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 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz.
 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz.
With the arrival of the Pacific Railroad in 1855 Miller's Landing became a railroad town.Track was laid westward from St. Louis beginning in 1851. Progress was slow and it was 1865 before St. Louis and Kansas City were connected by rail. The Missouri Pacific railroad completed laying a second track through New Haven in 1926.
During the early days of train traffic, accidents were common. During one week in August 1903 three train wrecks occurred within the city limits of New Haven.
For over a hundred years, freight and passenger trains made frequent stops in New Haven. The depot or train station was one of the busiest places in town. By the late 1960's trains were no longer stopping in New Haven. The depot was closed and eventually torn down in 1975.
Today, Amtrak trains provide passenger service across Missouri making stops in neighboring towns.
Caboose was presented to the city of New Haven by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1986; Photo of Front Street, New Haven provided by New Haven Preservation Society; Marker sponsored by the New Haven Area Chamber of Commerce.
Main St., Miller's Landing, New Haven, Franklin County Missouri
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