Housatonic Railroad
The Housatonic Railroad (/ˌhuːsəˈtɒnɪk/ HOOS-ə-TON-ik) (reporting mark HRRC) is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England and eastern New York. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and has since expanded north and south, as well as west into New York State.
Housatonic Railroad locomotives in Canaan, Connecticut | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Canaan, Connecticut |
| Reporting mark | HRRC |
| Locale | Connecticut Massachusetts New York |
| Dates of operation | 1840–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 161 mi (259 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
The Housatonic Railroad was also a company chartered in 1836 and leased by the New Haven in 1892. It followed much the same route as the current company, but did not run west into New York.
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