Norfolk Rails to Trails

By the early twentieth-century Norfolk, CT became a summer and winter resort community. Visitors from New York and New England often flocked to this small town, nestled in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The railway was the main mode of transportation at that time and the “Mountain Express” was the premiere passenger train. Running from Hartford to Canaan, it was Central New England Railroad’s only train with a parlor car. Today the original railbed is all that remains but the storied history lives on, waiting to be rediscovered.

Much of what remains of the existing railroad bed is open to public access today and neighbors and friends enjoy hiking and biking its many miles which meander through Norfolk’s pristine natural forests. In an attempt to share this local secret with a broader spectrum of our community and beyond; this group of neighbors and friends have come together to form the Norfolk Rails to Trails Committee.

"The Mountain Express"