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The Fairfield County Railroad was chartered May 1835. Its goal was to give Danbury a raillink with the outside world. First goal was to build towards Long Island Sound. Also, a line north along the Housatonic River was surveyed. This would bring in the much needed money for the railroad. Due to lack of financing the railroad was not build at first. The Housatonic Railroad offered to connect Danbury if the town would subscribe for a bond of $100.000 in said company. Danbury declined. The Housatonic build northwards along the route Fairfield County Railroad had surveyed. The Fairfield County Railroad would now only be limited to build south towards Long Islands Sound. In 1850 the Charter was renewed, and the company was now called the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad.

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