Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad
The Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad was chartered on June 29, 1870 for the purpose of building a railroad from Rhinecliff on the Hudson River east to the Connecticut state line. Construction started on the line in 1872. The following is a list of the owners and lessees of the line.
- 1882 - Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad
- 1889 - Central New England and Western Railroad
- 1892 - Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad
- 1899 - Central New England Railway
- 1927 - New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Overview | |
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Locale | Rhinecliff, NY to Town of Ancram, NY |
Dates of operation | 1870–1938 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Passenger service was ended in 1933 and the line was abandoned in 1938.
Station listing
Milepost | City | Station | Opening date | Connections and notes |
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Rhinecliff | Rhinecliff | |||
Rhinebeck | Rhinebeck | Currently a private residence on NY 9G | ||
Red Hook | Red Hook | 1878 | Passenger and freight stations are currently local businesses[1] | |
Fraleighs | ||||
Spring Lake | rRed Hook | Originally called Cokertown - Remains of the Cokertown Station are visible at the driveway entrance to the Red Hook Residential Center | ||
Elizaville | Elizaville | |||
Jackson Corners | Jackson Corners | |||
Mount Ross | Mount Ross | |||
Silvernails | Silvernails | junction with Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad (NYNH&H) | ||
Gallatinville | Gallatinville | |||
Ancram | ||||
Copake | ||||
Boston Corner | Boston Corners | junction with New York and Harlem Railroad (NYC) | ||
Mount Riga | Mount Riga | Parallel to New York and Harlem Railroad (NYC), but not connected | ||
State Line | junction with Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad (NYNH&H) and Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad (NYNH&H) |
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External links
- Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad (KinglyHeirs; Central New England Railroad page)
- Railroad and County Map of New York - 1888
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