The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company

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  2. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

New Haven and Northampton Company
1862 to 1910, Merged
The Farmington Street Railway Company
1899 to 1909, Merged
The Village Water Company of Suffield
1895 to 1908, Merged
The Stafford Springs Street Railway Company
1901 to 1908, Merged
The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company
1850 to 1907, Merged
Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad Company
1887 to 1907, Merged
The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway Company
1905 to 1907, Merged
The Rockville Railroad Company
1863 to 1907, Merged
The Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury Railroad
1897 to 1907, Merged
The Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company
1897 to 1907, Merged
The Manufacturers' Railroad Company
1897 to 1907, Merged
Boston and New York Air Line Railroad Company
1875 to 1907, Merged
The Consolidated Railroad Company
1901 to 1907, Merged
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad Company (of R.I.)
1872 to 1907, Merged
New Haven and Derby Railroad Company
1864 to 1907, Merged
Colchester Railroad Company
1876 to 1907, Merged
The Naugatuck Railroad Company
1845 to 1906, Merged
Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad Company
1887 to 1898, Merged
Shore Line Railway
1864 to 1897, Merged
The Contractors to Rebuild and Support Union Wharf Pier in New Haven
1810 to 1895, Merged
The Company for Erecting and Supporting a Toll Bridge from New Haven to East Haven
1796 to 1895, Merged
The Union Wharf Company in New Haven
1760 to 1895, Merged
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company
1832 to 1893, Merged
The Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad Company
1879 to 1892, Merged
The Stamford and New Canaan Railroad Company
1882 to 1890, Merged
New York and New Haven Railroad Company
1844 to 1872, Consolidated
Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company
1833 to 1872, Consolidated

Timeline

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August 6, 1872
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
August 6, 1872
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Connecticut.
August 6, 1872
Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company and New York and New Haven Railroad Company combine to form The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 1, 1890
The Stamford and New Canaan Railroad Company merges into The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
April 21, 1892
The New York Connecting Railroad Company incorporates and organizes under the general laws of the State of New York , jointly controlled by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
December 17, 1892
Providence and Worcester Railroad Company property is leased to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for 99 years.
December 21, 1892
The Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
February 23, 1893
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company merges into The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
May 17, 1893
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Rhode Island.
October 18, 1895
The Company for Erecting and Supporting a Toll Bridge from New Haven to East Haven merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 18, 1895
The Contractors to Rebuild and Support Union Wharf Pier in New Haven merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 18, 1895
The Union Wharf Company in New Haven merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 18, 1897
Shore Line Railway merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 29, 1898
Housatonic Railroad Company is acquired by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
July 9, 1898
Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
1905
Springfield Street Railway Company and Springfield and Eastern Street Railway Company are acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
1905
Berkshire Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 30, 1905
Providence and Springfield Railroad Company is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
1906
Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
1906
Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
1906
Bennington and North Adams Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
January 31, 1906
The Naugatuck Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
December 29, 1906
The Providence Terminal Company is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
February 5, 1907
Pawtuxet Valley Railroad Company is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 16, 1907
Colchester Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 26, 1907
Boston and New York Air Line Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 26, 1907
New Haven and Derby Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 26, 1907
The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 26, 1907
The Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury Railroad merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
March 26, 1907
The Rockville Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
April 16, 1907
Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
April 16, 1907
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad Company (of R.I.) merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
April 30, 1907
The Manufacturers' Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
May 21, 1907
The Consolidated Railroad Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
June 28, 1907
The Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
June 28, 1907
The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
February 18. 1908
The Village Water Company of Suffield merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
April 1908
The New England Railroad Company is deeded to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
July 18, 1908
The Stafford Springs Street Railway Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
November 1, 1909
Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company is deeded to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
December 31, 1909
The Farmington Street Railway Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 18, 1910
Berkshire Railroad Company is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 26, 1910
New Haven and Northampton Company merges with The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
October 26, 1910
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad Company (of Mass.) is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
December 19, 1910
Milford and Woonsocket Railroad Company is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
December 19, 1910
Milford, Franklin and Providence Railroad Company is sold to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
1927-1929
Boston Elevated Railway Company converts the The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Shawmut and Milton Branches to the Dorchester subway and Mattapan-Ashmont streetcar line.
September 1947
Old Colony Railroad Company is acquired by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
December 31, 1968
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company merges into Penn Central Company.
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Roxbury Central Wharf Company is deeded all its property to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
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South Bay Wharf and Terminal Company is deeded all its property to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Routes and Stations

