New London Northern Railroad

The New London Northern Railroad ( NLNR ) is a former railway company in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont ( United States). She was an independent company until 1951.

History

Streckenbau

The company was initially founded in May 1847 in New London, Willimantic and Springfield Railroad. The intention was to build a standard gauge railway line from New London to Springfield. Since the objective of the railway was changed shortly thereafter, and now should be Palmer the northern end point, one appointed in May 1848, the Company accordingly in New London, Willimantic and Palmer Railroad to. The railway construction began in the same year and in September 1850, the track was completed by Palmer.

The New London Northern Railroad was founded on May 31, 1860 and acquired on April 1, 1861, two years earlier bankrupt New London, Willimantic and Palmer. We intend now, a continuous rail link from New London (Connecticut ) to Vermont to create. The northern continuation to Amherst ( 33 km) formed the Amherst, Belchertown and Palmer Railroad, which was affiliated to the New London Northern in May 1864.

Closing the gap from Amherst to Miller 's Falls presented the NLNR forth on their own and opened the section in 1867, bringing the total length of the route increased to about 161 kilometers. In addition, the NLNR leased the goods River Railroad in 1868, which wanted to build a branch line from Palmer after Winchendon and 1870 to Gilbertsville opened the railway operations. As of April 1, 1873, however, the Boston and Albany Railroad took over this lease and the management of this branch line.

Further development

The NLNR itself was leased on December 1, 1871, the Vermont Central Railroad, which was converted founded in 1873 in Central Vermont Railroad (CV) for 20 years.

The Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad ran a Miller 's Falls from their running east -west main line branching train to Brattleboro. This branch line had already been leased by the CV beginning in 1871, creating a continuous traffic from New London to Brattleboro was now possible. The NLNR bought the branch line to Brattleboro finally on 1 May 1880. The total length of railway track New London Brattleboro is 195 kilometers.

In February 1880, the NLNR leased the Brattleboro and Whitehall Railroad (later West River Railroad ), which built a narrow- gauge railway from Brattleboro to South Londonderry. This lease was transferred to the CV on December 1, 1891. On the same day the CV extended the lease with the NLNR for 99 years.

Two short spur routes to Fitch Ville ( railway Gibbs Fitch Ville) and Palmerstown ( railway Montville -Palmerstown ) went in 1880 or in 1899.

The final merger with the CV was carried out in 1951. Meanwhile, the Canadian National Railway ( CN) in turn had taken over the CV. After the CN had decided to outsource their routes in the United States, the Grand Trunk Corporation also took over the route to New London. Today, the route New London Brattleboro in possession of the New England Central Railroad, the two branch routes to Palmerstown and Fitch Ville have been decommissioned since the 1980s.

Sources and further information

• George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads 2nd Ed. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5
• Robert C. Jones: The Central Vermont Railway. (6 volumes) Sundance Press, Silverton CO 1981 / 82nd
• Robert C. Jones: Railroads of Vermont, Volume II New England Press Inc., 1993, ISBN 978-1881535027.

• Page of today's operating company (English)
• Central Vermont Railway Historical Society (English)

• Former Railroad Company ( Connecticut )
• Former Railroad Company ( Massachusetts)
• Former Railroad Company ( Vermont)