New York and New England Railroad

New York and New England Railroad
Map
Overview
Dates of operation1846–1898
SuccessorNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Share of the New York and New England Railroad Company, issued March 6, 1893

The New York and New England Railroad (NY&NE) was a railroad connecting southern New York State with Hartford, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Boston, Massachusetts. It operated under that name from 1873 to 1893. Prior to 1873 it was known as the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, which had been formed from several smaller railroads that dated back to 1846. After a bankruptcy in 1893, the NY&NE was reorganized and briefly operated as the New England Railroad before being leased to the competing New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1898.

Today, most of the original New York and New England lines have been abandoned. A segment in Massachusetts is now part of the MBTA's Franklin/Foxboro Line providing commuter rail service to South Station in Boston, and another segment near East Hartford and Manchester, Connecticut, is used for freight service on the Connecticut Southern Railroad. Other portions in Connecticut and Rhode Island have been converted to rail trails.[1]

  1. ^ "Washington Secondary bike paths". Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island. Archived from the original on May 13, 2003.