Locale | Rhinecliff, NY to Town of Ancram, NY |
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Dates of operation | 1870–1938 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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.
Passenger service was ended in 1933 and the line was abandoned in 1938.