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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Litchfield[1] |
| Locale | Hawleyville, CT to Litchfield, CT |
| Dates of operation | 1871–1891 / 1948 |
| Predecessor | Shepaug Valley Railroad (1868-1873) Shepaug Railroad (1873-1887) |
| Successor | Housatonic (1891-1898) NYNH&H (1898-1948) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 32.28 mi (52 km)[2] |
The Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad was a short independent railroad in western Connecticut that was chartered as the Shepaug Valley Railroad in 1868 and operated from 1872 to 1891 when it was taken over by the Housatonic Railroad.[3] In 1898, the Housatonic operation was assumed by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH). As the Litchfield Division of the NH, the line was operated until abandonment in 1948. Much of the line remains as a rail trail.
- ^ Ronald Dale Karr (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England, A Handbook of Railroad History. Branch Line Press. ISBN 0-942147-02-2.
- ^ "Earl PLeasant's Railroad History Database". Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ "The Housatonic gets the Shepaug". The New York Times. 1891-02-10.