New York and New Haven Railroad
Defunct railroad in Connecticut and New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The New York and New Haven Railroad (NY&NH) was a railroad connecting New York City to New Haven, Connecticut, along the shore of Long Island Sound. It opened in 1849, and in 1872 it merged with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad to form the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. The line is now the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.
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Current operator | Metro-North Railroad Amtrak |
Locale | New York Connecticut |
Dates of operation | 1849ā1872 |
Successor | New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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