Day 5 - Sep 17 Kent, CT

This will be a none motorcycle day, as I will be spending time with my Brother (Robert) and my Sister-in-Law (Marilyn) in Kent, CT.  This is not to say we will do nothing, in the afternoon we are visiting Thomaston, CT, home of the world famous Seth Thomas Clock maker, I have a Seth Thomas Canadian Pacific Ry Clock in my office, it is over 90 years old and still keeps good time.

The name Thomaston derives from Seth Thomas, the early clockmaker, who established a factory in town in 1812. The Seth Thomas clock factory building still exists; however, the clock making industry has long since left the state and eventually the country.


Thomaston is also headquarters of the Naugatuck Railroad, a heritage railway and short line freight operator that operates 21 miles (34 km) of former New Haven trackage between Waterbury and Torrington. Interchange is with Pan Am Railways at Highland Jct.  There is a small outdoor collection of old railraod equipment, so we are going to spend about 45minutes exploring this collection.

Robert Gansel, pushing old baggage cart, Thomaston, CT

After the RR Museum we head for home.

Sunny, +22c