New Haven Railroad Airline

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New haven railroad airline. The new haven operated freight and passenger trains over a boston new york city main line and a number of branch lines. The new york new haven and hartford railroad commonly known as the new haven was a railroad that operated in the new england region of the united states from 1872 to 1968 dominating the region s rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century. Chicago and northern pacific air line railroad and chicago and northern pacific air line railway part of the chicago and north western railway. Twilight of the new haven railroad plus a brief look at the 1960s long island railroad.

Maher was one of the middletown swing bridge tenders back in the waning days of the new haven railroad. After the failure of its parent company in 1975 it was reorganized into the boston and new york air line railroad and later the new york and new england railroad ny ne. Danbury and norwalk railroad wikipedia air line railroad wikipedia new haven middletown and willimantic railroad site meriden waterbury and connecticut river site scroll down new york providence and boston railroad stonington line wikipedia. The new york new haven and hartford railroad company commonly known as the new haven railroad or simply the new haven operated in the states of new york connecticut rhode island and massachusetts.

Morgan sought to monopolize new england transportation by arranging the nh s acquisition of 50 companies including other railroads and steamship lines and building a network o. 3 pages with photos including a color photo on the lyman viaduct fill. Beginning in the 1890s and accelerating in 1903 new york banker j. Less than 50 km 30 miles was built and is still used as an interurban eastwards from chicago illinois.

What is so rare as a day in june memories of the june 19 1949 new york division railroad enthusiasts excursion which ran from new york to new haven middletown willimantic hartford waterbury bridgeport and back to new york. To use this index search for an address or town click on the red box and a pop up window will appear listing all maps at this location. Chicago new york electric air line railroad. Housatonic railroad wikipedia new haven and derby railroad.

The boston and new york air line railroad now and then post by bobbarbn mon aug 01 2016 2 34 pm my grandfather thomas a. It opened in 1873 as the new haven middletown and willimantic railroad. At its completion the line was 25 miles shorter than the shore line.