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The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inc. in CT and MA, August 6, 1872 Inc. in RI, May 17, 1893 Trackage, June 30, 1915: 1215.067 mi. First Main track 577.816 mi. Second and Other Main tracks 811.457 mi. Yard tracks and sidings Equipment Steam locomotives 1165 Electric locomotives 104 Freight cars 34,668 Passenger cars 2442 Floating equipment 74 Work equipment 1489 Miscellaneous 11 By Construction: No property constructed Abandonment applied for: 1.52 mi. Saybrook Junction to Saybrook Point, CT, approved, 7/18/1922 (FD 2336)

6.74 mi. South Deerfield to Shelbourne Jct., MA, approved 7/18/1923 (FD 2960)11.78 mi. East Farms station, Waterbury to a point 100 ft. West of West Main Street

Bridge No. 2.69, Meriden, CT, approved, 2/25/1924 (FD 3374) 2.20 mi. From a point 100 ft. East of Pontiac Sta to a point 4,340 ft. East of Clyde Sta.,

RI, approved 2/29/1924 (FD 3375)Leased to Boston and Maine Railroad:

0.176 mi. Main track at Northampton, MATrackage agreement with Central New England Railway:(sole use on date on date of

valuation)34.984 mi. Danbury, CT to Hopewell, NY and Wicopee Jct. to Beacon, NY

Hartford and New Haven Railroad (8/6/1872) New York and New Haven Railroad (8/6/1872) The Stamford and New Canaan Railroad (10/1/1890) The Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad (12/21/1892) New York, Providence and Boston Railroad (2/23/1893) The Contractors to Rebuild and Support Union Wharf and Pier in New Haven (10/18/1895) The Union Wharf Company in New Haven (10/18/1895) The Company for Erecting and Supporting a Toll Bridge from New Haven to East Haven

(10/18/1895) Shore Line Railway (3/18/1897) Housatonic Railroad (3/29/1898) Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad (7/9/1898) The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad (3/26/1907) Providence and Springfield Railroad (10/30/1905) Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad (4/16/1907) New Haven and Derby Railroad (3/26/1907) The Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury Railroad (3/26/1907) The Rockville Railroad (3/26/1907)

Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad (of R.I.)(4/16/1907) Colchester Railroad (3/16/1907) The Naugatuck Railroad (1/31/1908) The Providence Terminal Company (12/29/1906) Boston and New York Air Line Railroad (3/26/1907) Pawtuxet Valley Railroad (2/5/1907)

The Manufacturers' Railroad (4/30/1907) The New England Railroad (4/1908) Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company (11/1/1909) New Haven and Northhampton Company (10/26/1910) Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad (of MA)(10/26/1910) Berkshire Railroad (10/28/1910) Milford, Franklin and Providence Railroad (12/19/1910) Milford and Woonsocket Railroad (12/19/1910) The Consolidated Railroad (5/21/1907) The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway (6/28/1907) The Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company (6/28/1907) The Village Water Company of Suffield (2/18/1908) The Stafford Springs Street Railway (7/18/1908) The Farmington Street Railway (12/31/1909) Roxbury Central Wharf Company (??/??/????) South Bay Wharf and Terminal Company (??/??/????)

HARTFORD AND NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven & Hartford RRInc. in CT, May 29, 1833

Inc. in MA, 1839 36.50 mi. New Haven to Hartford, CT, 1839 Hartford and Springfield Railroad (5/10/1847) The Branch Company (4/2/1850) The Middletown Railroad (4/24/1850) Middletown Extension Railroad (9/18/1861) New Britain and Middletown Railroad (8/19/1868) Windsor Locks and Suffield Railroad (5/17/1871)

HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and New Haven RRInc. in MA, April 5, 1839

26.00 mi. Hartford, CT to Springfield, MA, 1844 The Hartford and Springfield Railroad (10/6/1841)

THE HARTFORD AND SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and Springfield RRInc. in CT, June 4, 1835

No property constructed

THE BRANCH COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and New Haven RRInc. in CT, May 27, 1845

0.87 mi. Hartford, CT to Connecticut River, 1847

THE MIDDLETOWN RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and New Haven RRInc. in CT, June 7, 1844

9.00 mi. Berlin to Middletown, CT, 1850

MIDDLETOWN EXTENSION RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and New Haven RRInc. in CT, June 4, 1857

1.00 mi. Middletown, CT to Connecticut River, 1860

NEW BRITAIN AND MIDDLETOWN RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and New Haven RRInc. in CT, June 21, 1854

3.00 mi. Berlin to New Britain, CT, 1865

WINDSOR LOCKS AND SUFFIELD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and New Haven RRInc. in CT, June 17, 1868

4.45 mi. Windsor Locks to Suffield, CT, 1870

NEW YORK AND NEW HAVEN RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, June 7, 1844

Inc. in NY, May 11, 1846 62.00 mi. New Haven, CT to Woodlawn Jct., NY, 1848

THE STAMFORD AND NEW CANAAN RAILROAD. . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, April 25, 1882

No property constructed New Canaan Railroad (5/30/1866)

NEW CANAAN RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Stamford and New Canaan RRInc. in CT, May 30, 1866

8.30 mi. Stamford to New Canaan, CT, 1868

THE HARTFORD AND CONNECTICUT VALLEY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY, NH & H RRInc. in CT, March 28, 1879

No property constructed Connecticut Valley Railroad (6/30/1880)

CONNECTICUT VALLEY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Hartford and Connecticut Valley RRInc. in CT, July 17, 1868

45.00 mi. Hartford to Fenwick, CT, 1872

NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON RAILROAD.. . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in RI, June 23, 1832

49.11 mi. Providence, RI to Stonington, CT, 1857 3.58 mi. Auburn to Providence, RI, 1848 1.60 mi. Oakland Beach to Buttonwoods, RI, 1848 The New York and Stonington Railroad (7/1/1833) The New Haven, New London and Stonington Railroad (12/1/1864) New London and Stonington Railroad (12/1/1864) Rhode Island Central Railroad (6/18/1880) Warwick Railroad (6/16/1880) Pontiac Branch Railroad (2/18/1885)

THE NEW YORK AND STONINGTON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . New York, Providence & Boston RRInc. in CT, May 14, 1832


THE NEW HAVEN, NEW LONDON AND STONINGTON RAILROAD. . NY, Providence & Bstn RRInc. in CT, June 9, 1856

13.00 mi. Stonington to Groton, CT, 1858 Ferry, Groton to New London, CT, 1858

NEW LONDON AND STONINGTON RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . New York, Providence & Boston RRInc. in CT, June 29, 1852


RHODE ISLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, Providence & Boston RRInc. in RI, May 29, 1879


WARWICK RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, Providence & Boston RRInc. in RI, May 29, 1873

8.50 mi. Auburn to Oakland Beach, RI, 1875

PONTIAC BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, Providence & Boston RRInc. in RI, May 28, 1875

4.75 mi. Auburn to Pontiac, RI, 1880

THE CONTRACTORS TO REBUILD AND SUPPORT UNION WHARF AND PIER IN NEW HAVEN. . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RR Inc. in CT, May 10, 1810 Wharf Rebuilt

THE UNION WHARF COMPANY IN NEW HAVEN. . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, May 11, 1760

Constructed Union Wharf in New Haven

THE COMPANY FOR ERECTING AND SUPPORTING A TOLL BRIDGE FROM NEW HAVEN TOEAST HAVEN.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RR Inc. in CT, October 13, 1796 Bridge and Land constructed (Bridge sold to City of New Haven in 1886)

SHORE LINE RAILWAY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RR Inc. in CT, June 29, 1864 50.00 mi. New Haven to New London, CT, 1852

NEW HAVEN AND NEW LONDON RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, June 14, 1848


HOUSATONIC RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, June, 1836

35.00 mi. Bridgeport to New Milford, CT, 1840 38.90 mi. New Milford to MA state line, 1842 9.79 mi. Botsford to Huntington, CT, 1888 New York, Housatonic and Northern Railroad (10/9/1882)

NEW YORK, HOUSATONIC AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housatonic RRInc. in CT and NY, July 1, 1864

5.36 mi. Brookfield to Danbury, CT, 1868

SHEPAUG, LITCHFIELD AND NORTHERN RAILROAD. . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, May 10, 1887

No property constructed Shepaug Railroad (6/1/1887)

SHEPAUG RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern RRInc. in CT, May 23, 1873

No property constructed Shepaug Valley Railroad (5/23/1873)

SHEPAUG VALLEY RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shepaug RRInc. in CT, June 30, 1866

32.00 mi. Hawleyville to Litchfield, CT, 1872

THE DANBURY AND NORWALK RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRName change, May 29, 1850

23.80 mi. Danbury to South Norwalk, CT, 1852 2.65 mi. South Norwalk to Wilson's Point, CT, 1882 3.97 mi. Branchville to Ridgefield, CT, 1870 6.00 mi. Hawleyville to Bethel, CT, 1872 The Fairfield County Railroad (5/29/1850)

THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Danbury and Norwalk RRInc. in CT, June 5, 1835


PROVIDENCE AND SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRName change, April 23, 1872

23.00 mi. Providence to Pascoag, RI, 1873 7.00 mi. Pascoag to Douglas Jct., RI, 1893 Woonasquatucket Railroad (4/23/1872)

WOONASQUATUCKET RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence and Springfield RRInc. in RI, January 30, 1857


WOONSOCKET AND PASCOAG RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in RI, June 15, 1887

9.50 mi. Woonsocket to Harrisville, RI, 1891

NEW HAVEN AND DERBY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, July 9, 1864

13.00 mi. New Haven to Ansonia, CT, 1871 3.97 mi. Derby Jct. to Huntington, CT, 1888

THE MIDDLETOWN, MERIDEN AND WATERBURY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . NY, NH & Hartford RR

Inc. in CT, April 8, 1897 No property constructed The Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River Railroad (5/31/1896)

THE MERIDEN, WATERBURY AND CONNECTICUT RIVER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . The Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury RR

Inc. in CT, March 10, 1887 No property constructed The Meriden and Cromwell Railroad (6/9/1888) The Meriden and Waterbury Railroad (6/9/1888)

THE MERIDEN AND CROMWELL RAILROAD. . . The Meridan Waterbury & Connecticut River RRInc. in CT, July 10, 1882

4.50 mi. Meriden to Westfield, CT, 1885 6.00 mi. Westfield to Cromwell, CT, 1885 Abandoned: 6.00 mi. Westfield to Cromwell, CT, 1885

THE MERIDEN AND WATERBURY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . The Meridan Waterbury & CT River RRInc. in CT, May 24, 1887

17.57 mi. Meriden to Waterbury, CT, 1888

THE ROCKVILLE RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRName change, July 3, 1863

4.43 mi. Vernon to Rockville, CT, 1863 Rockville Branch Railroad (7/3/1863)

ROCKVILLE BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rockville RRInc. in CT, June 26, 1857


RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD. . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRName change, April 22, 1872

8.90 mi. Valley Falls, RI to MA state line, 1877 Rhode Island Mining Railroad (4/22/1872)

RHODE ISLAND MINING RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhode Island and Massachusetts RRInc. in RI, March 9, 1865


COLCHESTER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, June 22, 1876

3.50 mi. Colchester to Turnersville, CT, 1877

THE NAUGATUCK RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, June 12, 1845

56.55 mi. Deven to Winstead, CT, 1849 The Watertown and Waterbury Railroad (3/8/1893)

THE WATERTOWN AND WATERBURY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Naugatuck RR

Inc. in CT, June 23, 1869 4.44 mi. Watertown to Waterbury, CT, 1870

THE PROVIDENCE TERMINAL COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRName change, Aprl 13, 1904

1.14 mi. Tunnel and bridge at Providence, RI, 1904 New York, Providence and Boston and Old Colony Railroad Terminal (4/13/1904)

NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON AND OLD COLONY RAILROAD TERMINAL CO. . . .. . . The Providence Terminal Co.

Inc. in RI, May 28, 1891 No property constructed

BOSTON AND NEW YORK AIR LINE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, June 8, 1875

No property constructed New Haven, Middletown and Willimantic Railroad (7/8/1875)

NEW HAVEN, MIDDLETOWN AND WILLIMANTIC RAILROAD. . . . . . . Boston & NY Air Line RRInc. in CT, July 24, 1867

50.00 mi. New Haven to Willimantic, CT, 1873

PAWTUXET VALLEY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in RI, June 19, 1868

3.20 mi. Hope to River Point, RI, 1874 2.60 mi. River Point to Pontiac, RI, 1880

THE MANUFACTURERS' RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRName change, May 12, 1897

0.50 mi. Freight tracks in New Haven, CT, 1905 0.136 mi. Freight Extension, New Haven, CT, 1902 The Manufacturers Street Railway (5/12/1897)

THE MANUFACTURERS STREET RAILWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Manufacturers' RRInc. in CT, June 23, 1893

1.364 mi. Freight tracks in New Haven, CT, 1896

THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, March 7, 1895

Inc. in NY, April 27, 1895 Inc. in RI, May 29, 1895 Inc. in MA, June 5, 1895 4.53 mi. West Roxbury to Needham, MA, 1906 The New York and New England Railroad (9/1/1895)

THE NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New England RRInc. in MA, May 15, 1873

Inc. in CT and RI, May 29, 1873 1.08 mi. Elwood to near Dedham, MA, 1882 1.53 mi. Dedham Jct. to Dedham, MA

0.62 mi. Dorance St. to Providence, RI 0.67 mi. Freight branch at Hartford, CT Purchased from Boston and Albany Railroad: 2.00 mi. St. James Ave to Sumner St, Springfield, MA Property completed: 36.47 mi. Waterbury, CT to New York State Line, 1882 39.78 mi. Fishkill, NY to Connecticut state line, 1882 The Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad (11/1/1879) Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad (9/30/1874) Springfield and New London Railroad (7/29/1887) Connecticut Central Railroad (12/12/1887)

THE HARTFORD, PROVIDENCE AND FISHKILL RAILROAD. . . . . . The NY and New England RRInc. in CT, July 29, 1849

31.50 mi. Willimantic to Hartford, CT, 1849 18.00 mi. Hartford to Bristol, CT, 1850 58.50 mi. Providence, RI to Willimantic, CT, 1854 14.50 mi. Bristol to Waterbury, CT, 1855 New York and Hartford Railroad (7/23/1849) Hartford and Providence Railroad (7/23/1849) Providence and Plainfield Railroad (7/24/1851)

NEW YORK AND HARTFORD RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . The Hartford, Providence and Fishkill RRInc. in CT, June 12, 1845


HARTFORD AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . The Hartford, Providence and Fishkill RRInc. in CT, June 23, 1847

No property constructed The Manchester Railroad (6/23/1847)

THE MANCHESTER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartford and Providence RRInc. in CT, June 4, 1883


PROVIDENCE AND PLAINFIELD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill RRInc. in RI, June 27, 1846


BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERIE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York and New England RRInc. in CT, June 25, 1863

Inc. in MA, 1868 17.60 mi. completed, Thompson, CT to Southbridge, MA, 1867 26.23 mi. Mechanicsville to Willimantic, CT, 1873 Construction begun: 36.47 mi. Waterbury, CT to NY/CT state line 39.78 mi. Fishkill, NY to CT/NY state line Southern Midland Railroad (9/8/1863) Thompson and Willimantic Railroad (12/8/1863) The Boston, Hartford and Erie Extension Railroad (6/7/1864)

Boston, Hartford and Erie Ferry Railroad (??/??/??) Medway Branch Railroad (5/12/1864)

SOUTHERN MIDLAND RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Hartford and Erie RRName change, March 28, 1863

17.60 mi. begun, Thompson, CT to Southbridge, MA, 1885 Midland Land Damage Company (3/28/1863)

MIDLAND LAND DAMAGE COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Midland RRInc. in MA, April 9, 1861

No property constructed Midland Railroad (6/14/1862) The New York and Boston Railroad (1/14/1865)

MIDLAND RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midland Land Damage Co Inc. in MA, May 2, 1850 No property constructed Boston and New York Central Railroad (11/1/1858)

BOSTON AND NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midland RRInc. in MA and CT, April 30, 1852

23.20 mi. completed, Blackstone, MA to Mechanicsville, CT 12.50 mi. Boston to South Dedham, MA, 1855 Southbridge and Blackstone Railroad (12/12/1853) Midland Railroad (12/12/1853) Norfolk County Railroad (12/12/1853) East Thompson Railroad (11/1/1858)

SOUTHBRIDGE AND BLACKSTONE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston and New York Central RRInc. in MA, May 1, 1849

23.20 mi. begun, Blackstone, MA to Mechanicsville, CT

MIDLAND RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston and New York Central RRInc. in MA, May 2, 1850


NORFOLK COUNTY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston and New York Central RRInc. in MA, April 24, 1847

25.75 mi. Dedham to Blackstone, MA, 1849 Walpole Railroad (7/19/1847)

WALPOLE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk County RRInc. in MA, April 16, 1846


EAST THOMPSON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston and New York Central RRInc. in CT, June 25, 1853


THOMPSON AND WILLIMANTIC RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Hartford and Erie RR

Inc. in CT, June 22, 1857 No property constructed

THE BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERIE EXTENSION RR. . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Hartford and Erie RRInc. in NY, October 1, 1863


BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERIE FERRY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Hartford and Erie RRInc. in NY, January 5, 1864

Ferry and land only

MEDWAY BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Hartford and Erie RRInc. in MA, May 1, 1849

3.00 mi. Medway to North Wrentham, MA, 1852 -3.00 mi. abandoned

THE NEW YORK AND BOSTON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midland Land Damage CoInc. in CT, June 17, 1846

24.77 mi. Needham, MA to Woonsocket, RI, 1863 -5.30 mi. Brookline to Cook St, MA, Sold Woonsocket Union Railroad (1/1853) Charles River Railroad (10/3/1855) Bellingham Branch Railroad (1853)

WOONSOCKET UNION RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York and Boston RRInc. in RI, August 9, 1850

No property completed

CHARLES RIVER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York and Boston RRInc. in MA, May 24, 1851

No property completed Charles River Branch Railroad (11/1/1853)

CHARLES RIVER BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles River RRInc. in MA, May 1, 1849

3.10 mi. Cook Street to Needham, MA, 1853 5.30 mi. Brookline to Cook Street, MA, 1853

BELLINGHAM BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York and Boston RRInc. in MA, April 20, 1852

No property constructed, location only adopted

SPRINGFIELD AND NEW LONDON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . The New York and New England RRInc. in MA, April 20, 1852

7.50 mi. Springfield, MA to CT state line, 1876

CONNECTICUT CENTRAL RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York and New England RR Inc. in CT, July 6, 1871 7.30 mi. Melrose to Rockville, CT, 1876 20.24 mi. East Hartford to MA state line, 1876

NEWPORT AND WICKFORD RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT COMPANY. . . The NY, NH & H RR Name change, January 28, 1870 3.30 mi. Wickford Jct. to Wickford Landing, RI, 1871 Wickford Railroad (1/28/1870)

WICKFORD RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport and Wickford RR & Steamboat CoInc. in RI, June 3, 1864


NEW HAVEN AND NORTHAMPTON COMPANY. . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in MA, March 28, 1862

Inc. in CT, July 7, 1862 8.00 mi. Northampton to Williamsburg, MA, 1868 6.15 mi. Collinsville to New Hartford, CT, 1876 17.69 mi. Northampton ro Shelburn Jct., MA, 1881 9.20 mi. South Deerfield to Turner's Falls, MA, 1881 New Haven and Northampton Company (7/1/1862) Hampshire and Hampden Railroad (7/1/1862) Farmington Valley Railroad (7/1/1862)

NEW HAVEN AND NORTHAMPTON COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Haven and Northampton CoInc. in MA, April 9, 1836

Inc. in CT, June 2, 1836 46.50 mi. New Haven to Granby, CT, 1850 8.00 mi. Farmington to Collinsville, CT, 1850 1.00 mi. Simsbury to Tariffville, CT, 1850 Abandoned: 1.00 mi. Simsbury to Tariffville, CT President, Directors and Company of the Farmington Canal (4/9/1836) Hampshire and Hampden Canal Company (4/9/1836)

PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COMPANY OF THE FARMINGTON CANAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . New Haven and Northampton Co. Inc. in CT, May 30, 1822 Canal property, 1835

HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN CANAL COMPANY.. . . . . . . . . . . . New Haven and Northampton CoInc. in MA, February 24, 1823

Canal Property, 1835

HAMPSHIRE AND HAMPDEN RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Haven and Northampton CoInc. in MA, May 23, 1853

25.28 mi. Northampton, MA to CT state line, 1856 Hampden Railroad (5/25/1853) Northampton and Westfield Railroad (5/25/1853)

HAMPDEN RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampshire and Hampden RRInc. in MA, May 20, 1852


NORTHAMPTON AND WESTFIELD RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampshire and Hampden RRInc. in MA, May 22, 1852


FARMINGTON VALLEY RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Haven and Northampton CoInc. in CT, June 18, 1852

4.50 mi. Granby, CT to MA state line, 1855

RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD. . . . New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in MA, September 26, 1876

5.00 mi. Franklin, MA to RI state line, 1877

BERKSHIRE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in MA, March 23, 1905

No property constructed West Stockbridge Railroad (6/30/1905) Berkshire Railroad (6/30/1905) Stockbridge and Pittsfield Railroad (6/30/1905)

WEST STOCKBRIDGE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire RRInc. in MA, April 5, 1836

2.75 mi. West Stockbridge, MA to NY state line, 1844

BERKSHIRE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire RRInc. in MA, April 13, 1837

21.14 mi. West Stockbridge, MA to CT state line, 1842

STOCKBRIDGE AND PITTSFIELD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire RR Inc. in MA, March 17 1847 22.70 mi. Pittsfield to Vandeusenville, MA, 1849

MILFORD, FRANKLIN AND PROVIDENCE RR. . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in MA, April 21, 1882

4.60 mi. Franklin to Bellingham, MA, 1883

MILFORD AND WOONSOCKET RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in MA, May 2, 1855

3.88 mi. Milford to Bellingham Jct, MA, 1868 Hopkinton Railroad (5/16/1884)

HOPKINTON RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milford and Woonsocket RRInc. in MA, June 1, 1870

11.60 mi. Milford to Ashland, MA, 1872 Hopkinton Branch Railroad (6/1/1870) Hopkinton and Milford Railroad (6/1/1870)

HOPKINTON BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopkinton RRInc. in MA, May 26, 1869

Construction included in Hopkinton Railroad

HOPKINTON AND MILFORD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hopkinton RRInc. in MA, May 26, 1869

Construction included in Hopkinton Railroad

THE CONSOLIDATED RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RR Inc. in CT, 1901 This company acquired the following trolley companies as follows (approx. 361 mi.) Corporate History as follows: Company absorbed by Consolidated Railroad.......date merged Predecessor company............................date merged to successor

The People's Tramway Company.........................................9/29/1902 The Putnam and Thompson Street Railway................10/10/1899

The Danielson and Norwich Street Railway.........................9/29/1902

The Winchester Avenue Railroad........................................3/20/1904 New Haven and West Haven Horse Railroad.......................1892

The Fair Haven and Westville Railroad...............................5/23/1904 New Haven Street Railway..................................................1898 State Street Horse Railroad..................................................1893 New Haven and Morris Cove Railroad.................................1893 Edgewood Horse Railroad....................................................1894 Lake Saltonstall Railroad.....................................................1894 New Haven and East Haven River Railway.........................1898 New Haven and Centreville Street Railway.........................1898 New Haven and Centreville Horse Railroad.........................1893

The Wallingford Tramway....................................................5/14/1904

Meriden Electric Railroad.....................................................6/29/1904 Meriden Horse Railroad........................................................1895

The Norwich Street Railway.................................................9/29/1904 The Norwich Horse Railroad................................................1875

The Montville Street Railway..............................................9/27/1904

New London Street Railway..............................................10/22/1904

The Middletown Street Railway........................................11/28/1904 The Portland Street Railway...............................................1897

The Hartford Street Railway................................................9/19/1905 The Newington Tramway.................................................1897

The East Hartford and Glastonbury Street Railway........... 9/19/1905

The Greenwich Tramway.................................................. 9/19/1905

The Branford Lighting and Water Company..................... 9/19/1905

Stamford Street Railway................................................... 9/19/1905

The Suffield Street Railway.............................................. 9/19/1905

Willimantic Traction Company........................................ 12/6/1905

The Hartford and Middletown Street Railway.................. 1/15/1906

The Hartford, Manchester and Rockville Tramway........... 3/23/1906

The Waterbury and Pomerang Valley Railroad............... 4/22/1907 The Woodbury and Seymour Street Railway..................... 1906 The Woodbury and Waterbury Street Railway................. 1906

The Consolidated Railway also leased and brought into the carrier the following companies:

South Manchester Light, Power and Tramway Company.. 3/23/1904 Leased for 25 years, from May 15, 1895 with the property of The Hartford, Manchester and Rockville Tramway

The West Shore Railway.................................................. 3/20/1904 Leased for 99 years, from December 15, 1895 with the property of The Winchester Avenue Railroad Company

Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company.................. 8/1/1906Leased December 19, 1906, for 999 years from August 1, 1906

(Approximately 150 mi. of trolley line) This company acquired, prior to the date of lease, the franchises and property of the following companies:

Bridgeport and West Stratford Horse Railroad Bridgeport Horse Railroad Bridgeport Railway Bridgeport Traction Birmingham and Ansonia Horse Railway Central Railway and Lighting Co. Cheshire Street Railway

Connecticut Electric Co. Connecticut Lighting and Power Co. Derby and Ansonia Street Railway Derby Horse Railway Derby Street Railway East End Railway Gas Supply Co. Greenwich Gas and Electric Lighting Co.

Milford Street Railway Naugatuck Electric Light Co. Naugatuck Valley Electric Railway New Britian and Schuyler Electric Light Co.

New Britian Electric Light Co. Norwalk and South Norwalk Electric Light Co. Norwalk, Bridgeport and Bethel Traction Norwalk Gas Light Co. Norwalk Tramway Co. Plainsville Electric Light and Power Co. Shelton Street Railway Southington and Plantsville Tramway Thomaston and Watertown Electric Railway Thomastown Tramway

Trackage utilized by the carrier as part of carrier follows: From Greenwich Tramway: 5.6 mi. Mianus River, CT to NY state line From the Suffield Street Railway: 4.7 mi. pt. S of Suffield, CT to MA state line From The People's Tramway Co: 5.9 mi. West Thompson to North Grosvenordale, CT

THE TORRINGTON AND WINCHESTER STREET RAILWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The NY, NH & H RRInc. in CT, 1905

No property classified as main line

THE MERIDEN, SOUTHINGTON AND COMPOUNCE TRAMWAY CO. . . . . . The NY, NH & H RR Inc. in CT, 1897 No property classified as main line

THE VILLAGE WATER COMPANY OF SUFFIELD. . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, 1895


THE STAFFORD SPRINGS STREET RAILWAY. . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, 1901


THE FARMINGTON STREET RAILWAY.. . . . . . . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in CT, 1899


ROXBURY CENTRAL WHARF COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RRInc. in MA, date unknown

Deeded property only

SOUTH BAY WHARF AND TERMINAL CO. . . . . . . . . . The New York, New Haven and Hartford RR Inc. in MA, date unknown Deed property only

New York, New Haven and Hartford, Lessor:

Old Colony Railroad

OLD COLONY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inc. in MA, March 27, 1872 Inc. in RI, May, 1872 Trackage, June 30, 1915: 529.530 mi. First Main tracks 233.973 mi. Second and other main tracks 294.587 mi. Yard tracks and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 3.25 mi. Fall River to Slades Ferry, MA, 1875 3.44 mi. Whittenton Jct. to Raynham, MA, 1882 0.82 mi. Elmwood to Westdale, MA, 1885 6.95 mi. Matfield to Easton, MA, 1888 11.80 mi. Walpole Jct. to North Attleborough, MA, 1890 5.66 mi. Walpole Jct. to Norwood Jct, MA, 1892 4.34 mi. North Attleborough to Adamsdale, MA, 1903 Construction completed (started by other companies): 2.91 mi. Harrison Square to Shawmut Jct., MA, 1872 3.11 mi. West Quincy to Braintree, MA, 1876 17.28 mi. Buzzard's Bay to Woods Hole, MA, 1872 14.25 mi. Wellfleet to Provincetown, MA, 1873

Application for Abandonment:4.20 mi. Harrison Square to Mattapan, MA, approved only if branch line is sold to the

City of Boston, Aproved 5/8/1924 Old Colony and Newport Railway (9/30/1872) Cape Cod Railroad (9/30/1872) Middleborough and Taunton Railroad (4/28/1874) South Shore Railroad (3/31/1877) Duxbury and Cohassett Railroad (5/22/1878) Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad (3/6/1883) Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad (2/27/1885) Lowell and Framingham Railroad (2/27/1886) Hanover Branch Railroad (6/30/1887) Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad (7/1/1892) Fall River Railroad (11/12/1896) Nantasket Beach Railroad (1/24/1906) Plymouth and Middleborough Railroad (12/27/1911)

OLD COLONY AND NEWPORT RAILWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RR Inc. in MA, April 25, 1862 Inc. in RI, May, 1860 0.50 mi. Montclair Extension 2.91 mi. begun, Harrison Square to Shawmut Jct, MA 3.11 mi. begun, West Quincy to Braintree, MA Old Colony and Fall River Railroad (8/5/1863)

The Newport and Fall River Railroad (8/5/1863) Dighton and Somerset Railroad (12/31/1865) Granite Railway (12/19/1870) Easton Branch Railroad (9/25/1871) Shawmut Railroad (11/29/1871)

OLD COLONY AND FALL RIVER RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Newport RRInc. in MA, March 25, 1854

No property constructed Old Colony Railroad (9/30/1854)

Fall River Railroad (9/30/1854)

OLD COLONY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Fall River RRInc. in MA, March 16, 1844

37.45 mi. Boston to Plymouth, MA, 1845 6.22 mi. Abington to Bridgewater, MA, 1847

FALL RIVER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Fall River RRName change, April 16, 1846

42.23 mi. Braintree to Fall River, MA, 1846 United Corporation of the Middleborough Railroad Corporation and Fall River Branch Railroad

Company and Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad Corporation (4/16/1846)

UNITED CORPORATION OF THE MIDDLEBOROUGH RAILROAD CORPORATION AND FALLRIVER BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY AND RANDOLPH AND BRIDGEWATER RAILROADCORPORATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall River Railroad Inc. in MA, March 26, 1845 No property completed Fall River Branch Railroad (3/26/1845) Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad (3/26/1845) Middleborough Railroad (3/26/1845)

FALL RIVER BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Corporation, etc.Inc. in MA, March 14, 1844


RANDOLPH AND BRIDGEWATER RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Corporation, etc.Inc. in MA, March 25, 1845


MIDDLEBOROUGH RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Corporation, etc.Inc. in MA, March 26, 1845


THE NEWPORT AND FALL RIVER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Newport RyInc. in RI, May 8, 1846

19.50 mi. Newport, RI to Fall River, MA, 1846

DIGHTON AND SOMERSET RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Newport RyInc. in MA, February 21, 1863

33.20 mi. Braintree to Stoughton Jct., MA and Easton to Fall River, MA, 1866

GRANITE RAILWAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Newport RyInc. in MA, March 4, 1826

1.80 mi. West River to Neponset River, MA

SHAWMUT RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony and Newport RyInc. in MA, June 22, 1870

2.50 mi. Stoughton Jct. to Easton, MA, 1855

CAPE COD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRName change, February 22, 1854

56.25 mi. Middleborough to Yarmouth. MA and Orleans to Wellfleet, MA, 1848-1872 17.28 mi. begun, Buzzards Bay to Wood's Hole, MA 14.25 mi. begun, Wellfleet to Provincetown, MA Cape Cod Branch Railroad (2/22/1845) Cape Cod Central Railroad (7/28/1868) Plymouth and Vineyard Sound Railroad (9/9/1871)

CAPE COD BRANCH RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape Cod RRInc. in MA, April 8, 1846

See successor for construction

CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape Cod RRInc. in MA, April 8, 1846

18.70 mi. Yarmouth to Orleans, MA, 1865

PLYMOUTH AND VINEYARD SOUND RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape Cod RRName change, April 11, 1861

No property constructed Vineyard Sound Railroad (4/11/1861)

VINEYARD SOUND RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plymouth and Vineyard Sound RRInc. in MA, date unknown


MIDDLEBOROUGH AND TAUNTON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRName change, March 17, 1853

8.05 mi. Middleboro to Middleboro Jct, MA, 1856 Taunton and Middleborough Railroad (3/17/1853)

TAUNTON AND MIDDLEBOROUGH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middleborough and Taunton RRInc. in MA, April 21 1848


SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, March 26, 1846

11.51 mi. Braintree to Cohasset, MA, 1849

DUXBURY AND COHASSETT RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, March 13, 1867

17.47 mi. Cohasset to South Duxbury, MA, 1871 3.20 mi. South Duxbury to Kingston, MA, 1874

BOSTON, CLINTON, FITCHBURG AND NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, February 11, 1873

No property constructed Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad (5/31/1876) New Bedford Railroad (5/31/1876)

BOSTON, CLINTON AND FITCHBURG RAILROAD. Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg & New Bedford RR Name change, April 17, 1867 0.70 mi. Reformatory to Sherborn, MA, 1875 1.47 mi. Marlborough Jct. to Marlborough, MA, 1855 2.00 mi. Clinton to Lancaster Mills, 1875

Agricultural Branch Railroad (4/17/1867) Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad (6/30/1869) Mansfield and Framingham Railroad (5/31/1875)

AGRICULTURAL BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg RRInc. in MA, April 26, 1847

12.30 mi. Framingham to Northborough, MA, 1855 13.95 mi. Northborough to Pratt Jct., MA, 1866

FITCHBURG AND WORCESTER RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg RRInc. in MA, April 16, 1846

13.73 mi. Fitchburg to Sterling Jct., MA, 1850

MANSFIELD AND FRAMINGHAM RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg RRName change, March 18, 1867

21.29 mi. Mansfield to South Framingham, MA, 1870 Foxborough Branch Railroad (4/26/1862)

FOXBOROUGH BRANCH RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mansfield and Framingham RRInc. in MA, April 26, 1862


NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford RRInc. in MA, February 11, 1873

1.35 mi. New Bedford extension, MA, 1873 New Bedford and Taunton Railroad (3/20/1873) Taunton Branch Railroad (2/2/1874)

NEW BEDFORD AND TAUNTON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Bedford RRName change, March 26, 1839

20.25 mi. New Bedford to Taunton, MA, 1840 Old Colony Railroad (3/26/1839) Weir Branch Railroad (1848) Fairhaven Branch Railroad (7/1/1861)

OLD COLONY RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Bedford and Taunton RRInc. in MA, April 13, 1838


WEIR BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Bedford and Taunton RRInc. in MA, April 16, 1847

0.90 mi. Weir Junction to Taunton, MA, 1848

FAIRHAVEN BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Bedford and Taunton RRInc. in MA, May 1, 1849

14.95 mi. Fairhaven to Tremont, MA, 1854 Proprietors of the New Bedford and Fairhaven Ferry (10/2/1854)

PROPRIETORS OF THE NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN FERRY. . . . . . . . Fairhaven Branch RRInc. in MA, March 8, 1832


TAUNTON BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Bedford RRInc. in MA, April 7, 1835

10.95 mi. Taunton to Mansfield, MA, 1836 8.50 mi. Attleborough to Attleborough Jct., 1871

DORCHESTER AND MILTON BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, May 1, 1849

3.23 mi. Neposet to Mattapan, MA, 1847

LOWELL AND FRAMINGHAM RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, March 31, 1881

No property constructed Framingham and Lowell Railroad (9/29/1881)

FRAMINGHAM AND LOWELL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell and Framingham RRInc. in MA, March 23, 1870

26.60 mi. Framingham to Lowell, MA, 1871

HANOVER BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, April 6, 1846 and April 20, 1864

7.85 mi. North Abington to Hanover, MA, 1868

FALL RIVER, WARREN AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA and RI, July 2, 1862

6.65 mi. Brayton, MA to Warren, RI, 1865 The Warren and Fall River Railroad (7/2/1862) The Fall River and Warren Railroad (7/2/1862)

THE WARREN AND FALL RIVER RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall River, Warren & Providence RRInc. in RI, May 30, 1856


THE FALL RIVER AND WARREN RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall River, Warren & Providence RR

Inc. in MA, March 17, 1857 No property constructed

FALL RIVER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, March 17, 1857

11.69 mi. Mt. Pleasant to Watuppa, MA, 1875

NANTASKET BEACH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, March 2, 1881

No property constructed Nantasket Beach Railroad (3/21/1881) The Hull and Nantasket Beach Railroad (3/21/1881) Boston, Hingham and Hull Railroad (3/21/1881)

NANTASKET BEACH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nantasket Beach RRInc. in MA, March 2, 1880

3.10 mi. Allerton to Nantasket Beach, MA, 1880

THE HULL AND NANTASKET BEACH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nantasket Beach RRInc. in MA, September 2, 1880

3.00 mi. Allerton to Pemberton, MA, 1881

BOSTON, HIGHAM AND HULL RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nantasket Beach RRInc. in MA, October 4, 1880

0.85 mi. Nantasket Beach to Nantasket Jct., MA, 1881

PLYMOUTH AND MIDDLEBOROUGH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Colony RRInc. in MA, March 20, 1890

