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HVCEO - HISTORY OF RAIL LINES IN THE HOUSATONIC VALLEY, CT REGION (3383 words) |
 | In 1835 a rail charter was granted by the Connecticut Legislature to an enterprise known as the "Fairfield County Railroad." The charter was established only to build a railroad between Danbury and Long Island Sound. |
| Raising the necessary construction funds, $230,000, proved difficult for the size of the population the rail line was to serve. |
| In October of 1970, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (Conn DOT) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York (MTA) entered into an agreement effective 1/1/1971 to oversee the operation of the New Haven Line by Penn Central and to jointly fund the operating deficit. |
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