New Haven Passenger Trains

by Lynch, Peter E.

• ISBN13: 9780760322888
• ISBN10: 0760322880
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-18
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

Throughout its existence, the New Haven Railroad operated day-and-night service between New York City and Boston. While the Shore Line Route became the railroad's signature passenger line, the New Haven operated a number of remarkable commuter and tourist services throughout the densely populated Northeast.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(3)
Brief History 1872--1955	10	(14)
Shore Line: The Premier Route from New York to Boston	24	(20)
New Haven--Hartford--Springfield: The Route through Central Connecticut to Northern New England	44	(10)
Berkshire Line: The New Haven's Route to the Hills	54	(12)
Commuter Services---East End	66	(20)
Commuter Services---West End	86	(14)
Some Branchlines	100	(16)
Seasonal Trains: Shore Line, Berkshires, Cape Cod, White Mountains, Maine, Florida	116	(10)
Excursions and Special Trains	126	(18)
The Later Years: Decline and the End 1955--1969	144	(11)
Appendix	155	(5)
Index	160