Housatonic Railroad Co

The original Housatonic Railroad was chartered in 1836 and was acquired by the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad in 1892. At that time the railroad was 175 miles long with 60 passenger depots. Though the last passenger train ran on April 30 1971 that may soon change. A portion of the railroad was then land-banked until 1983 when the line from Canaan to New Milford Connecticut was reopened and the Housatonic Railroad name was used again.