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New York and New Haven Railroad

The New York and New Haven Railroad (NY&NH) was a railroad connecting New York City to New Haven, Connecticut, along the shore of Long Island Sound. It opened in 1849, and in 1872 it merged with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad to form the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. The line is now the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.

New York and New Haven Railroad
Locomotive number 27 of the New York and New Haven Railroad in 1860
Overview
Current operatorMetro-North Railroad

Amtrak
CT Rail (limited service)
CSX Transportation (freight)

Providence and Worcester Railroad (overhead freight rights)
LocaleNew York
Connecticut
Dates of operation1849–1872
SuccessorNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

History

Background and formation

In the early days of railroads, building a line along the north shore of the Long Island Sound was considered difficult due to the many rivers that fed into it. The first all-rail New York City-Boston lines ran north via the predecessors to the New York Central and Boston & Albany (B&A) railroads. Other routes involved combined water and rail routes, some going east via the Long Island Rail Road, other departing the East River waterfront of New York for ports in Connecticut, Rhode Island, or Massachusetts. However, railroad technology soon improved, and the NY&NH was chartered June 20, 1844, to build such a line from New York to New Haven, where it would connect to the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, which itself connected to the future B&A at Springfield.

 
1845 map of surveyed route

Construction began September 1847 and the first train operated by January 1849. A March 17, 1848, agreement gave the NY&NH trackage rights over the New York & Harlem Railroad from Woodlawn (now part of the Bronx) south into New York City.

Operations

On July 11, 1848, the recently opened New Haven and Northampton Railroad (also known as the Canal Line), running north from New Haven to Plainville, was leased to the NY&NH. On February 16, 1850, the second part of the line to Granby was also leased; further extensions northward into Massachusetts were later acquired by the New Haven and Northampton as well. The New York and New Haven's lease of the New Haven and Northampton expired June 30, 1869, and was not renewed, and the latter returned to independent operations; the Canal Line ultimately outlasted the New York and New Haven.

 
A wreck on the New York and New Haven at South Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1853

The first superintendent of the railroad was R.B. Mason. He was succeeded by George W. Whistler Jr. In 1854, James Henry Hoyt of Stamford, Connecticut, became the third superintendent. When the railroad's first track was built in the 1840s, Hoyt had been a contractor grading portions of it, building bridges, and supplying ties. He then supplied the railroad with fuel and was again a heavy contractor when the second track was built.[1]

The eastern half of the north shore line, from New Haven east to New London, was chartered in 1848 as the New Haven & New London Railroad, opening in 1852. In 1856 it was consolidated with the unbuilt New London and Stonington Railroad to form the New Haven, New London & Stonington Railroad, which was leased by the New York, Providence & Boston Railroad (NYP&B) in 1859. The line east to Stonington was never built and the company was reorganized as the Shore Line Railway in 1865. The NY&NH leased it on November 1, 1870, as an eastern extension of its line.

On September 7, 1870, the NY&NH and Hartford & New Haven agreed to consolidate into one continuous line from New York to Springfield, Massachusetts. This merger happened on July 24, 1872, forming the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.[2]

Successors

The line has since passed into Penn Central, Conrail and is now mostly part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, with additional passenger service provided by Metro-North Railroad. The state of Connecticut currently owns the line from New Haven to the Connecticut border, and Metro-North controls the line from New Rochelle to New Haven. Just as in 1849, the line merges with the current Harlem Line in the Williams Bridge section of the Bronx[dubious ] to access Grand Central Terminal.

See also

References

  1. ^ Huntington, Rev. E.B. (1979) [1868]. "James Henry Hoyt". A History of Stamford, Connecticut, 1641-1868, Including Darien Until 1820. Stamford Historical Society (corrected reprint ed.). Harrison, N.Y.: Harbor Hill Books. pp. 398 ff. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Manual of the Railroads of the United States: For ... 1875/76. 1876. p. 104. Retrieved October 17, 2017 – via Google Books.

