Interurban streetcars in Southern New England
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Southern New England at one time had a large network of interurban streetcar lines. It was possible to go from New York City to Boston completely using these lines, with a choice of route (via Providence, Rhode Island or Springfield, Massachusetts). These routes matched the earlier split between Lower and Upper Boston Post Roads and the pre-1999 split of Amtrak's Acela Regional service (no longer through via Springfield).
Nowadays, the only services that come close to the definition of an interurban are the Green Line D (Riverside) branch and the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line, both in the Boston area.
[edit] New York to Boston
The following lines carried passengers between New York City and New Haven, Connecticut:
- New York, Westchester and Boston Railway - Harlem River to New Rochelle, New York - 1912-1937
- New York, Westchester and Boston Railway - New Rochelle to Port Chester, New York - 1929-1937
- New York and Stamford Railway - New Rochelle to Stamford, Connecticut via Port Chester - 1905-1926
- Stamford Street Railway - Stamford to Norwalk, Connecticut - 1897?-1933
- Norwalk to Bridgeport, Connecticut - ?-1935
- Bridgeport to New Haven, Connecticut - ?-1934
These lines connected New Haven to Providence, Rhode Island:
- Shore Line Electric Railway, New Haven to New London, Connecticut - 1913-1919
- Groton and Stonington Street Railway, New London to Westerly, Rhode Island - 1904-1928
- New London to Norwich, Connecticut - ?-1934
- Norwich to Danielson, Connecticut - 1906-1925
- Providence and Danielson Street Railway - Danielson to Providence, Rhode Island - 1901?-?
These lines continued from Providence to Boston, Massachusetts:
- Providence and Taunton Street Railway - Providence to Taunton, Massachusetts - ?
