| | New Haven Railroad Historical Events |
| | Date | | Category | | Event |
| | 9/24/1868 | | Opening of Service | NEW YORK, HOUSATONIC & NORTHERN RAILROAD opened, Danbury to Brookfield. |
| | 9/1/1870 | | Milestone | HARTFORD & NEW HAVEN RAILROAD and THE NEW YORK & NEW HAVEN RAILROAD operated by joint board |
| | of managers until merger of two companies, August 6, 1872. |
| | 9/9/1871 | | Acquisition | PLYMOUTH & VINEYARD SOUND RAILWAY COMPANY charter and franchise transferred to CAPE COD RAILROAD |
| | COMPANY. |
| | 9/25/1871 | | Acquisition | EASTON BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY deeded to OLD COLONY & NEWPORT RAILWAY COMPANY. |
| | 9/29/1873 | | Lease | A lease was made by THE HARLEM RIVER AND PORT CHESTER RAILROAD COMPANY, before the completion of |
| | the road, to THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY for 99 years from October 1, 1873. |
| | 9/26/1876 | | Incorporation | RHODE ISLAND & MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD COMPANY (Massachusetts Company) incorporated in |
| | 9/3/1877 | | Opening of Service | RHODE ISLAND & MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD COMPANY (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Companies) opened |
| | through from Franklin to Valley Falls, 13.9 miles. (Operated by New York & New England.) |
| | 9/2/1880 | | Incorporation | THE HULL & NANTASKET BEACH RAILROAD COMPANY incorporated in Massachusetts, with authority to construct |
| | a railroad from a connection with the Nantasket Beach Railroad at Allerton to Windmill Point, Pemberton, 3 miles. |
| | 9/10/1881 | | Bankruptcy | FRAMINGHAM & LOWELL RAILROAD COMPANY sold at public auction to BOSTON, CLINTON, FITCHBURG & |
| | NEW BEDFORD RAILROAD COMPANY. |
| | 9/30/1887 | | Lease | MILFORD & WOONSOCKET RAILROAD leased to the NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY for |
| | 99 years. (Cancelled by THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY APRIL 1, 1898.) |
| | 9/30/1887 | | Lease | MILFORD, FRANKLIN & PROVIDENCE RAILROAD leased to the NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD |
| | COMPANY for 99 years, (Cancelled April 1, 1896 by THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.) |
| | 9/1/1892 | | Lease | MERIDEN, WATERBURY & CONNECTICUT RIVER RAILROAD leased to the NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND |
| | RAILROAD COMPANY for 99 years. |
| | 9/10/1892 | | Lease | DANBURY & NORWALK RAILROAD COMPANY and the NEW HAVEN & DERBY RAILROAD COMPANY leased |
| | to THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY for 99 years. |
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