| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 5/1/1878 | | Milestone | John Jeremiah Pelley, who would become President of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, was born |
| | in Anna, IL. |
| | 5/22/1878 | | Acquisition | DUXBURY & COHASSET RAILROAD COMPANY sale to OLD COLONY RAILROAD COMPANY approved by |
| | Railroad Commissioners. |
| | 5/29/1879 | | Incorporation | RHODE ISLAND CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Rhode Island as a reorganization of the WARWICK |
| | RAILROAD COMPANY. Line reopened for travel July 1, 1880. (Company organized June 11, 1879.) |
| | 5/1/1881 | | Opening of Service | NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON RAILROAD COMPANY opened, Oakland Beach to Buttonwoods. |
| | 5/6/1881 | | Bankruptcy | NEW YORK, HOUSATONIC & NORTHERN RAILROAD, Danbury to Brookfield Junction, conveyed to William H. |
| | Barnum as trustee for the HOUSATONIC RAILROAD. (Conveyed to the railroad October 9, 1882.) |
| | 5/7/1883 | | Acquisition | All property of NEW CANAAN RAILROAD COMPANY deeded by mortgage Trustees to the STAMFORD & NEW |
| | CANAAN RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 5/16/1884 | | Acquisition | HOPKINTON RAILROAD COMPANY deeded by George Draper to MILFORD & WOONSOCKET RAILROAD |
| | 5/14/1887 | | Lease | NEW HAVEN & NORTHAMPTON COMPANY leased its line (including its lease of the HOLYOKE & WESTFIELD) to |
| | THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY for 99 years from April 1, 1887. |
| | 5/14/1887 | | Bankruptcy | 1st Mortgage, SHEPAUG VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY foreclosed. SHEPAUG VALLEY RAILROAD reorganized as |
| | the SHEPAUG, LITCHFIELD & NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 5/24/1887 | | Lease | THE HARTFORD & CONNECTICUT VALLEY RAILROAD leased to THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & |
| | HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY for 99 years. |
| | 5/24/1887 | | Incorporation | THE MERIDEN & WATERBURY RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Connecticut. Constructed a railroad from |
| | Meriden to Waterbury, 17.57 miles. (Company organized May 18, 1887.) |
| | 5/24/1887 | | Lease | THE NAUGATUCK RAILROAD leased to THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY |
| | for 99 years. |
| | 5/1/1888 | | Lease | PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAILROAD COMPANY leased to NEW YORK, PROVIDENCE & BOSTON |
| | RAILROAD COMPANY for 99 years. |
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