a larger railroad project to upgrade the Housatonic Line for higher freight car loads, speed, safety and reliability. Contractors for the ...

NEW MILFORD — Although the images of Housatonic Rail Road Company cars on their side and damaged track in Gaylordsville were dramatic earlier this month, a recent train derailment itself isn’t raising ...

DERBY - A man who fell from a railroad bridge into the Housatonic River was rescued Monday morning after being trapped overnight. According to the Storm Engine Co./Ambulance Corps, at approximately 10 ...