| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 1/1/1829 | | Milestone | George Henry Watrous, who would become 2nd President of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, was |
| | born in Montrose, PA. Exact month and day to be determined. |
| | 1/1/1835 | | Opening of Service | BOSTON & PROVIDENCE RAILROAD opened, Readville to Dedham (Dedham Branch), 2.1 miles. |
| | 1/1/1835 | | Acquisition | THE HARTFORD & NEW HAVEN RAILROAD COMPANY purchased majority of stock of THE |
| | COMPANY FOR ERECTING AND SUPPORTING A TOLL BRIDGE FROM NEW HAVEN TO |
| | EAST HAVEN. |
| | 1/1/1840 | | Opening of Service | HOUSATONIC RAILROAD opened from Bridgeport to New Milford. |
| | 1/1/1843 | | Opening of Service | NORWICH & WORCESTER RAILROAD, opened Norwich to Allyn’s Point. |
| | 1/11/1843 | | Lease | BERKSHIRE RAILROAD COMPANY leased in perpetuity to The Housatonic Railroad Company. |
| | 1/1/1845 | | Acquisition | BOSTON & PROVIDENCE RAILROAD & TRANSPORTATION COMPANY capital stock acquired by BOSTON & |
| | PROVIDENCE RAILROAD CORPORATION (of Massachusetts.) |
| | 1/10/1846 | | Milestone | NEW YORK & NEW HAVEN RAILROAD made agreement with NEW YORK & HARLEM RAILROAD COMPANY for |
| | entrance to New York City, providing New York State legislature authorized extension of New York & New Haven from the |
| | Connecticut line to Williams’ Bridge, where the two roads would connect, (Woodlawn, north of Williams’ Bridge, later |
| | fixed as the junction point.) |
| | 1/1/1847 | | Opening of Service | WEIR BRANCH built. Weir Village in Old Brewery Wharf, Taunton 5000 feet. Discontinued sometime after 1872. |
| | 1/1/1848 | | Opening of Service | 1st New Haven Union station on Chapel Street, designed by Architect Henry Austin, opens for service. |
| | 1/1/1848 | | Opening of Service | NEW HAVEN AND NORTHAMPTON RAILROAD opened, New Haven to Plainville, Connecticut, about 21 miles. |
| | 1/1/1848 | | Opening of Service | OLD COLONY RAILROAD opened Gravel Branch from Atlantic to Montclair, ½ mile. |
| | 1/11/1848 | | Opening of Service | CAPE COD BRANCH RAILROAD opened Wareham to Agawam. |
| | 1/11/1848 | | Lease | NEW HAVEN & NORTHAMPTON COMPANY leased its railroad from Grand Street, New Haven to Plainville, to THE |
| | NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY for 21 years from date of completion of road, |
| | providing also for construction of extension to Collinsville, Tariffville and Granby. |
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