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Revision as of 22:13, 23 March 2008 edit67.86.73.252 (talk)No edit summary← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 23:15, 7 May 2022 edit undoTrainsandotherthings (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers17,424 edits Boldly redirecting to Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. The D&NRR was the same company as the Fairfield County Railroad, with a different name. No need for separate articles. Will make the appropriate edits to the other article following this redirect.Tags: New redirect Visual edit
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	The '''Fairfield County Railroad''' was chartered May ]. Its goal was to give ], a rail link with the outside world. It became the ] by 1850 which in turn did not operate until 1852.

	Prior to the railroad era routes from Danbury to Norwalk were opened along at least two ]s. In October ] the Danbury and Norwalk Turnpike was opened (which mostly followed present day ]) and then in May ] the Danbury-Ridgefield Turnpike was opened (it followed the present day ] and ]).<ref>]</ref> The turnpikes provided only limited capacity freight and passenger transportation.

	The Fairfield County Railroad was formed by Danbury leaders to provide better transportation in a charter granted by the ] in ]. At first a route was sought towards ]. The survey was conducted by Professor Alexander C. Twining of ].<ref name=hvceo>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.hvceo.org/transport/railhistory.php \|title=HISTORY OF RAIL LINES IN THE HOUSATONIC VALLEY, CT REGION \|language=English \|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> Next a line north along the ] was surveyed. This would bring in the much needed money for the railroad. Due to lack of financing the railroad was not built at first. The ] offered to connect Danbury if the town would subscribe for a bond of $100.000 in said company. Danbury declined. The Housatonic built northwards along the route that the Fairfield County Railroad had surveyed. The Housatonic started service between ] and ] by February of ].<ref name=housatonic_article>]</ref> The Fairfield County Railroad would now only be limited to build south towards Long Island Sound. In ] the Charter was renewed, and the company was renamed the ] which started operation in ]. The line would eventually be known as the ] of several successor railroads.

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