Housatonic Railroad

Housatonic Railroad
Housatonic Railroad locomotives in Canaan, Connecticut
Overview
HeadquartersCanaan, Connecticut
Reporting markHRRC
LocaleConnecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Dates of operation1840–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length161 mi (259 km)
Other
Websitewww.hrrc.com

The Housatonic Railroad (/ˌhsəˈtɒnɪk/ 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.

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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