SGC-CT061-061 · Research edition September 12, 2026
A selected, source-based research collection for New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes credited photographs where reusable images were located, historical interpretation and links to supporting records. It is a growing inventory, not an exhaustive survey. Photographs retain their individual dates and reuse terms; images do not establish present access conditions.
The story in pictures
New Haven Railroad RDC and Waterbury Union Station clock tower, August 1968
Taken on 24 August 1968
New Haven Railroad train #455, a Waterbury - Bridgeport Shoreliner, next to the Waterbury, Connecticut station clock tower on August 24, 1968.
Waterbury's predecessor depot, postcard mailed in 1909
circa 1909; postmark 1909
Waterbury predecessor railroad depot with modest tower. This postcard shows the older Waterbury depot that was replaced by the larger Union Station in 1909. It does not depict the later clock-tower building.
Waterbury’s Union Station opened in 1909. Designed by McKim, Mead & White, its prominent clock tower made the railroad a defining presence in the cityscape. The building later became associated with the offices of the Republican-American newspaper. [CT061-S01]
The photographs in this collection show New Haven Railroad equipment beside the station in August 1968. They document a specific period in rail service, while the later reuse of the station building is a separate chapter. This collection distinguishes the historic structure from active passenger operations nearby. [CT061-S01]
The 1909 station's clock tower made rail travel visible far beyond the platforms. McKim, Mead & White's building joined a practical transport role with an unmistakable civic presence. Its later association with the Republican-American adds another use to the same landmark, without making the building's entire history a newspaper history. [CT061-S01]
The August 1968 railway photographs record a specific relationship between equipment, tracks and station. They are useful for comparing the building with the working railway around it. Later reuse of the structure and passenger operations nearby must be dated separately. A preserved facade does not prove that travelers continued using every former room. [CT061-S01]
Waterbury's predecessor depot, postcard mailed in 1909
Waterbury predecessor railroad depot with modest tower. This postcard shows the older Waterbury depot that was replaced by the larger Union Station in 1909. It does not depict the later clock-tower building.
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CT061-S01 · Sources & research leads · Source reviewed September 2026
Waterbury Union Station: architecture and bibliography
Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. A landmark tower and 1968 railroad photographs place Waterbury within a regional passenger network.
External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
Credit: Waterbury Union Station. Cite SGC SGC-CT061-061, CT061-S01, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.
CT061-P01 · Photographs · Taken on 24 August 1968
New Haven Railroad RDC and Waterbury Union Station clock tower, August 1968
New Haven Railroad train #455, a Waterbury - Bridgeport Shoreliner, next to the Waterbury, Connecticut station clock tower on August 24, 1968.
Public domain in the United States (source file license). Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. 500px web thumbnail after source throttled larger image.
Credit: Roger Puta / Public domain. Cite SGC SGC-CT061-061, CT061-P01, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.
CT061-P02 · Photographs · Taken on 24 August 1968
New Haven Railroad locomotives and RDC at Waterbury station, August 1968
New Haven GP9 #1206 and other locomotives and an RDC next to the Waterbury, Connecticut station on August 24, 1968
Public domain in the United States (source file license). Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. 500px web thumbnail after source throttled larger image.
Credit: Roger Puta / Public domain. Cite SGC SGC-CT061-061, CT061-P02, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.
ED-H2-HT-SP-005 · Postcards · circa 1909; postmark 1909
Waterbury's predecessor depot, postcard mailed in 1909
Waterbury predecessor railroad depot with modest tower. This postcard shows the older Waterbury depot that was replaced by the larger Union Station in 1909. It does not depict the later clock-tower building.
Not the tall 1909 clock-towerstation. Postmark is mailing date, not exposure date. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-scan/PD-US-expired tags for pre-1931 publication.
Credit: Unknown / Wikimedia Commons (see source page for original provenance). Cite SGC SGC-CT061-061, ED-H2-HT-SP-005, source title, page and URL; accessed 2026-09-12.
ED-H2-HT-SP-006 · Photographs · 2011-10
Union Station in Carol Highsmith's Connecticut survey
Highsmith's October 2011 photograph provides a later view of Waterbury's historic Union Station.
Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. LC-DIG-highsm-20213. Direct file URL not verified. Reuse: LOC: no known restrictions on publication; George F. Landegger Collection.
