The Danbury Railway Museum has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Amherst Railway Society.  The money will be used to restore the Mill Plain Station, which was relocated to the museum last year.  The Mill Plain station was located 4.6 miles west of the former Danbury Union Station, now part of the Museum, and dates back to 1881. 

It was built to serve passengers on the New York & New England Railroad.  After 46 years, in 1927, passenger service was ended by the new owner, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.  The station building was purchased by a local businessman in 1931 and moved 200 feet to the south side of Route 6.  Several businesses had occupied the structure. 

When the property was sold, the new owner had planned to raze the building.  It was offered to the Museum at no charge.  

The Museum has the base of the structure already built in the rail yard with electric service included.  Reconstruction has begun.  Once completed, the station will become a destination for the Rail Yard Local train which the Museum operates during weekends most of the year and at special events within the rail yard. 

Since 1991, the Amherst Railway Society has funded railroad preservation and restoration projects across the United States.