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Air Line Division

Colchester Branch - Turnerville to Colchester
New Haven and Willimantic - New Haven to Willimantic

Hartford Division

Middletown Branch - Middletown to Berlin
New Britain Branch - New Britain to Berlin
Suffield Branch - Suffield to Windsor Locks

Naugatuck Division

Bridgeport and Winstead - Bridgeport to Winstead
Watertown Branch - Waterbury to Watertown

New York and Hartford Divisions

New York and Springfield - New York to Springfield

New York Division

Harlem River Branch - Harlem River to New Rochelle
New Canaan Branch - Stamford to New Canaan

Northampton Division

Holyoke Branch - Westfield to Holyoke
New Hartford Branch - Farmington to New Hartford
New Haven and Shelburne Falls - New Haven to Shelburne Falls
Turner's Falls Branch - South Deerfield to Turner's Falls
Williamsburgh Branch - Northampton to Williamsburgh

Shore Line Division

New Haven and New London - New Haven to New London

Valley Division

Hartford and Saybrook Point - Hartford to Saybrook Point

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Old Colony Division

Lancaster Mills Branch -

Old Colony Division, First Sub-division

Chatham Branch - Harwich to Chatham
Easton Branch - Matfield to Easton
Fairhaven Branch - Tremont to Fairhaven
Hyannis Branch - Yarmouth to Hyannis
Main Line - South Braintree to Provincetown
Woods Hole Branch - Buzzards Bay to Woods Hole

Old Colony Division, Second Sub-division

Braintree Highlands and Whittenton Junction - Braintree Highlands to Whittenton Junction
Fall River Branch - Middleboro to Somerset Junction
Fitchburg Branch - Framingham Centre to Fitchburg
Lowell Branch - Mansfield to Lowell
Mansfield and New Bedford - Mansfield to New Bedford
Marlboro Branch - Marlboro Junction to Marlboro
Middleboro Branch - Taunton to Middleboro
Sterling Branch - Pratts Junction to Sterling Junction
Watuppa Branch - New Bedford to Watuppa
Weir Junction and Newport - Weir Junction to Newport

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Midland Division

Main Line - Boston to Columbia

Midland Division, Second Sub-division

Ashland Branch - Franklin Junction to Ashland
Needham Branch - West Street to Cook Street
Woonsocket Branch - West Roxbury to Douglas Junction

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Boston Division, First Sub-division

Main Line - Boston to Readville Transfer
Readville Branch - Readville to Dedham
West Roxbury Branch - Forest Hills to Dedham

Boston Division, Second Sub-division

Bridgewater Branch - Whitman to Stanley
Chatham Branch - Harwich to Chatham
Darby Branch - Middleboro to Plymouth
Fairhaven Branch - Tremont to Fairhaven
Hanover Branch - North Abington to Hanover
Hyannis Branch - Yarmouth to Hyannis
Main Line - Boston to Provincetown
Mattapan Branch - Harrison Square to Mattapan
Nantasket Beach Branch - Nantasket Junction to Pemberton
South Braintree and Plymouth - South Braintree to Plymouth
South Shore Branch - Braintree to Kingston
West Quincy Branch - Atlantic to Braintree
Woods Hole Branch - Buzzards Bay to Woods Hole

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Boston and Providence Divisions

Boston and Auburn - Boston to Auburn

Boston Division

Boston and Yarmouth - Boston to Yarmouth
Bridgewater Branch - Whitman to Stanley
Chatham Branch - Harwich to Chatham
Darby Branch - Plymouth to Middleboro
Dedham Branch - Forest Hills to Dedham
Fairhaven Branch - Tremont to Fairhaven
Hanover Branch - North Abington to Hanover
Mattapan Branch - Harrison Square to Mattapan
Milton Branch - Neponset to Shawmut Junction
Nantasket Beach Branch - Nantasket Junction to Pemberton
Plymouth Branch - South Braintree to Plymouth
South Shore Branch - Braintree to Kingston
West Quincy Branch - Atlantic to Braintree
Woods Hole Branch - Buzzards Bay to Woods Hole
Yarmouth and Hyannis - Yarmouth to Hyannis
Yarmouth and Provincetown - Yarmouth to Provincetown

