Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company

1833 – 1872

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Connecticut, Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1838-1872
Operations In
United States: Connecticut, Massachusetts

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Windsor Locks and Suffield Railroad Company
1868 to 1871, Consolidated
New Britain and Middletown Railroad Company
1854 to 1868, Consolidated
Middletown Extension Railroad Company
1857 to 1861, Consolidated
The Branch Company
1845 to 1850, Merged
The Middletown Railroad Company
1844 to 1850, Consolidated
Hartford and Springfield Railroad Corporation
1839 to 1847, Merged

Timeline

May 29, 1833
Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Connecticut.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
1839
Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
May 10, 1847
Hartford and Springfield Railroad Corporation is united with Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
April 2, 1850
The Branch Company merges with Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
April 24, 1850
The Middletown Railroad Company is united with Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
September 18, 1861
Middletown Extension Railroad Company is united with Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
August 19, 1868
New Britain and Middletown Railroad Company is united with Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
May 17, 1871
Windsor Locks and Suffield Railroad Company is united with Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
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.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).