Historical Railroad Artifacts On Display At Avon Library

Avon Historical Society

AVON, CT — Local railroad enthusiasts might want to plan a summer trip to the Avon Free Public Library to take a look at a special exhibit on the history of a prominent Connecticut railroad.

The Avon Historical Society has an exhibit there entitled, “History of the New Haven Railroad.”

It is located on the first floor of the library at 281 Country Club Road in Avon, and is being curated by retired RR employee and historian Rick Abramson.

It is available for viewing through August.

Abramson began a 44-year railroad career beginning in February 1968 on the New York, New Haven & Hartford RR in Devon (village in Milford) and retired in September 2012 as superintendent of operations and supervisor of locomotive engineers for the Housatonic Railroad in Canaan.

His big goal was to become a locomotive engineer which he eventually achieved.

Along with working for the real railroad, he is also an avid modeler of the New Haven RR in HO scale.

Earlier this year Abramson gave four presentations at the Avon Library on various modes of 19th
and 20th century transportation.

This exhibit is a follow up to those presentations.

On display are several of Abramson’s model trains with full descriptions, posters, artifacts and more.

For more information on the exhibit, click on this link.

For more information and hours of the Avon Free Public Library, click on this link.