East Lyme, Connecticut
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East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,693 at the 2020 census. The villages of Niantic and Flanders are located in the town.
Salt marsh in East Lyme
View of the Rocky Neck State Park Jetty, beach and the Giants Neck area shoreline in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut.
The Morton House Hotel in the village of Niantic has been in continuous operation for more than 100 years.
Thomas Lee House
Shore Line East
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Shore Line East (SLE) is a commuter rail service which operates along the Northeast Corridor through southern Connecticut, United States. The rail service is a fully owned subsidiary of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and is operated under the CT Rail brand. SLE provides service seven days a week along the Northeast Corridor between New London and New Haven; limited through service west of New Haven to Bridgeport and Stamford has been suspended since 2020. Cross-platform transfers to Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line trains are available at New Haven for service to southwestern Connecticut and New York City. Pre-COVID, around 2,200 riders used the service on weekdays.
Shore Line East train at Clinton station in August 2022
A Shore Line East train at Union Station in New Haven, the focal point of the line
A Shore Line East train with equipment painted in New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad colors
The PATrain at Pittsburgh in 1985. After that service ended in 1989, CTDOT purchased the equipment for use on Shore Line East.