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The current Union Station is the third such station to exist in New Haven; the first station, designed by Henry Austin, was opened in 1848 by the New York and New Haven Railroad. [27] It was replaced by a new station in a different part of the city in 1879, under the auspices of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad .
Permanent school that grew out of a meeting of New Haven citizens in 1864. New Haven architect Henry Austin donated the design. Used as a school until 1874 when African-American children began attending previously all white public schools. The building was then used by African-American community organizations. [19] 24
In recognition of the large role played by the New Haven in the history of Connecticut, CTDOT painted SLE's diesel-powered locomotives in the New Haven's orange and black style. New Haven Railroad colors and emblems were placed at several stations, particularly New Haven Union Station. [11] Clamdigger service as run by Amtrak in 1971
Train over the Norwalk River (1914 postcard). The New Haven system was formed by the merger of two railroads that intersected in New Haven, Connecticut: the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, which began service between New Haven and Hartford in 1839 and reached Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1844, and the New York and New Haven Railroad, which opened in 1848 between its namesake cities. [3]
New Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 U.S. census, [2] New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport and Stamford, the largest city in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, and the principal municipality ...
Shartenberg's Department Store; Shubert Theatre (New Haven) Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (New Haven) Southwest Ledge Light; New Haven State Street station; Statue of Christopher Columbus (New Haven, Connecticut) Strouse, Adler Company Corset Factory
Hartford and New Haven Railroad: NH: 1833 1872 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad: The first railroad built in Connecticut; construction began in 1836. Opened from New Haven to Hartford in 1839, to Springfield, Massachusetts in 1844. Merged with the New York and New Haven Railroad in 1872. [11] Hartford and Providence Railroad: NH: 1847 1849
Streetcars would have been run in a loop between New Haven Union Station and Derby using the ex-NH&D in one direction and the existing New Haven–Derby streetcar line on the return trip. [5] The route of the New Haven and Derby Railroad was of limited importance to the New Haven, as it largely duplicated other lines in Connecticut.