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After Two Decades, Connecticut’s Last Aging Rail Bridge Is Finally Being Rebuilt

October 8, 2026 The Turntable

In February 2005, Railfanning.org reported about three aging movable bridges in Connecticut — all at least 85 years old, all carrying Amtrak between New York and Boston, and all capable of severing that route if one ever failed to close.

Connecticut Southern To Take Over CTDOT’s Griffins Industrial Track Line

March 30, 2026 The Turntable

Connecticut Southern Railroad, Inc. has filed a verified notice of exemption with the Surface Transportation Board to lease and operate a state-owned rail line in the Hartford area as the current operator prepares to step aside.

New Jersey, New York and Connecticut Reach Agreement on Federal Transit Relief Money

November 9, 2021 The Center Square

The governors of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut reached an accord on splitting federal money for transit agencies doled out amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amtrak: Connecticut Bridge Projects Show Significant Progress

May 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW YORK – Amtrak work on its three Connecticut movable bridge projects remains on-schedule for completion. Two of the three federally-funded projects are on pace to be concluded sometime in 2013, with work to replace the railroad bridge over the Pattaganset River (Miamicock) in East Lyme scheduled to be completed next month.

FHWA Administrator to Review Progress on Connecticut’s Amtrak/U.S. Route 1 Recovery Act Project

October 23, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds are creating a safer and less congested route for New Haven area residents and commuters, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez announced said in reviewing work on the Amtrak/ U.S. Route 1 Bridge project.