New Canaan Railroad
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The New Canaan Railroad was a 19th-century railroad company in Connecticut that built and operated the line later known as Metro-North's New Canaan Branch.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad company
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| alsoProvided | freight rail service ⓘ |
| builtRailLine | New Canaan Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedCity | Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToRailroad | New York and New Haven Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTown | New Canaan, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicTerminus |
New Canaan station area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stamford station area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early suburban commuter rail development in Connecticut ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| lineNowKnownAs | New Canaan Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineNowOperatedBy | Metro-North Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| operatedRailLine | New Canaan Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
New Canaan, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ rail transportation in Connecticut ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | passenger rail service ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | southwestern Connecticut ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorLine | Metro-North Railroad New Canaan Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOperator | Metro-North Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorSystem | MTA Metro-North Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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