List of Connecticut railroads
This is a list of railroad companies which currently or formerly operated at least partially in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Active railroads
Freight carriers
Name | Mark | Image | Founded | Predecessor(s) | Description | Owner | Reference |
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Branford Steam Railroad | BRFD | 1903 | N/A | Hauls stone from a Tilcon quarry in North Branford. | Tilcon Connecticut | [1] | |
Central New England Railroad | CNZR | 1995 |
| Operates two branch lines in and around Hartford. | Independent | [1] | |
Connecticut Southern Railroad | CSO | 1996 | Conrail | Operates along Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line via trackage rights, along with several branches. Hauls freight between Cedar Hill Yard and West Springfield, Massachusetts, for CSX. | Genesee & Wyoming | [1] | |
CSX Transportation | CSXT | 1980 | Conrail | Assumed Conrail's Connecticut operations in 1999, chiefly on the New Haven Line and at Cedar Hill Yard. | CSX Corporation | [1] | |
Housatonic Railroad | HRRC | 1983 | Operates a north-south line in western Connecticut, along with several branches. | Independent | [1] | ||
Naugatuck Railroad | NAUG | 1996 | Guilford Rail System | Primarily a heritage railroad, but also provides freight service between Waterbury and Torrington. | Railroad Museum of New England | [1] | |
New England Central Railroad | NECR | 1995 | Central Vermont Railway | Operates a main line between New London and the Massachusetts state line, via Willimantic. | Genesee & Wyoming | [1] | |
Pan Am Southern | PAS | 2009 | Pan Am Railways | Joint venture between NS and PAR, operates all former PAR trackage in the state. |
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Providence and Worcester Railroad | PW | 1847 (original company) | Penn Central Transportation Company | Separated from Penn Central Transportation Company in 1973, operates across central and western Connecticut. | Genesee & Wyoming | [1] |
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Name | Mark | Image | Founded | Predecessor(s) | Description | Owner | References |
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Amtrak | AMTK | 1971 | Penn Central Transportation Company | National intercity passenger railroad of the United States. Operates on the Northeast Corridor, owns and operates the New Haven–Springfield Line. | Federal government of the United States | [2] | |
CT Rail | CNDX | 1990 | N/A | Brand for commuter rail services operated by the State of Connecticut. Includes the Hartford Line, run under contract by TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts, and Shore Line East, run under contract by Amtrak. | Connecticut Department of Transportation | [3][4][5] | |
Metro-North Railroad | MNCW | 1983 | Conrail | Operates commuter service along the New Haven Line, New Canaan Branch, Danbury Branch, and Waterbury Branch, under contract with the state of Connecticut. | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | [6] |
Heritage railroads
Name | Mark | Image | Founded | Predecessor(s) | Description | Owner | References |
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Connecticut Trolley Museum | 1940 | Hartford and Springfield Street Railway Company | |||||
Danbury Railway Museum | DRMX | 1994 | Metro-North Railroad | Independent | |||
Naugatuck Railroad | NAUG | 1996 | Railroad Museum of New England | ||||
Shore Line Trolley Museum | 1945 | Connecticut Company | Branford Electric Railway Association | ||||
Valley Railroad | VALE | 1971 | Penn Central Transportation Company |
Defunct railroads
Street railroads
Entries in this list were interurbans, streetcars, or other electric railroads dedicated to passenger transport.
This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
Name | Founded | Disestablished | Successor | Description | References |
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Branford Lighting and Water Company | 1905 | Consolidated Railway | |||
Bridgeport Horse Railway Company | |||||
Bridgeport Railway Company | |||||
Bridgeport Traction Company | |||||
Bristol Traction Company | |||||
Central Railway and Electric Company | |||||
Cheshire Street Railway | |||||
Connecticut Company | |||||
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company | |||||
Consolidated Railway | |||||
Danbury and Bethel Street Railway | |||||
Fair Haven and Westville Railroad | |||||
Farmington Street Railway | |||||
Hartford and Springfield Street Railway | |||||
Hartford, Manchester and Rockville Tramway Company | |||||
Hartford Street Railway | |||||
Hartford and West Hartford Horse Railroad | |||||
Meriden Electric Railroad | |||||
Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company | |||||
Middletown Street Railroad | |||||
Montville Street Railway | |||||
New Haven Street Railway | |||||
New London Street Railway | |||||
Norwich Street Railway | |||||
People's Tramway | |||||
Shore Line Electric Railway | |||||
Stamford Street Railroad | |||||
Stafford Springs Street Railway | |||||
Torrington and Winchester Street Railway | |||||
Waterbury and Milldale Tramway | June 5, 1907 | April 3, 1936 | Replaced by bus line | ||
West Shore Railway | |||||
Winchester Avenue Railroad |
- Not completed
- New York and Boston Rapid Transit Company
- Ridgefield and New York Railroad
Bibliography
- Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2nd ed.). Pepperell, Massachusetts: Branch Line Press. ISBN 978-0-942147-12-4. OCLC 1038017689.
Notes
- ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
- ^ This date refers to the year in which the railroad company was chartered or formed, and may be earlier than when the company ran its first train, if ever.
- ^ This date refers to when the railroad company formally ceased to exist. Many railroads were leased by other companies, de facto becoming part of them, but remained separate on paper for some time. If this date differs from when the railroad last operated independently, this will be noted in the description section.
- ^ No relation to the identically named company which existed 1871-1887.
- ^ Known as the Manufacturers' Street Railway 1893-1897.
- ^ Known as the Shepaug Valley railroad 1866–1873, Shepaug Railroad 1873-1887.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Connecticut Department of Transportation (2012). "Connecticut State Rail Plan" (PDF). CT.gov. pp. 69–76. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Connecticut" (PDF). Amtrak. 2017.
- ^ Burns, J. William (June 22, 1990). "Clamdigger's Successor a Success". The Day. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "SLE". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Templeton, Dan (2017-07-26). "Connecticut chooses Hartford Line operator". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Frishman, Paul (2014). "Questions About Metro North And Commuter Rail". Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "The Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company". Hartford Weekly Times. April 4, 1878. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Zebora, Jim (March 3, 1991). "All-freight railroad keeps chugging". Record-Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Waters, Martin J. (April 8, 2001). "Here's a switch: Derelict rail line is back on track". Record-Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Karr 2017, p. 78.
- ^ Karr 2017, pp. 82–88.
- ^ Poor, Henry V. (1860). History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America. J.H. Schultz & Company. p. 197.
- ^ Connecticut (1857). Resolutions and Private Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut. Press of Elihu Geer. pp. 248–249.
- ^ Connecticut Board of Railroad Commissioners (1893). Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Connecticut, for ... Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 262.
- ^ Karr 2017, p. 70.
- ^ Connecticut General Assembly (1893). Acts and Laws of His Majesties Colony of Connecticut in New-England. Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 31.