Everything about The Fairfield County Railroad totally explained
The
Fairfield County Railroad was chartered May
1835. Its goal was to give
Danbury, Connecticut, a rail link with the outside world. It became the
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad by 1850 which in turn didn't operate until 1852.
Prior to the railroad era routes from Danbury to Norwalk were opened along at least two
toll roads. In October
1795 the Danbury and Norwalk Turnpike was opened (which mostly followed present day
Route 53) and then in May
1801 the Danbury-Ridgefield Turnpike was opened (it followed the present day
U.S. Route 7 and
Connecticut Route 35). The turnpikes provided only limited capacity freight and passenger transportation.
The Fairfield County Railroad was formed by Danbury leaders to provide better transportation in a charter granted by the
Connecticut General Assembly in
1835. At first a route was sought towards
Long Island Sound. The survey was conducted by Professor Alexander C. Twining of
Yale University. Next a line north along the
Housatonic River was surveyed. This would bring in the much needed money for the railroad. Due to lack of financing the railroad wasn't built at first. The
Housatonic Railroad offered to connect Danbury if the town would subscribe for a bond of $100.000 in said company. Danbury declined. The Housatonic built northwards along the route that the Fairfield County Railroad had surveyed. The Housatonic started service between
Bridgeport and
New Milford by February of
1840. The Fairfield County Railroad would now only be limited to build south towards Long Island Sound. In
1850 the Charter was renewed, and the company was renamed the
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad which started operation in
1852. The line would eventually be known as the
Danbury Branch of several successor railroads.
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