New Haven subsidiaries - how many

I highly recommend the Weller book as well. The author did a very thorough job of really getting inside the behind the scenes of every aspect of the NH. He gained access to old records dating back to 1844 which were housed in the old Yellow Building on Meadow Street in New Haven, Ct. Additionally, he sought out former NH personnel and others who were associated with the NH's history through the years. Incredibly, the hardcover is still available used through Amazon.com for $13.19 (eight copies left). It's full title is The New Haven Railroad - It's Rise and Fall by John L. Weller. It is dated 1969. (Otto, there is an interesting chapter that you would enjoy, titled "The Westchester Follies" that tells the story of the White Plains and Port Chester lines to Harlem River.) My copy is a prized possession as my friend, the late transit historian George Sanborn highly recommended the book as well, giving me his copy as a gift. His signature sits inside the front cover.

CVRA7 wrote:

Fairhaven & Westfield RR

I believe that is actually Fairhaven and Westville - later became part of the New Haven Div. of the Conn. Co.
The CT Trolley Museum has an open car restored to its Fairhaven and Westville no. 355 appearance.

It is the Fair Haven & Westville Railroad, which was later consolidated with other Street Railways to become the Consolidated Company, which became the Connecticut Company. We (the Connecticut Trolley Museum) have a restored Fair Haven & Westville Railroad open car, number 355. We also have a closed Fair Haven & Westville Railroad curveside closed car, number 154. Car 154 is scheduled to be moved into the Visitor Center this Spring and at that point it will be repainted and eventually restored.

3rdrail wrote: It's full title is The New Haven Railroad - It's Rise and Fall by John L. Weller. It is dated 1969. (Otto, there is an interesting chapter that you would enjoy, titled "The Westchester Follies" that tells the story of the White Plains and Port Chester lines to Harlem River.)

Indeed a good resource, and consulted many times.

-otto-