Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad

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The Rhinebeck & Connecticut Railroad was chartered on June 29, 1870 for the purpose of building a railroad from Rhinecliff on the Hudson River east to the Connecticut state line. Construction started on the line in 1872. The following is a list of the owners of the line.

  • 1882 - Harford & Connecticut Western
  • 1889 - Central New England & Western
  • 1892 - Philadelphia, Reading & New England
  • 1899 - Central New England
  • 1927 - New York, New Haven & Hartford

Passenger service was ended in 1933 and the line was abandoned in 1938.

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