Hartford and Springfield Railroad

The Hartford and Springfield Railroad is the continuation of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad from the Connecticut state line to Springfield, Massachusetts. ["Railroads and Canals of the United States of America" by Henry V. Poor (New York: John H. Schultz & Co, 1860), page 127 [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=M0YKAAAAIAAJ] ] It was convert|5.87|mi in length and was owned and run by the Connecticut company under the usual arrangements in such cases. It was opened to traffic and travel on 9 December 1844, and is now laid with a double track. There is a station on the road in Longmeadow.

The Hartford and Springfield railroad corporation was established by an act of the Massachusetts legislature, April 5 1839. March 13 1841, the time limit for its organization was extended two years from the fifth of April following, and for its completion a further extension of three years from that date was granted. And, by an act passed February 23 1844, the time was further extended to April 5 1846. The road was completed in the year 1844. ["Railroads and Canals of the United States of America" by Henry V. Poor (New York: John H. Schultz & Co, 1860), pages 178-9 [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=M0YKAAAAIAAJ] ]

See also

*List of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad precursors
* [http://oldrailhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=136&Itemid=167 Website with details and map]

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