| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 10/1/1863 | | Opening of Service | THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD opened, West Medway to Woonsocket. |
| | 10/1/1863 | | Incorporation | THE BOSTON, HARTFORD & ERIE EXTENSION RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in New York with authority to |
| | construct a railroad from the state line of Connecticut to the Hudson River at Fishkill. (Company organized September 28, |
| | 10/4/1863 | | Milestone | Edward Jones Pearson, who would become President of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, was born |
| | in Rockville, Indiana. |
| | 10/19/1870 | | Lease | SHORE LINE RAILWAY leased in perpetuity to the NEW YORK & NEW HAVEN RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 10/1/1871 | | Opening of Service | FRAMINGHAM & LOWELL RAILROAD COMPANY opened, Framingham to Lowell, 26.1 miles. |
| | 10/9/1871 | | Opening of Service | OLD COLONY AND NEWPORT RAILWAY opened, Montclair to Granite Beach, about 1/2 mile. |
| | 10/16/1871 | | Opening of Service | HOLYOKE & WESTFIELD RAILROAD opened for freight. |
| | 10/1/1872 | | Incorporation | OLD COLONY RAILROAD COMPANY formed by change of name of OLD COLONY & NEWPORT RAILWAY |
| | 10/30/1872 | | Acquisition | CAPE COD RAILROAD COMPANY deeded in escrow to OLD COLONY RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 10/6/1873 | | Acquisition | Control of the PROVIDENCE, WARREN & BRISTOL RAILROAD COMPANY taken over by BOSTON & |
| | PROVIDENCE RAILROAD CORPORATION. |
| | 10/5/1876 | | Opening of Service | CONNECTICUT CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY line Melrose to Rockville, 7 miles, opened. |
| | 10/18/1878 | | Acquisition | Operation of PAWTUXET VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY taken over by THE NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND |
| | RAILROAD. |
| | 10/19/1878 | | Acquisition | Operation of ROCKVILLE RAILROAD taken over by THE NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 10/4/1880 | | Incorporation | THE BOSTON, HINGHAM & HULL RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Massachusetts, with authority to build a |
| | railroad from the southern terminus of the Nantasket Beach Railroad at Nantasket Beach in Hull, to the junction of The Old |
| | Colony Railroad in Hingham, 4 1/2 miles. |
| | 10/31/1881 | | Opening of Service | NEW HAVEN AND NORTHAMPTON RAILROAD opened, South Deerfield to Turners Falls, about 9.20 miles. |
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