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
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)
The New York and New England Railroad was a railroad connecting southern New York State with Hartford, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Boston, Massachusetts. It operated under that name fro
Norwich and Worcester Railroad
…length to Worcester in 1840. An extension to Allyn's Point was completed in 1843 to improve connecting steamboat operations. The line was leased by the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad in 1869, and became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (the New Haven) system in 1898. The following year, a second extension to…
Share of the New York and New England Railroad Company, issued March 6, 1893
New York and New England Railroad's White Train between New York and Boston, c. 1890
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Jabez A. Bostwick