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Housatonic Railroad

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In 2008 HRRC considering the possibility of resuming commercial passenger service along the entire line from Danbury to Pittsfield, and in May 2010 began a formal study of the same. The estimated cost of upgrading the railroad to support passenger trains was estimated to be between $ 100 million and
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began operating passenger excursions between Lee and Great Barrington, over tracks owned by the Housatonic Railroad. Due to deteriorating track conditions, passenger operations were suspended in 1989. The museum successfully campaigned for state assistance funds to upgrade the tracks. The excursion
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In 2011, the Housatonic Railroad decided it would not renew its agreement with BSRM to continue operating passenger excursions over their railroad. Colin Pease, spokesperson for HRRC, said, "The Housatonic Railroad has determined that the continued operation of the Berkshire Scenic Railway on
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While freight customers remained on Metro-North's Harlem Line, the HRRC was not allowed to serve them directly. A few freight shipments were forwarded from Danbury by Metro-North crews, but this arrangement was only temporary until the remaining customers converted to truck transportation. On
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On October 14, 2020, a HRRC employee was fatally struck by a maintenance of way vehicle while working in North Canaan, CT, prompting an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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The Housatonic Railroad was also a company chartered in 1836 and leased by the New Haven in 1892. It followed much the same route as the current company, but did not run west into New York.
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took over Penn Central's passenger operations. At that time, the travel time from Danbury to Pittsfield required two hours and 45 minutes. By 1974 the middle section was abandoned, between
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The Housatonic Railroad, originally (mis)spelled as 'Ousatonic Railroad', was chartered in May 1836 to build a line from
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in southwestern Connecticut and southeastern New York. Maybrook Properties bought the former New Haven line (then the
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trains returned in 2003, based out of the restored station in Lenox, with regular schedules to Lee and Stockbridge.
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was opened. The rest of the extension, 9.79 mi (15.76 km) from that point to the Housatonic Railroad at
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By the end of the New Haven's life, the Housatonic's original main line had been abandoned south of
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in New York and abandon the line, prompting the Housatonic Railroad to file an objection.
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December 31, 1996, the Danbury Terminal Railroad was merged into the Housatonic Railroad.
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In December 1992, the Danbury Terminal Railroad acquired trackage and rights belonging to
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bought the Hudson and Berkshire, which became a branch from the Western's line (later the
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was chartered in 1831 and incorporated April 5, 1836 to run from West Stockbridge west to
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Weekend New York-Pittsfield train on the New Haven's Berkshire Division, October 13, 1968
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was chartered in 1983 by John Hanlon Jr. to lease 34 miles of the former line, from
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The last passenger train ran over the route on April 30, 1971, the day before
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In June 2021, Metro-North attempted to end HRRC's trackage rights over the
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The final section of main line was incorporated March 20, 1847, as the
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valley. On February 19, 1840, regular service began from Bridgeport to
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Mortgage Bond of the Housatonic Railroad Co., issued 1. April 1880
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plant in Canaan, but almost immediately the line was severed at
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was incorporated April 13, 1837, to continue the line north to
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Hartley, Scott (October 1994). "The new Housatonic Railroad".
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Predecessors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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List of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad precursors
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The Housatonic Railroad headquarters in Canaan, Connecticut
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from the east end of this line at Derby (MP 8.9) south to
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for the railroad's properties, including the newly formed
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in New Milford. In April the Housatonic began to serve
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and leased to Conrail, crossing the east–west line at
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Spin-offs of the Penn Central Transportation Company
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This line split from the original main line at 2155:Transportation in Litchfield County, Connecticut 2121: 869:Housatonic-owned tracks is no longer possible." 646:The New Housatonic Railroad (1983–present) 2150:Transportation in Fairfield County, Connecticut 506:New Haven's Berkshire Division: 1892–1969 289:Railroad tunnel which still exists, unused, in 280: 16:For the original company of the same name, see 1659: 618:on April 1, 1976, instead being bought by the 577:west via Danbury and other New Haven lines to 1837: 1645: 1463: 1283: 753:, where it obtained another interchange with 1477: 1161:"State completes buy of Housatonic Railroad" 778:Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad 812:(MP 81.6) over trackage still owned by the 2059:Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad 1844: 1830: 1652: 1638: 1470: 1456: 1290: 1276: 874:Massachusetts Department of Transportation 786:Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad 434:New York, Housatonic and Northern Railroad 41: 32: 2004:New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 1851: 1299:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 947: 718:Expansion into Massachusetts and New York 594:Penn Central and Conrail: 1969–1983 496:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 259:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 2180:Railway companies disestablished in 1898 1964:Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad 1401:Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River 649: 509: 296: 293:, as pictured in a postcard sent in 1905 284: 936: 832:(MP 0.0), (operated for freight by the 780:), Hopewell Junction (MP 42.9) east to 401:For a time the Housatonic operated the 23:Railroad operating in New England, U.S. 2190:American companies established in 1836 2122: 1692:East Brookfield & Spencer Railroad 1235:"Metro-North To 'Abandon' Beacon Line" 1135:"MassDOT Berkshire Rail Line Purchase" 714:, not repaired until 14 months later. 526:. The main line was also gone between 2175:Railway companies established in 1836 1924:Depew, Lancaster and Western Railroad 1825: 1697:Fore River Transportation Corporation 1633: 1451: 1271: 1954:Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad 549:, which named the lines as follows: 638:on January 1, 1983, becoming their 502:; it was merged on March 29, 1898. 498:leased the Housatonic, forming the 403:Pittsfield and North Adams Railroad 384:Stockbridge and Pittsfield Railroad 324:On the other side of the line, the 47:Housatonic Railroad locomotives in 13: 2195:1836 establishments in Connecticut 1969:Middletown and New Jersey Railroad 1959:Lowville and Beaver River Railroad 1413:Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut 859: 463:was chartered in 1864 to run from 436:was chartered in 1863 to run from 281:Regional railroad: 1836–1898 14: 2206: 2029:Providence and Worcester Railroad 1742:Providence and Worcester Railroad 1533:Providence and Worcester Railroad 1256: 834:Providence and Worcester Railroad 724:Housatonic Transportation Company 536:New York and New England Railroad 477:Hudson Highland Suspension Bridge 347:, where it would continue to the 1899:Clarendon and Pittsford Railroad 1806:Former carriers in Massachusetts 1395:Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern 904: 184: 2165:Defunct Massachusetts railroads 2034:Rochester and Southern Railroad 1999:New York and Ogdensburg Railway 1989:New York and Lake Erie Railroad 1889:Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 1787:Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum 1365:New York, Providence and Boston 853:Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum 2054:Wellsboro and Corning Railroad 1717:Massachusetts Coastal Railroad 1712:Massachusetts Central Railroad 1614:Former carriers in Connecticut 1227: 1202: 1178: 1153: 1137:. 17 July 2014. 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Housatonic Railroad (1836)


Canaan, Connecticut
Canaan, Connecticut
Reporting mark
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Track gauge
standard gauge
www.hrrc.com
/ˌhsəˈtɒnɪk/
HOOS-ə-TON-ik
reporting mark
Class III railroad
New England
New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Connecticut
New York State

Newtown, Connecticut

Bridgeport, Connecticut
Massachusetts
Housatonic River
New Milford
West Stockbridge
Lee and Hudson Railroad

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