Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is an 82-mile (132 km) multi-use rail trail located in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Farmington Canal Trail in Hamden in 2020
History on Trail
New Haven and Northampton Railroad
The New Haven and Northampton Railroad was a railroad originally built alongside a canal between 1847 and 1850 in Connecticut. Leased by the New York and New Haven Railroad from 1849 to 1869, the railroad expanded northwards to Massachusetts and its second namesake city in 1859. Upon the end of the lease in 1869, the company expanded further into Massachusetts, reaching as far north as Shelburne and Turners Falls.
A train at Holyoke, Massachusetts along the New Haven and Northampton main line in the 1890s. This portion of the line is now operated by the Pioneer Valley Railroad.
The Central New England Railway station in Collinsville; the New Haven and Northampton's bridge across the Farmington River is visible in the background
The former New Haven and Northampton depot in Northampton, Massachusetts, c. 1880s
The New Haven and Northampton Railroad right of way in Plainville, Connecticut, is now owned by Pan Am Railways and serves several local industries.
