| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 3/4/1826 | | Incorporation | GRANITE RAILWAY COMPANY incorporated in Massachusetts with authority to construct a railroad from the quarries at |
| | West Quincy to the Neponset River. Oldest rail component of New Haven system. |
| | 3/2/1830 | | Incorporation | Boston Providence & Taunton Rail Road Corporation was chartered in Massachusetts on this date, and given five years in |
| | which to complete its line. Before construction began this company was succeeded by two newly-chartered lines, the Boston |
| | & Providence and the Boston & Taunton R.R. The latter was never built. |
| | 3/8/1832 | | Incorporation | PROPRIETORS OF THE NEW BEDFORD & FAIRHAVEN FERRY incorporated in Massachusetts with authority to |
| | operate a ferry across the Acushuet River between New Bedford and Fairhaven. |
| | 3/18/1832 | | Incorporation | Proprietors of the New Bedford and Fairhaven Ferry formed. |
| | 3/18/1833 | | Incorporation | WORCESTER & NORWICH RAILROAD COMPANY Incorporated in Massachusetts. (Organized July 1, 1835.) |
| | 3/1/1836 | | Acquisition | FARMINGTON CANAL deeded to Samuel Hinckley et al., Trustees for the New Haven & Northampton Company. |
| | 3/1/1836 | | Acquisition | Farmington Valley RR Co. deeded to Samuel Hinckley et al Trustees. |
| | 3/29/1838 | | Incorporation | The BERKSHIRE RAILROAD COMPANY is organized. |
| | 3/28/1839 | | Incorporation | NEW BEDFORD & TAUNTON RAILROAD CORPORATION incorporated in Massachusetts, being a change in name |
| | from the OLD COLONY RAILROAD CORPORATION (No. 1). |
| | 3/1/1840 | | Opening of Service | NORWICH & WORCESTER RAILROAD, opened Worcester to Norwich. |
| | 3/1/1843 | | Lease | New Jersey Railroad leases Liberty Street ferry slip to George L. Schuyler, future President of the New York & New Haven |
| | Railroad, for one year for steamboat to points on Long Island Sound east of New Haven. |
| | 3/12/1844 | | Incorporation | PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAILROAD COMPANY (of Massachusetts) incorporated in Massachusetts. |
| | 3/14/1844 | | Incorporation | Fall River Branch RR Co. formed. |
| | 3/14/1844 | | Incorporation | FALL RIVER BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Massachusetts, with authority to construci a railroad from |
| | Fall River to the New Bedford and Taunton Railroad at Myricks or to the Taunton Railroad at Taunton. |
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