Page "New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad" Paragraph 34

The New Haven and Northampton Company, built next to the former Farmington Canal, ran from New Haven north to Northampton, Massachusetts and beyond to the Fitchburg Railroad's Troy and Greenfield Railroad.

The New York and New Haven Railroad leased the first few sections soon after they opened, obtaining the line to Plainville in 1848 and the extension to Granby plus several branches in 1850.

In 1869 the leases expired, and the railroad was independent until April 1, 1887, when the New Haven leased the whole line.