Central New England Railway

Boston Corners and Rhinecliff - Boston Corners to Rhinecliff
Danbury and Campbell Hall - Danbury to Campbell Hall
Hartford and State Line - Hartford to State Line
Hospital Branch -
State Line and Beacon - State Line to Beacon
State Line and Signal Station 195 - State Line to Signal Station 195
Tariffville and Agawam Junction - Tariffville to Agawam Junction

Danbury and Waterbury Divisions

Derby Junction Branch - New Haven to Botsford

Danbury Division

Bridgeport and Pittsfield - Bridgeport to Pittsfield
Brookfield Branch - Brookfield Junction to Berkshire Junction
Danbury and Bank Street Junction - Danbury to Bank Street Junction
Litchfield Branch - Hawleyville to Litchfield
State Line Branch - Van Deusenville to State Line

Hartford Division

Air Line Junction and Springfield - Air Line Junction to Springfield
Hartford and Willimantic - Hartford to Willimantic
Melrose Branch - Westway to Melrose
Meriden Branch -
Middletown Branch - Berlin to Middletown
Rockville Branch - Vernon to Rockville
Springfield Branch - East Hartford to Springfield
Suffield Branch - Windsor Locks to Suffield
Valley Branch - Hartford to Saybrook Point

Midland Division

Ashland Branch - Franklin Junction to Ashland
Boston and Willimantic - Boston to Willimantic
Needham Branch - West Street (Needham Junction) to Cook Street
Woonsocket Branch - Bird's Hill to Douglas Junction

New Haven and New London Divisions

Air Line Junction and Auburn - Air Line Junction to Auburn

New Haven Division

Air Line Branch - Air Line Junction to Columbia
Colchester Branch - Amston to Colchester
Holyoke Branch - Westfield to Holyoke
New Hartford Branch - Farmington to New Hartford
Northampton Branch - New Haven to Williamsburgh Junction
Turners Falls Branch - Williamsburgh Junction to Turners Falls
Williamsburgh Branch - Northampton to Williamsburgh

New London Division

Norwich Branch - Groton to South Worcester
Southbridge Branch - East Thompson to Southbridge
Wickford Branch - Wickford Junction to Wickford Landing

New York and New Haven Divisions

Air Line Junction and Woodlawn - Air Line Junction to Woodlawn

New York Division

Danbury Branch - South Norwalk to Danbury
Harlem Branch - New Rochelle to Harlem River
New Canaan Branch - Stamford to New Canaan
New York Connecting Railroad Company - Casanova to Harold Avenue
Ridgefield Branch - Branchville to Ridgefield
Wilson Point Branch - Norwalk to Wilson Point

Old Colony Division

Braintree Highlands and Whittenton Junction - Braintree Highlands to Whittenton Junction
Dean Street Branch -
Easton Branch - Matfield to Easton
Fall River Branch - Middleboro to Somerset Junction
Fitchburg Branch - Framingham Centre to Fitchburg
Lancaster Branch - Clinton to Lancaster Mills
Mansfield and Lowell - Mansfield to Lowell
Mansfield and New Bedford - Mansfield to New Bedford
Marlboro Branch - Marlboro Junction to Marlboro
Middleboro Branch - Taunton to Middleboro
Mount Hope Branch - North Dighton to Mt. Hope Bleachery
Pratts Junction and Sterling Junction - Pratts Junction to Sterling Junction
Watuppa Branch - New Bedford to Watuppa
Weir Junction and Newport - Weir Junction to Newport

Providence Division

Attleboro Branch - Attleboro Junction to Attleboro
East Junction Branch -
East Providence Branch -
Franklin Branch - Valley Falls to Franklin Junction
Hamlet Branch -
Harbor Junction Branch -
Harrisville Branch - Dike Street to Harrisville
Hope Branch - Auburn to Hope
Providence, Warren and Bristol Branch - Providence to Fall River
South Providence Branch -
Stoughton Branch - Canton Junction to Stoughton
Valley Falls Branch -
Willimantic Branch - Dike Street to Willimantic
Worcester Branch - Boston Switch to Worcester
Wrentham Branch - Norwood Junction to Adamsdale Junction

