Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad

Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad
Locale	Rhinecliff, NY to Town of Ancram, NY
Dates of operation	1870–1938
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Rhinebeck and 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 and lessees of the line.

1882 - Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad
1889 - Central New England and Western Railroad
1892 - Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad
1899 - Central New England Railway
1927 - New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

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

Station listing

City	Station	Opening date	Connections and notes
Rhinecliff	Rhinecliff
Rhinebeck	Rhinebeck		Currently a private residence on NY 9G
Red Hook	Red Hook	1878	Passenger and freight stations are currently local businesses^[1]
	Fraleighs
	Spring Lake		Originally called Cokertown
Elizaville	Elizaville
Jackson Corners	Jackson Corners
Mount Ross	Mount Ross
Silvernails	Silvernails		junction with Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad (NYNH&H)
Gallatinville	Gallatinville
	Ancram
	Copake
Boston Corner	Boston Corners		junction with New York and Harlem Railroad (NYC)
Mount Riga	Mount Riga		Parallel to New York and Harlem Railroad (NYC), but not connected
	State Line		junction with Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad (NYNH&H) and Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad (NYNH&H)

References

↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Dutchess County, New York

External links

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