| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 2/9/1869 | | Lease | NORWICH & WORCESTER RAILROAD COMPANY leased to BOSTON, HARTFORD & ERIE RAILROAD |
| | COMPANY for 100 years. |
| | 2/11/1873 | | Incorporation | BOSTON, CLINTON FITCHBURG & NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Massachusetts for the |
| | purpose of consolidating the NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD COMPANY and the BOSTON, CLINTON & FITCHBURG |
| | RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 2/11/1873 | | Incorporation | NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Massachusetts for the purpose of effecting a consolidation of the |
| | railroads between New Bedford and Fitchburg. |
| | 2/15/1877 | | Opening of Service | PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER RAILROAD opened its extension from Green Street, Worcester to a Union Station east |
| | of Grafton Street. |
| | 2/21/1877 | | Opening of Service | NORWICH AND WORCESTER RAILROAD opened South Worcester to Union Station east of Grafton Street, Worcester. |
| | 2/1/1879 | | Milestone | William D. Bishop steps down as President of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company and is succeeded by |
| | George Henry Watrous. Bishop continued as a Director of the road until his death from chronic endocarditis at age 76, in |
| | Bridgeport, CT, on February 4, 1904. |
| | 2/17/1883 | | Sale | Portion of original CHARLES RIVER RAILROAD from Brookline to Newton Upper Falls sold by NEW YORK & NEW |
| | ENGLAND RAILROAD to BOSTON & ALBANY. |
| | 2/1/1885 | | Acquisition | Capital stock and bonds of PONTIAC BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY acquired by NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE & |
| | BOSTON RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 2/10/1885 | | Merger | PONTIAC BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY merged with the NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE & BOSTON RAILROAD. |
| | 2/25/1887 | | Incorporation | THE CHATHAM RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated. Constructed a railroad from Harwich to Chatham, 7.1 miles. |
| | (Company organized March 15, 1887.) |
| | 2/27/1888 | | Merger | LOWELL & FRAMINGHAM RAILROAD COMPANY consolidated with OLD COLONY RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 2/15/1892 | | Opening of Service | THE OLD COLONY RAILROAD opened an extension from Walpole Junction to Norwood Junction, about 5.7 miles. |
| | 2/3/1893 | | Acquisition | NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE & BOSTON RAILROAD COMPANY deeded to THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & |
| | HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY. |
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