Waterbury Division

Berlin Branch - New Britain to Berlin
Devon and Winstead - Devon to Winstead
Hartford and Highland Junction - Hartford to Highland Junction
Meriden Branch - Waterbury to Meriden
Watertown Branch - Highland Junction to Watertown

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Boston Division

Atlantic and Nantasket Junction - Atlantic to Nantasket Junction
Attleboro and Whittenton Junction - Attleboro to Whittenton Junction
Avery and Cook Street - Avery to Cook Street
Boston and Neponset - Boston to Neponset
Boston and Readville - Boston to Readville
Boston to Providence - Boston to Providence
Braintree and Hyannis - Braintree to Hyannis
Braintree and Plymouth - Braintree to Plymouth
Braintree and West Quincy - Braintree to West Quincy
Braintree Highlands and Randolph - Braintree Highlands to Randolph
Bristol and Providence - Bristol to Providence
Buzzards Bay and Falmouth - Buzzards Bay to Falmouth
Canton Junction and Stoughton - Canton Junction to Stoughton
Cotley Junction and Pilgrim - Cotley Junction to Pilgrim
Cranston and Pontiac - Cranston to Pontiac
East Junction and Red Bridge - East Junction to Red Bridge
Fitchburg and Framingham Centre - Fitchburg to Framingham Centre
Franklin and Putnam - Franklin to Putnam
Lowell and Mansfield - Lowell to Mansfield
Milford and Franklin Junction - Milford to Franklin Junction
Myricks and Newport - Myricks to Newport
Neponset and Milton - Neponset to Milton
North Abington and West Hanover - North Abington to West Hanover
Norwood Central and Wrentham - Norwood Central to Wrentham
Plainfield and Willimantic - Plainfield to Willimantic
Providence and Branford - Providence to Branford
Providence and Washington - Providence to Washington
Readville and Dedham - Readville to Dedham
Readville to Franklin - Readville to Franklin
Signal Station 185 to Avery - Signal Station 185 to Avery
South Worcester and Boston Switch - South Worcester to Boston Switch
Stoughton and Easton - Stoughton to Easton
Valley Falls and Water Street - Valley Falls to Water Street
Watuppa and Nash Street - Watuppa to Nash Road
Webster and Southbridge - Webster to Southbridge
Weir Junction and Dighton - Weir Junction to Dighton
West Street and Millis - West Street to Millis
Westdale and East Bridgewater - Westdale to East Bridgewater
Whittenton Junction and New Bedford - Whittenton Junction to New Bedford
Woonsocket and Slatersville - Woonsocket to Slatersville
Worcester and Groton - Worcester to Groton
Yarmouth and South Dennis - Yarmouth to South Dennis

New Haven Division

Danbury and Campbell Hall - Danbury to Campbell Hall
Derby Junction and Berkshire Junction - Derby Junction to Berkshire Junction
Florence and Westfield - Florence to Westfield
Hartford and Griffins - Hartford to Griffins
Hartford and Waterbury - Hartford to Waterbury
Holyoke and Fair Street - Holyoke to Fair Street
Hopewell Junction and Beacon - Hopewell Junction to Beacon
Manchester and South Manchester - Manchester to South Manchester
New Britain and Berlin - New Britain to Berlin
New Canaan to Stamford - New Canaan to Stamford
Pittsfield to Signal Station 44 - Pittsfield to Signal Station 44
Portland and Air Line Junction - Portland to Air Line Junction
Rockville and Vernon - Rockville to Vernon
Signal Station 214 and Laurel - Signal Station 214 to Laurel
Signal Station 274 to Air Line Junction - Signal Station 274 to Air Line Junction
Springfield and East Hartford - Springfield to East Hartford
Suffield and Windsor Locks - Suffield to Windsor Locks
Torrington and Highland Junction - Torrington to Highland Junction
Waterbury and Devon - Waterbury to Devon
Watertown and Highland Junction - Watertown to Highland Junction
Willimantic and Signal Station 214 - Willimantic to Signal Station 214

New Haven Division and New York Connecting Railroad

Branford to Harold and Woodlawn - Branford to Harold and Woodlawn
Signal Station 3 and Fremont - Signal Station 3 to Fremont

List of All The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Stations

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