List of Connecticut railroads
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[edit] Current common carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK, AMTZ) [1]
- Branford Steam Railroad (BRFD) [2]
- Central New England Railroad (CNZR) [3]
- Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO) [4]
- CSX Transportation (CSXT) [5]
- Housatonic Railroad (HRRC, DTRR) [6]
- Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG) [7]
- New England Central Railroad (NECR) [8]
- Pan Am Railways (BM, MEC) [9]
- Providence and Worcester Railroad (PW) [10]
[edit] Commuter railroads
- Shore Line East (SLE) [11]
- Metro North Railroad (MNCR, MNCW, MN) [12]
- New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail Line proposed
[edit] Excursion and tourist railroads
- Connecticut Trolley Museum / Connecticut Electric Railway
- Danbury Railway Museum
- Naugatuck Railroad / Railroad Museum of New England
- Shore Line Trolley Museum
- Valley Railroad
[edit] Defunct railroads
- Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad (1863-1873) then the New York and New England Railroad
- Boston and Maine Corporation (B&M) (1836-1983) then PAR
- Boston and New York Air-Line Railroad
- Central New England Railway (1871-1904) then the NYNH&H
- Central Vermont Railway (CV) (1848-1995) then NECR/RailAmerica
- Connecticut Central Railroad (CCCL) (bought by PW in 1998 according to [13])
- Connecticut Company (1920-1972)
- Connecticut Western Railroad (1871-1880) then the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad
- Consolidated Rail Company (CR, or "Conrail") (1976-1999) then CSX, PW, Housatonic [14]
- Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad (1881-1889) then the Central New England and Western Railroad
- Danbury and Norwalk Railroad (D&N) (1852-1887) then the Housatonic Railroad
- East Granby and Suffield Railroad (1901-1921)
- Hartford and New Haven Railroad (1844-1872) then the NYNH&H
- Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad {1851-1863) then the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
- Hartford and Springfield Railroad (1844-)
- Housatonic Railroad (1836-1892), not to be confused with the new HRRC operating since 1983
- Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River
- Middletown, Meriden and Waterbury Railroad
- Newburg, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad (1869–1905) then the NYNH&H
- New Canaan Railroad (1866-1879) then the Stamford and New Canaan Railroad
- New Haven and Derby Railroad (1864-1889) then the Housatonic
- New Haven and Northampton Railroad (1848–1887) then the NYNH&H
- New London Northern Railroad (1861-1951) then the Central Vermont Railroad
- New London, Willimantic and Palmer Railroad (1849-1861) then the New London Northern Railroad
- New York and New England Railroad (1873-1879) then the NYNH&H
- New York and New Haven Railroad (1849-1872) then the NYNH&H
- New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (1872-1969) then the Penn Central
- New York, Providence and Boston Railroad (1837–1893) then the NYNH&H
- New York and Stonington Railroad (1832-1833) then the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
- Norwich and Worcester Railroad (1832-)
- Penn Central (PC) (1968-1976) then Conrail
- Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway (1872–1938) then the NYNH&H
- Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad (1872-1882)
- Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad (1872-1891) then the Housatonic then the NYNH&H (1898-1948)
- Springfield and New London Railroad (1849-)
- Stamford and New Canaan Railroad (1883-1890) then the NYNH&H
[edit] Formerly proposed railroads
- Fairfield County Railroad (1835-1850) superseded by the D&N
- New London, Willimantic and Springfield Railroad (1847-1848) superseded by the New London, Willimantic and Palmer Railroad
- New York and Boston Rapid Transit Company (1880s)
- New York and Connecticut Air Line Railroad
[edit] See also
- List of United States railroads
- Air-line railroad
- Category:Rail transport in Connecticut
- List of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad precursors
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