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The restored New Haven Railroad Depot now looks much as it did when it first opened in 1887. The facility is located at 546 State Street, across from the entrance to Moser Park.

The New Haven–Springfield Line was built by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad (H&NH) and began operations in 1844, forming the first all-rail route between Boston and New Haven, with steamship service on Long Island Sound completing service to New York.

The New Haven Railroad was formed in 1872 when the New York & New Haven and Hartford & New Haven railroads were merged together to form the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. The New Haven's early management focused on expanding the company through an aggressive policy of mergers and acquisitions.

New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, American railroad operating in southern New England and New York. It was absorbed by the Penn Central Transportation Company in 1969. It was built up from about 125 small railroads, the earliest of which began operation in 1834 as the Hartford and New Haven Railroad.

At the insistence of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the New Haven was merged into Penn Central on December 31, 1968, ending rail operations by the corporation.

Between 1844 and 1848 the New Haven and New York Railroad was built between New Haven and New York City, using tracks of other railroads for the short stretch from outside of New York City to Lower Manhattan. In 1849 the Naugatuck Railroad opened its lirie between Naugatuck and Winsted, running through Waterbury.

McGinnis as its new president in 1954. As retold by Jessica Helfand for Design Observer, McGinnis's wife, Lucille, convinced him to pursue new branding to help restore shareholders' and passengers' faith in the rail company.

New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The result was the creation of a new, modern image unlike virtually anything else in U.S. railroads. This included a new logo: a bold, stacked NH, with a red, black, and white color scheme that alternated ing to season.

Around the turn of the century, the New Haven Railroad came under the control of J. P. Morgan, the notorious financier. Morgan set out to build a complete New England transportation monopoly using the New Haven Railroad as his cash cow and base of operations.