Railroad Companies

Operational years and TCS abbreviations


ATK=Amtrak (1971-)

BH&E=Boston, Hartford & Erie (1863-1875) > NY&NE

B&NYAL=Boston & New York Air Line (1875-1882) > NYNH&H

B&NYC=Boston & New York Central (1854-1855) > NY&NE

BSRR=Branford Steam RR, originally Damascus RR (1890-)

CRR=Colchester (1877)

CC=Connecticut Central (1876-1880) > NY&NE

CR=Conrail (1976-1999)

CV=Connecticut Valley (1871-1880) > H&CV=Hartford & Connecticut Valley (1881-1887) > NYNH&H

CVT=Vermont Central/Central Vermont (1871-1995)

CW=Connecticut Western (1871-1881) > H&CW=Hartford & Connecticut Western (1881-1889) > CNE&W=Central New England & Western (1889-1892) > PR&NE=Philadelphia, Reading & New England (1892-1898) > CNE=Central New England (1899-1927) > NYNH&H

D&N=Danbury & Norwalk (1852-1886) > HRR

HRR=Housatonic (1840-1892) > NYNH&H

H&NH=Hartford & New Haven (1838-1872) > NYNH&H

HP&F=Hartford, Providence & Fishkill (1849-1878) > BH&E/NY&NE

M&C=Meriden & Cromwell (1885-1888) / M&W=Meriden & Waterbury (1888) > MW&CR=Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River (1888-1897) > MM&W=Middletown, Meriden & Waterbury (1898) > NYNH&H

MRR=Middletown (1850), Middletown Extension (1860) > H&NH

MN=Metro-North

NRR=Naugatuck (1849-1887) > NYNH&H

NB&M=New Britain & Middletown (1865) > H&NH 

NC=New Canaan (1868-1883) > S&NC=Stamford & New Canaan (1883-1884) > NYNH&H

NE=New England (1895-1898) > NYNH&H

NH&D=New Haven & Derby (1871-1889) > HRR

NHM&W=New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic (1871-1875) > B&NYAL

NH&N=New Haven & Northampton (1869-1887) > NYNH&H

NH&NL=New Haven & New London (1852-1857) > NHNL&S

NHNL&S=New Haven, New London & Stonington (1857-1858, 1862-1864) > SL

NLN=New London Northern (1861-1871) > CVT

NLWP=New London, Willimantic & Palmer (1849-1861) > NLN

N&W=Norwich & Worcester (1839-1869) > BH&E

NYH&N=New York, Housatonic & Northern (1868-1872) > HRR

NY&NE=New York & New England (1869-1895) > NE

NY&NH=New York & New Haven (1848-1872) > NYNH&H

NYNH&H=New York, New Haven & Hartford (1872-1968) > PC

NYP&B=New York, Providence & Boston (1837-1892) > NYNH&H

PC=Penn Central (1969-1976) > CR

SV=Shepaug (1872) > SRR=Shepaug Valley (1873-1887) >  SL&N=Shepaug, Litchfield & Northern (1887-1891) > HRR (1891-1892) > NYNH&H

SL=Shore Line (1864-1870) > NYNH&H

SM=South Manchester (1869) > NYNH&H

WL&S=Windsor Locks & Suffield (1870) > H&NH

W&W=Watertown & Waterbury (1870) > NRR