15.69 mi. Plymouth to Middleborough, MA, 1892

Boston and Providence Railroad

BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inc. under spec. law of MA, June 22, 1831 Trackage, June 30, 1915: 58.040 mi. First main track 72.618 mi. Second and other main track 62.543 mi. Yard track and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 0.71 mi. Boston to Back Bay, MA, 1839 9.32 mi. Back Bay to Readville, MA, 1834 24.61 mi. Readville to East Jct., MA, 1835 3.60 mi. East Jct., MA to RI state line, via Pleasant View, 1847 2.00 mi. East Providence, RI branch, 1835 2.11 mi. Readville to Dedham, MA, 1835 3.00 mi. East Jct, MA to RI state line, via Rumford, 1835 2.60 mi. East Providence, RI to MA state line, 1835

5.30 mi. Forest Hills to Dedham, MA, 1850 1.40 mi. Providence-Midland division connection, 1898 -0.38 mi. Old Wharf Point Branch Seekonk Branch Railroad (8/9/1839) Stoughton Branch Railroad (2/6/1873)

SEEKONK BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston and Providence RRInc. in MA, April 16, 1836

0.379 mi. Old Wharf Point branch, 1839

STOUGHTON BRANCH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston and Providence RRInc. in MA, March 16, 1844

3.94 mi. Canton Jct. to Stoughton, MA, 1873

Boston and Providence Railroad

BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Name change, June 16, 1853

Trackage, June 30, 1915: 1.470 mi. First Main track 1.143 mi. Second and other main tracks 4.421 mi. Yard tracks and sidings Equipment No equipment owned Purchased from Providence and Worcester: 0.70 mi. MA state line to Boston Switch, RI Owned 50% with Providence and Worcester: 4.97 mi. Boston Switch to Providence, RI, 1847 Boston and Providence Railroad and Transportation Co. (6/16/1853)

BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Boston and Providence RR Spec. act of RI, May 10, 1834 2.00 mi. East Providence, RI to property line of Boston & Providence RR (Mass), 1835

Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad

PROVIDENCE, WARREN AND BRISTOL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spec. act of MA, May 23, 1851

Spec. act of RI, November 1, 1850 Trackage, June 30, 1915: 14.419 mi. First Main track 9.517 mi. Second and other main tracks 7.678 mi. Yard tracks and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 14.419 mi. Providence, RI to Seekonk, MA (now E. Providence, RI) 7/12/1855 Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad (11/16/1854)

Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad (11/16/1854)

PROVIDENCE, WARREN AND BRISTOL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . Providence, Warren and Bristol RRName change, June 25, 1852

No property constructed Providence and Bristol Railroad (6/25/1852)

PROVIDENCE AND BRISTOL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence, Warren and Bristol RRInc. in RI, November 1, 1850


PROVIDENCE, WARREN AND BRISTOL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . Providence, Warren and Bristol RRName change, March 24, 1853

No property constructed Providence and Bristol Railroad (3/24/1853)

PROVIDENCE AND BRISTOL RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence, Warren and Bristol RRInc. in MA, May 23, 1851


The Harlem River and Port Chester Railroad

THE HARLEM AND PORT CHESTER RAILROAD.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inc. in NY, April 2, 1850 and 1866

Trackage, June 30, 1915: 11.217 mi. First main track 52.218 mi. Second and other main tracks 101.337 mi. Yard tracks and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction:

11.217 mi. Harlem River to New Rochelle, NY, 1870-11/24/1873 (two main tracks constructed)

Expanded to six main tracks, completed, 3/3/1912 Electrification begun, 10/1910

Holyoke and Westfield Railroad

HOLYOKE AND WESTFIELD RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spec. act of MA, June 12, 1869

Trackage, June 30, 1915: 10.028 mi. First main track 10.551 mi. Yard track and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 10.028 mi. Holyoke to Westfield, MA, 1870-1871

Providence and Worcester Railroad

PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spec. law of MA, March 12, 1844

Spec. law of RI, May 10, 1844 Trackage, June 30, 1915: 43.083 mi. First Main track 43.342 mi. Second and other main tracks 61.171 mi. Yard tracks and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 19.00 mi. Providence, RI to Milville, MA, 1847 23.00 mi. Millville to Worcester, MA, 1847 7.00 mi. Valley Falls Branch, RI, 1874 Deeded to Boston and Providence RR 50% interest: 4.970 mi. MA state line to Boston Switch, RI

Chatham Railroad

CHATHAM RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inc. in MA, February 25, 1887

Trackage, June 30, 1915: 7.100 mi. First main track 1.028 mi. Yard track and sidings Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 7.100 mi. Harwich to Chatham, MA, 11/21/1887

Norwich and Worcester Railroad

NORWICH AND WORCESTER RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spec. acts of CT and MA, June 22, 1836

Trackage, June 30, 1915: 70.545 mi. First main track

0.431 mi. Second and other main tracks 43.737 mi. Yard tracks and sidings

Equipment No equipment owned By construction: 59.00 mi. Worcester, MA to Norwich, CT, 1840 6.00 mi. Norwich to Allyn's Point, CT, 1843 6.00 mi. Allyn's Point to Groton, CT, 1889 Boston, Norwich and New London Railroad (6/22/1836) The Worcester and Norwich Railroad (6/22/1836)

BOSTON, NORWICH AND NEW LONDON RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norwich and Worcester RR

Inc. in CT, May 1, 1832 No property constructed

THE WORCESTER AND NORWICH RAILROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norwich and Worcester RR Inc. in MA, March 15, 1833 No property constructed

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