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This line connects Hartford and Middletown. Connecticut Southern owns and operates the northernmost 3 miles (4.8 km) of the line; the remainder is owned by the state of Connecticut and operated by the Providence and Worcester Railroad. [12] A short spur on this line, known as the Market Spur, connects to the Hartford Regional Market. [16]
The Connecticut Company was the primary electric street railway company in the U.S. state of Connecticut, operating both city and rural trolleys and freight service. It was controlled by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (New Haven), which also controlled most steam railroads in the state.
[5] During the Great Depression in the 1930s, the Cheney brothers began to sell most of their assets. [7] The railroad was part of their liquidation. The final passenger trip occurred in 1933, [6] and shortly afterwards the railroad was sold to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which connected to the line in Manchester. [8]
CT Rail's Shore Line East commuter rail service runs between New London and New Haven. When service initially started along the line on May 29, 1990, CT Rail commuter trains were intended to be a temporary measure in order to reduce congestion along Interstate 95 during a highway construction project. However, the service was made permanent due ...
CTrail: Hartford Line CTtransit Bus: 215 New Haven/Wallingford/Meriden, 292 North Colony Road 61.4 mi (98.8 km) New Haven: New Haven State Street: Amtrak: Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer CTrail: Hartford Line, Shore Line East Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line CTtransit Bus: 204, 206, 212, 223, 274, 278, 950 62.0 mi (99.8 km) New Haven Union ...
South Norwalk station is a commuter rail station in Norwalk, Connecticut, served by the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line. It is owned and managed by the Norwalk Transit District. The station is the point where the New Haven Line's Danbury Branch connects to the Northeast Corridor, as well as a
To save the 5 miles (8.0 km) between Avon and Simsbury, the state of Connecticut agreed to provide a subsidy for Conrail operations over that segment. [19] In 1982, Conrail sold its Connecticut portion of the Canal Line to the Boston and Maine Railroad, while the Massachusetts lines went to the newly formed Pioneer Valley Railroad. [19]
The Shore Line Electric Railway was a trolley line along the southern coastline of Connecticut, running between New Haven and Old Saybrook with additional branches to Chester and Stony Creek. Unlike most trolley lines in New England, the Shore Line Electric was a true interurban , running large railway-style cars largely on a private right-of ...