The Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad was chartered on June 29, 1870 for the purpose of building a railroad from Rhinecliff on the Hudson River east to the Connecticut state line. Construction started on the line in 1872. The following is a list of the owners and lessees of the line. 1882 - Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad 1889 - Central New England and Western Railroad 1892 - Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad 1899 - Central New England Railway 1927 - New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Passenger service was ended in 1933 and the line was abandoned in 1938. Station listing References External links Rhinebeck and Connecticut Railroad (KinglyHeirs; Central New England Railroad page) Railroad and County Map of New York - 1888 Defunct New York (state) railroads Companies affiliated with the Central New England Railway Predecessors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Railway companies established in 1870 Railway companies disestablished in 1882 American companies disestablished in 1882 American companies established in 1870