New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

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The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was a major railroad in the northeastern United States that operated extensive passenger and freight services across New England and into New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
abbreviation NYNH&H
alsoKnownAs New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
surface form: New Haven Railroad
controlledBy J. P. Morgan
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateFounded 1872
dateMergedIntoPennCentral 1969-01-01
dissolved 1969
electrification New Haven–New York main line electrified
endOfOperation 1969
enteredBankruptcy 1935
1961
eraOfGreatestInfluence early 20th century
formedByMergerOf Hartford and New Haven Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York and New Haven Railroad
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation New Haven, Connecticut
heritagePreservedBy railroad museums in New England
mergedInto Penn Central Transportation Company
notableLine New Haven–Springfield Line
Shore Line route between New York City and Boston
operatedCommuterServiceIn Greater Boston
surface form: Boston area

New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York City area
operatedEquipmentType diesel locomotives
electric locomotives
steam locomotives
operatedInRegion New England
New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York City metropolitan area
primaryBusiness freight rail transport
passenger rail transport
servedCity Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Hartford
New Haven, Connecticut
surface form: New Haven

New York City
servedState Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
startOfOperation 1872
successor Amtrak
Consolidated Rail Corporation
surface form: Conrail

MBTA Commuter Rail network
surface form: MBTA Commuter Rail

Metro-North Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company
Shore Line East

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Penn Central Transportation Company acquired New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad connectedTo New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Frederick William Vanderbilt boardMemberOf New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad alsoKnownAs New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
this entity surface form: New Haven Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad formedByMergerOf New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New York and New Haven Railroad
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge laterOwner New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Danbury Branch historicalOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Waterbury Branch historicalOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New Haven–Springfield Line historicalOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mattapan Line formerUsage New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
this entity surface form: New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad branch line
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway connectedTo New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New Canaan Branch historicalOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New Haven Line formerOwner New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mattapan station formerService New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Franklin Line historicalOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Orange Blossom Special connectedWith New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway parentCompany New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New England rail network historicallyBuiltBy New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Danbury Railway Museum focusesOn New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Danbury Branch (Metro-North Railroad) historicalOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Willimantic, Connecticut, United States servedByRailroadHistorical New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
subject surface form: Willimantic, Connecticut
Amtrak Northeast Corridor routes historicalPredecessor New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch laterOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New Haven Line at Grand Central Terminal historicalPredecessor New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Savin Hill station formerService New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
NYNH&H fullName New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Hartford and New Haven Railroad partOf New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Hartford and New Haven Railroad successor New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Hartford and New Haven Railroad becamePartOf New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
this entity surface form: New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system
Old Colony Railroad connectedTo New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Old Colony Railroad successor New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Kingston (Amtrak station) formerRailroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Fairmount station formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Montague, Massachusetts hasRailHistory New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Cannondale station formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Readville station formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
West Barnstable Train Station subsequentRailroadCompany New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Port Chester station formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Pelham station formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Larchmont station formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Greenbush station hasFormerService New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Harrison station (Metro-North) formerOperator New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad