Interurban streetcars in Southern New England
- Interurban streetcars in Southern New England
Southern New England at one time had a large network of interurban streetcar lines. It was possible to go from New York City to Boston completely using these lines, with a choice of route (via Providence, Rhode Island or Springfield, Massachusetts). These routes matched the earlier split between Lower and Upper Boston Post Roads and the pre-1999 split of Amtrak's Acela Regional service (no longer through via Springfield).
Nowadays, the only services that come close to the definition of an interurban are the Green Line D (Riverside) branch and the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line, both in the Boston area.
New York to Boston
The following lines carried passengers between New York City and New Haven, Connecticut:
*New York and Stamford Railway - New Rochelle to Stamford, Connecticut via Port Chester - 1905-1926
*Stamford Street Railway - Stamford to Norwalk, Connecticut - 1897?-1933
*Norwalk to Bridgeport, Connecticut - ?-1935
*Bridgeport to New Haven, Connecticut - ?-1934
These lines connected New Haven to Providence, Rhode Island:
*Shore Line Electric Railway, New Haven to New London, Connecticut - 1913-1919
*Groton and Stonington Street Railway, New London to Westerly, Rhode Island - 1904-1928
*New London to Norwich, Connecticut - ?-1934
*Norwich to Danielson, Connecticut - 1906-1925
*Providence and Danielson Street Railway - Danielson to Providence, Rhode Island - 1901?-1915?
These lines continued from Providence to Boston, Massachusetts:
*Providence and Taunton Street Railway - Providence to Taunton, Massachusetts - AD 1891
References
* [http://www.earlpleasants.com/search_1.asp Railroad History Database]
* [http://www.bera.org/ttowns.html The Shore Line Trolley Museum - Trolley Towns CT]
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