| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 12/30/1858 | | Opening of Service | NEW HAVEN, NEW LONDON & STONINGTON RAILROAD opened Stonington to Groton connecting by ferry to New |
| | London. (Operated by NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE & BOSTON.) |
| | 12/30/1858 | | Milestone | New Haven, New London & Stonington Railroad opens with car ferry across Thames River between New London and |
| | Groton; operated by New York, Providence & Boston Railroad; completes Shore Line between New York and Boston, but |
| | overnight steamer/rail lines |
| | remain preferred mode of travel. |
| | 12/6/1860 | | Milestone | Howard Elliott, who would become President and Chairman of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, |
| | was born in New York City. |
| | 12/1/1864 | | Sale | THE NEW LONDON & STONINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY deeded to NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE & BOSTON |
| | RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 12/1/1865 | | Opening of Service | CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD opened Yarmouth to Orleans, 18.7 miles. |
| | 12/15/1865 | | Merger | DIGHTON & SOMERSET RAILROAD COMPANY united with OLD COLONY & NEWPORT RAILWAY COMPANY |
| | under the name of the latter company. |
| | 12/1/1866 | | Lease | NORFOLK COUNTY RAILROAD leased to the BOSTON, HARTFORD & ERIE, which later bought the bonds and took |
| | full possession. |
| | 12/1/1866 | | Milestone | New York Court of Appeals reverses lower courts and rules that New York & New Haven Railroad is liable for all bogus |
| | stock issued by ex-Pres. Robert Schuyler between 1848 and 1854; settled by an issue of new shares with total loss to |
| | company of $1.77 million. |
| | 12/3/1870 | | Lease | HOLYOKE & WESTFIELD RAILROAD leased in perpetuity to the NEW HAVEN & NORTHAMPTON COMPANY. |
| | 12/19/1870 | | Sale | Portion of GRANITE RAILWAY COMPANY front West Quincy to Neponset River conveyed to OLD COLONY & |
| | NEWPORT RAILWAY COMPANY. |
| | 12/29/1870 | | Opening of Service | THE CAPE COD RAILROAD opened, Orleans to Wellfleet. |
| | 12/31/1870 | | Opening of Service | MANSFIELD AND FRAMINGHAM RAILROAD opened, South Framingham to Framiugham Center, about 1 mile. |
| | 12/21/1871 | | Opening of Service | CONNECTICUT WESTERN RAILROAD opened from Hartford westerly to the New York state line in Salisbury, about |
| | 66.7 miles. |
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