![Did The Train Horn in Torrington Scare Your Dog Too?](https://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2023/03/attachment-thumbnail_IMG_5440.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Did The Train Horn in Torrington Scare Your Dog Too?
I've heard thousands of Metro North trains, and their horns would rumble by on the Waterbury line when I lived there, but they never shook me or my dogs. I had to move to Torrington for that.
![The Wolf logo](https://townsquare.media/site/678/files/2024/04/attachment-900.jpg?w=100)
I live on S. Main Street in Torrington, last week I was out walking my dog near Berkshire Auto and Carvel when the typical silence was interrupted by the long blow of a train horn. My poor little 5 pound Chihuahua jumped around two feet in the air, and took off running until he pulled all 15 feet of his leash out. I've got horrendous hearing from working in classic rock radio for 32 years, but it still made me look over my shoulder.
The railroad track is only around 200 feet away from S. Main Street, and damn, it sounded like it was right behind us. It wasn't a Metro North train, it was locomotive from Thomaston's Railroad Museum of New England.
Thanks to the social media group I belong to- Original T-Town Torrington Chatter on Facebook, and the RMNE, I now know it was a U23B 2203 that startled us as it was clearing the tracks for one of their private St. Patrick's Day charter train trips 'The Leprechaun Express to Bad Dog Brewing Co.
The private charter excursions that the Museum hosts look really interesting, especially the upcoming Fugitive Express in May 2023. I do enjoy the sound of the trains as they pass through, just go easy on the horn along S. Main Street 'Ride the Naugy", if you see me waddling by with a tiny dog, we'd appreciate it.
Off the Beaten Path Restaurants
Best Chinese Restaurants in Greater Danbury for 2023
I Got My Hands on the Best Cheese in Bantam, And The World
More From The Wolf
![This Local Drive-In Movie Theater Named One of the 7 Coolest in the U.S.](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/07/attachment-296921722_5541825829174020_7288524205687984506_n1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![7 Connecticut Beaches Perfect For An Outstanding Family Day Trip](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/07/attachment-david-di-veroli-m1duEoiJng-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Greater Danbury’s Best Finger-Lickin’ Food Trucks 2024](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/07/attachment-83639638_2647427348645991_9075932492552208384_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Famous Graves and Notable Names Laid to Rest in Connecticut](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/07/attachment-scott-rodgerson-ZLHBjxbCCEc-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Litchfield County Residents Vote for Their Favorite Restaurants of 2024](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/06/attachment-mia-de-jesus-Oge2GRp4etE-unsplash1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Let It All Hang Out at These CT & New England Nudist Resorts](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/06/attachment-GettyImages-512765916.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Don’t Miss the Magic of Candlewood Lake’s 2024 ‘Illuminated Boat Parade’ on July 12th](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/06/attachment-94149284_10219751338626826_398578600065892352_n1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Love It or Leave it? The Strangest One-Star Reviews For Mystic Pizza](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/06/attachment-mahyar-motebassem-pGA4zHvpo5E-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Find Out Why Connecticut is Home to the Most Pampered and Beautiful Bovines in the U.S.](http://townsquare.media/site/677/files/2024/06/attachment-386091457_18386622613011425_2179019213377482358_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)