The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

New Haven and Northampton Company

1862 to 1910, Merged

The Farmington Street Railway Company

1899 to 1909, Merged

The Village Water Company of Suffield

1895 to 1908, Merged

The Stafford Springs Street Railway Company

1901 to 1908, Merged

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company

1850 to 1907, Merged

Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad Company

1887 to 1907, Merged

The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway Company

1905 to 1907, Merged

The Rockville Railroad Company

1863 to 1907, Merged

The Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury Railroad

1897 to 1907, Merged

The Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company

1897 to 1907, Merged

The Manufacturers' Railroad Company

1897 to 1907, Merged

Boston and New York Air Line Railroad Company

1875 to 1907, Merged

The Consolidated Railroad Company

1901 to 1907, Merged

Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad Company (of R.I.)

1872 to 1907, Merged

New Haven and Derby Railroad Company

1864 to 1907, Merged

Colchester Railroad Company

1876 to 1907, Merged

The Naugatuck Railroad Company

1845 to 1906, Merged

Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad Company

1887 to 1898, Merged

Shore Line Railway

1864 to 1897, Merged

The Contractors to Rebuild and Support Union Wharf Pier in New Haven

1810 to 1895, Merged

The Company for Erecting and Supporting a Toll Bridge from New Haven to East Haven

1796 to 1895, Merged

The Union Wharf Company in New Haven

1760 to 1895, Merged

New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company

1832 to 1893, Merged

The Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad Company

1879 to 1892, Merged

The Stamford and New Canaan Railroad Company

1882 to 1890, Merged

New York and New Haven Railroad Company

1844 to 1872, Consolidated

Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company

1833 to 1872, Consolidated

Timeline

August 6, 1872

The New York, New Haven and Hartford 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).

August 6, 1872

The New York, New Haven and Hartford 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).

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).

October 1, 1890

The Stamford and New Canaan Railroad Company merges into 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).

April 21, 1892

The New York Connecting Railroad Company incorporates and organizes under the general laws of the State of New York , jointly controlled by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York Connecting Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 586-606 (United States Government Printing Office, 1930).

December 17, 1892

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company property is leased to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for 99 years.

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).

December 21, 1892

The Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad Company merges with 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).

February 23, 1893

New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company merges into 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).

May 17, 1893

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Rhode Island.

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).

October 18, 1895

The Company for Erecting and Supporting a Toll Bridge from New Haven to East Haven merges with 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).

October 18, 1895

The Contractors to Rebuild and Support Union Wharf Pier in New Haven merges with 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).

October 18, 1895

The Union Wharf Company in New Haven merges with 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).

March 18, 1897

Shore Line Railway merges with 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).

March 29, 1898

Housatonic Railroad Company is acquired by 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).

July 9, 1898

Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad Company merges with 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).

1905

Springfield Street Railway Company and Springfield and Eastern Street Railway Company are acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

1905

Berkshire Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

October 30, 1905

Providence and Springfield Railroad Company is sold to 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).

1906

Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

1906

Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

1906

Bennington and North Adams Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

January 31, 1906

The Naugatuck Railroad Company merges with 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).

December 29, 1906

The Providence Terminal Company is sold to 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).

February 5, 1907

Pawtuxet Valley Railroad Company is sold to 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).

March 16, 1907

Colchester Railroad Company merges with 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).

March 26, 1907

Boston and New York Air Line Railroad Company merges with 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).

March 26, 1907

New Haven and Derby Railroad Company merges with 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).

March 26, 1907

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company merges with 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).

March 26, 1907

The Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury Railroad merges with 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).

March 26, 1907

The Rockville Railroad Company merges with 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).

April 16, 1907

Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad Company merges with 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).

April 16, 1907

Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad Company (of R.I.) merges with 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).

April 30, 1907

The Manufacturers' Railroad Company merges with 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).

May 21, 1907

The Consolidated Railroad Company merges with 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).

June 28, 1907

The Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company merges with 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).

June 28, 1907

The Torrington and Winchester Street Railway Company merges with 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).

February 18. 1908

The Village Water Company of Suffield merges with 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).

April 1908

The New England Railroad Company is deeded to 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).

July 18, 1908

The Stafford Springs Street Railway Company merges with 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).

November 1, 1909

Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company is deeded to 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).

December 31, 1909

The Farmington Street Railway Company merges with 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).

October 18, 1910

Berkshire Railroad Company is sold to 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).

October 26, 1910

New Haven and Northampton Company merges with 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).

October 26, 1910

Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad Company (of Mass.) is sold to 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).

December 19, 1910

Milford and Woonsocket Railroad Company is sold to 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).

December 19, 1910

Milford, Franklin and Providence Railroad Company is sold to 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).

1927-1929

Boston Elevated Railway Company converts the The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Shawmut and Milton Branches to the Dorchester subway and Mattapan-Ashmont streetcar line.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

September 1947

Old Colony Railroad Company is acquired by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

Source

“Old Colony Railroad,” Wikipedia, February 13, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad.

December 31, 1968

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company merges into Penn Central Company.

Source

Unknown source.

Unknown

Roxbury Central Wharf Company is deeded all its property to 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).

Unknown

South Bay Wharf and Terminal Company is deeded all its property to 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).

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