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[edit] History

2nd para,last sentence

It opened in 1848, using trackage rights over the New York and Harlem Railroad (later part of the New York Central Railroad system) from Williamsbridge south to Grand Central Terminal, which served as the New Haven's New York City terminal.

Shouldn't it be Woodlawn instead of Williams Bridge? That's where the lines connect now. Keotaman 11:59, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I think you're right; the PRR Chronology and common sense agree with you. I changed the article. --NE2 15:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Full list of lines

Hell Gate Line, Hell Gate Bridge to New Rochelle

Shore Line, Woodlawn to Boston
- New Canaan Branch, Stamford to New Canaan (New Canaan Line)
- Danbury Branch, South Norwalk to Danbury - continued south from South Norwalk to Rowayton too (Danbury Line)
  - ?, Branchville to Ridgefield
  - ?, Bethel to Litchfield (Shepaug Valley Line, at least north of Hawleyville)
- ?, Bridgeport to Botsford
- Waterbury Branch, Devon to Waterbury (part of Naugatuck Line)
  - ?, Derby to Ansonia
  - Watertown Secondary, Waterbury to Watertown
  - Torrington Secondary, Waterbury to Torrington - continued north from Torrington to Winsted (part of Naugatuck Line)
  - Terryville Secondary, Waterbury to Plainville (part of Highland Line)
  - ?, Waterbury to Cromwell
  - Maybrook Branch, Derby Junction to Campbell Hall (Maybrook Line, at least west of Danbury, part of Highland Line from Danbury to Hawleyville)
    - ?, Hawleyville to Waterbury (part of Highland Line)
    - ?, Hawleyville to Brookfield
    - Pittsfield Branch, Danbury to Pittsfield (Berkshire Line)
      - ?, Housatonic to State Line
    - Beacon Secondary, Hopewell Junction to Beacon
- ?, New Haven to Derby
- Canal Secondary, New Haven to Plainville (part of Canal Line)
  - Holyoke Secondary, Plainville to Holyoke (part of Canal Line south of Westfield)
    - ?, Farmington to New Hartford
    - Florence Secondary, Westfield to Florence - continued northwest from Florence to Williamsburg (part of Canal Line south of Northampton)
      - ?, Northampton to Turners Falls (part of Canal Line)
        
        ?, South Deerfield to Shelburne Falls
  - New Britain Secondary, Plainville to Hartford (part of Highland Line)
- Middletown Secondary, New Haven to Portland (part of Air Line)
  - Laurel Secondary, Middletown to Laurel - continued southeast from Laurel to Old Saybrook (part of Valley Line)
  - Portland Secondary, Middletown to Portland - continued northeast from Portland to Willimantic (part of Air Line)
  - Wethersfield Secondary, Middletown to Hartford (part of Valley Line)
- Norwich Branch, Groton to Worcester (Norwich and Worcester Line)
  - ?, Mechanicsville to Blackstone (part of Air Line)
  - Southbridge Secondary, Webster to Southbridge
- ?, Wood Valley Junction to Hope Valley
- ?, Kingston to Narragansett
- ?, Wickford Junction to Wickford
- Pontiac Secondary, Cranston to Pontiac - continued west to Hope
- ?, Cranston to Warwick
- Washington Secondary, Providence to Washington - continued west from Washington to Plainfield (part of New York and New England Line)
- ?, Providence to Douglas (Pascoag Line)
- Bristol Secondary, Providence to Bristol
  - East Junction Secondary, East Providence to East Junction
  - ?, Warren to Fall River
- ?, Woodlawn to Saylesville
- Providence and Worcester Branch, Boston Switch to Worcester (Providence and Worcester Line)
  - ?, Valley Falls to East Providence
  - Slatersville Secondary, Woonsocket to Slatersville - continued west from Slatersville to Harrisville
- ?, Attleboro to North Attleborough
- Attleboro Secondary, Attleboro to Whittenton
  - New Bedford Branch, Whittenton to New Bedford - continued northwest from Whittenton to Mansfield (New Bedford Line)
    - Dighton Secondary, Taunton to Dighton - continued south from Dighton to near Somerset
    - Newport Secondary, Myricks to Newport (Fall River Line and Newport Line
    - Watuppa Secondary, New Bedford to Fall River
- Lowell Branch, Mansfield to Lowell
  - Fitchburg Branch, Framingham to Fitchburg
    - ?, Marlborough Junction to Marlborough
    - ?, Pratt Junction to Sterling Junction
- Stoughton Branch, Canton Junction to Easton - continued south from Easton to Whittenton (Stoughton Line)
  - ?, Raynham to Taunton
- Franklin Branch, Readville to Franklin (part of Midland Line)
  - ?, Islington to Dedham
  - Wrentham Secondary, Norwood to Wrentham - continued south from Wrentham to Adamsdale (Wrentham Line)
  - Milford Secondary, Franklin to Milford - continued north from Milford to Ashland
  - ?, Franklin to Blackstone (part of Midland Line)
    - ?, Franklin to Valley Falls
    - ?, East Thompson to Webster
- Dedham Secondary, Readville to Dedham
- Dorchester Branch, Readville to Boston
- Needham Branch, Forest Hills to Newton Upper Falls (part of Charles River Line between West Roxbury and Needham Junction)
  - ?, West Roxbury to Dedham
  - Cliquot Secondary, Needham Junction to Millis - continued southwest from Millis to Woonsocket (part of Charles River Line)
- Milton Secondary, Boston to Milton - continued west from Milton to Mattapan (part of Old Colony Main Line north of Neponset)
  - ?, Fields Corner to Milton
  - ?, Neponset to Braintree (part of Old Colony Main Line)
- Boston Freight Terminal Branch, Boston to Boston Freight Terminal

Main Line Springfield, New Haven to Springfield (Springfield Line)
- Berlin Secondary, Berlin to New Britain
- ?, Berlin to Middletown
- Willimantic Secondary, Hartford to Willimantic (part of New York and New England Line)
  - Armory Secondary, East Hartford to Springfield (Armory Line)
    - ?, Melrose to Rockville
  - Manchester Secondary, Manchester to South Manchester
  - Rockville Secondary, Vernon to Rockville
  - Plainfield Secondary, Willimantic to Plainfield (part of New York and New England Line)
  - ?, Willimantic to Putnam (part of Air Line)
- Griffins Secondary, Hartford to Griffins - continued west from Griffins to Poughkeepsie (Central New England Railway)
  - ?, Tarriffville to West Springfield
  - ?, Collinsville Junction to Collinsville
- Suffield Secondary, Windsor Locks to Suffield

Middleboro Branch, Braintree to Buzzards Bay (Middleboro Line north of Middleboro, part of? Cape Cod Line south of Middleboro)
- West Quincy Secondary, Braintree to West Quincy - continued north from West Quincy to North Quincy
- Nantasket Secondary, Braintree to Nantasket Junction - continued south from Nantasket Junction to Kingston (South Shore Line)
  - ?, Nantasket Junction to Hull (Nantasket Line)
- Plymouth Secondary, Braintree to Plymouth (part of Old Colony Main Line)
  - West Hanover Secondary, North Abington to West Hanover - continued east from West Hanover to Hanover
- Randolph Secondary, Braintree Highlands to Randolph - continued south from Randolph to Stoughton Junction
- ?, Matfield to Easton
- East Bridgewater Secondary, Westdale to East Bridgewater - continued north from East Bridgewater to Whitman
- East Taunton Branch, Middleboro to Cotley
- ?, Middleboro to Myricks
- ?, West Wareham to Fairhaven
- Falmouth Secondary, Buzzards Bay to Falmouth - continued south from Falmouth to Woods Hole
- Hyannis Secondary, Buzzards Bay to Hyannis
  - South Dennis Secondary, Yarmouth to South Dennis - continued north from South Dennis to Provincetown
    - ?, Harwich to Chatham