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The New York and New Haven Railroad NY amp NH was a railroad connecting New York City to New Haven Connecticut along the shore of Long Island Sound It opened in 1849 and in 1872 it merged with the Hartford amp New Haven Railroad to form the New York New Haven amp Hartford Railroad The line is now the Metro North Railroad New Haven Line and part of Amtrak s Northeast Corridor New York and New Haven RailroadLocomotive number 27 of the New York and New Haven Railroad in 1860OverviewCurrent operatorMetro North RailroadAmtrakCT Rail limited service CSX Transportation freight Providence and Worcester Railroad overhead freight rights LocaleNew YorkConnecticutDates of operation1849 1872SuccessorNew York New Haven and Hartford RailroadTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge Contents 1 History 1 1 Background and formation 1 2 Operations 1 3 Successors 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditBackground and formation EditIn the early days of railroads building a line along the north shore of the Long Island Sound was considered difficult due to the many rivers that fed into it The first all rail New York City Boston lines ran north via the predecessors to the New York Central and Boston amp Albany B amp A railroads Other routes involved combined water and rail routes some going east via the Long Island Rail Road other departing the East River waterfront of New York for ports in Connecticut Rhode Island or Massachusetts However railroad technology soon improved and the NY amp NH was chartered June 20 1844 to build such a line from New York to New Haven where it would connect to the Hartford amp New Haven Railroad which itself connected to the future B amp A at Springfield 1845 map of surveyed route Construction began September 1847 and the first train operated by January 1849 A March 17 1848 agreement gave the NY amp NH trackage rights over the New York amp Harlem Railroad from Woodlawn now part of the Bronx south into New York City Operations Edit On July 11 1848 the recently opened New Haven and Northampton Railroad also known as the Canal Line running north from New Haven to Plainville was leased to the NY amp NH On February 16 1850 the second part of the line to Granby was also leased further extensions northward into Massachusetts were later acquired by the New Haven and Northampton as well The New York and New Haven s lease of the New Haven and Northampton expired June 30 1869 and was not renewed and the latter returned to independent operations the Canal Line ultimately outlasted the New York and New Haven A wreck on the New York and New Haven at South Norwalk Connecticut in 1853 The first superintendent of the railroad was R B Mason He was succeeded by George W Whistler Jr In 1854 James Henry Hoyt of Stamford Connecticut became the third superintendent When the railroad s first track was built in the 1840s Hoyt had been a contractor grading portions of it building bridges and supplying ties He then supplied the railroad with fuel and was again a heavy contractor when the second track was built 1 The eastern half of the north shore line from New Haven east to New London was chartered in 1848 as the New Haven amp New London Railroad opening in 1852 In 1856 it was consolidated with the unbuilt New London and Stonington Railroad to form the New Haven New London amp Stonington Railroad which was leased by the New York Providence amp Boston Railroad NYP amp B in 1859 The line east to Stonington was never built and the company was reorganized as the Shore Line Railway in 1865 The NY amp NH leased it on November 1 1870 as an eastern extension of its line On September 7 1870 the NY amp NH and Hartford amp New Haven agreed to consolidate into one continuous line from New York to Springfield Massachusetts This merger happened on July 24 1872 forming the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad 2 Successors Edit The line has since passed into Penn Central Conrail and is now mostly part of Amtrak s Northeast Corridor with additional passenger service provided by Metro North Railroad The state of Connecticut currently owns the line from New Haven to the Connecticut border and Metro North controls the line from New Rochelle to New Haven Just as in 1849 the line merges with the current Harlem Line in the Williams Bridge section of the Bronx dubious discuss to access Grand Central Terminal See also EditList of New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad precursorsReferences Edit Huntington Rev E B 1979 1868 James Henry Hoyt A History of Stamford Connecticut 1641 1868 Including Darien Until 1820 Stamford Historical Society corrected reprint ed Harrison N Y Harbor Hill Books pp 398 ff Retrieved March 24 2007 Manual of the Railroads of the United States For 1875 76 1876 p 104 Retrieved October 17 2017 via Google Books External links EditRailroad History Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York and New Haven Railroad amp oldid 1117932780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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