by Noel Weaver
enwhycentral wrote:According to the historicpatterson.org website:I won't say that there was never any through trains to the Danbury Fair
"The NY&NE started building west in anticipation of the connection opportunity. Both railroads reached Brewster in 1880, and a connection was built at Putnam Junction, just south of the current Metro North rail yard in Brewster. This connection became an important and popular stretch of track, and was used to carry special trains to the Danbury Fair starting in the 1890s through the 1960s. The Fair was popular with Harlem passengers who were able to travel the short distance from the Harlem's Brewster Station in the center of Brewster Village to Putnam Junction. "
but positively were were none in the 1960's, there was not even a track
connection between the NHRR and the NYC by the 1960's.
After WW-II, there were specials to the Danbury Fair some years but they
came out of New Haven for the most part.
Noel Weaver
