Naugatuck Railroad Co Connecticut Gold Bond 1905
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Naugatuck Railroad Co Connecticut Gold Bond 1905
The Naugatuck Railroad Company New Haven, Connecticut $5000 first mortgage 4 % 50-year Gold Bond No. 491 Dated May 25, 1905 Signed by President and Treasurer on front; and by Third Vice President o the Company, as well as Treasurer of the State of Connecticut and Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Connecticut, on reverse American Bank Note Company, New York. Black ink with brown border and underlay. Vignette of steam engine Cancelled with hole punches and stamped "Certificate Surrendered" March 26, 1942. Stub is only partially present. *********************** Condition: Discoloration around edges, crease folds, light wrinkling, hole punches. ********************* The Naugatuck Railroad Company was chartered in May 1845 and organized in February 1848. In May 1849, the first section was opened, from a junction with the New York and New Haven Railroad north to Seymour. Extensions soon opened to Waterbury and to Winstead, where the Central New England Railway later passed through. In November 1870, Naugatuck Railroad leased the Watertown and Waterville Railroad, giving it a branch to Waterville. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad leased the Naugatuck on May 24, 1887, and merged with it on January 31, 1906. The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation purchased some lines that were later leased to a new Naugatuck Railroad Company that began operations in 1996. Operated by the Railroad Museum of New England, the new Naugatuck Railroad Company is a heritage railway, primarily an excusion and historic passenger operation, with as-needed freight service. | ||||||||||||
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