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The Connecticut Company was the primary electric street railway company in the U.S. state of Connecticut, operating both city and rural trolleys and freight service. It was controlled by the New York,
Gold Debenture of the Consolidated Railway Company, issued 2. February 1906
A Connecticut Company open streetcar, preserved at the Shore Line Trolley Museum
Connecticut Company trolleys in New Haven. Photo taken in April, 1918 at the intersection of Winchester Avenue and Munson Street.
The Norwich and Worcester Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Its north-south mainline ran between its namesake cities of Worcester, Massachusetts, and Norwich
Connecticut Company
…Sanderson & Porter, construction contractors, were building the People's Tramway between Danielson and Putnam, parallel to the New Haven-controlled Norwich and Worcester Railroad, and on September 18, 1899 the New Haven signed a contract with Sanderson & Porter to control the line. This agreement was modified on July 18, 1901…
The west portal of the Taft Tunnel in 2017
An 1859 advertisement for the company, showing connecting steamship routes
Plainfield station in the early 20th century. At left is a streetcar running on the N&W between Norwich and Central Village. At right is a Providence-bound train on the ex-NY&NE.
The line passes through Naval Submarine Base New London (actually located in Groton)