Ridgefield and New York Railroad
Ridgefield, CT
In 1867, the Ridgefield and New York Railroad Company was chartered to build a railroad from Ridgefield to New York City. The nearby Danbury and Norwalk Railroad saw this as competitive threat and countered by building a branchline from (currently named) Branchville to Ridgefield. Although in the 1870s work began on the rail bed, the proposed railroad was never completed. A graded section can still be seen today (see Street Views below).
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1867 Beers Map
Ridgefield Google Street Views 
Research "In the Field" - Lewisboro, NY
Source and Further Info
- The train lines that aren’t there (Jack Sanders - Ridgefield Press)
- Traces of the NYW&B/WN in Connecticut showing maps of northern Greenwich (Scroll down)
- Beers 1867 Map - UConn Libraries MAGIC
Town of Ridgefield, Fairfield Co. Conn. (Petersen Collection)
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