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Naugatuck Railroad

Naugatuck Railroad
Map
Maximum extent of the Naugatuck Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersThomaston, Connecticut
LocaleLitchfield County, Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley
Dates of operation1996–present (present)
PredecessorNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Length19.6 miles (31.5 km)
Other
Websitehttp://www.naugfreight.com
Route map

Winsted
Burrville
Torrington
East Litchfield
Campville
Fluteville
Thomaston Dam
Thomaston
Reynolds Bridge
Jehrico
Waterville
Highland Junction
Waterbury
to Bridgeport

The Naugatuck Railroad is a common carrier railroad owned by the Railroad Museum of New England and operated on tracks leased from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The original Naugatuck Railroad was a railroad chartered to operate through south central Connecticut in 1845, with the first section opening for service in 1849. In 1887 the line was leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and became wholly owned by 1906. At its greatest extent the Naugatuck ran from Bridgeport north to Winsted. Today's Naugatuck Railroad, formed in 1996, runs from Waterbury to the end of track in Torrington, Connecticut. From Waterbury south to the New Haven Line, Metro-North Railroad operates commuter service on the Waterbury Branch.