Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad

Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad

Overview
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

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

Passenger service was ended in 1933 and the line was abandoned in 1938.

Station listing

Milepost	City	Station	Opening date	Connections and notes
	Rhinecliff	Rhinecliff
	Rhinebeck	Rhinebeck		Currently a private residence on NY 9G
	Red Hook	Red Hook	1878	Passenger and freight stations are currently local businesses
		Fraleighs
		Spring Lake		Originally called Cokertown
	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)

External links

• Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad (KinglyHeirs; Central New England Railroad page)
• Railroad and County Map of New York - 1888