Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-07
R. r. CHANGES
Official Statement Issued To-Day
I Does Away With The Name
| Naulaiuck Division
SEVEN DIVISIONS NOW

New Haven, Conn, FEB. tn ar
Official statement issued by the New
s York, New Haven & Hartford r. Il
Co to-day, the reorganization of the
divisions OF the system is set forth
showing that beginning February 1f
the road will be operated in seven
divisions, instead of ten as hereto
fore. The Plymouth, Taunton, Hart,
ford, Berkshire and Naugatucl, and
Air Line and Northampton which
have long been familiar to patrons ol
the road lose their identity, being
embraced in various systems making
up the list of divisions.
The line operated by the railroad
company will when the order goes
into effect consist of the following di.
visions:
New York, Shore Line, Providence
Boston, Old Colony, Midland and
Western.
The New York division will include
the trackage from the Grand Central
! depot in New York to the east yard
limits of Stamford, the New Canaan
oranch and the line from Harlem
river to New Rochelle, including The
New York and Harlem river water
terminals.
I The other divisions will he made
hp as follows: Shore line, to include
Itrackage from the east yard limits OF
stamford to the west yard limits OF
midway, New Haven to Turner's Falls
fand Shelburne Falls, including the
| New Hartford, Holyoke. and Will
lamsburg branches, Cedar Hill,
Conn, to Springfield, Mass, including
the Suffield branch and Springfield
terminal to Boston and Albany con-
nection. Fenwick to the south yard
limits to Hartford on the Valley
branch. Wilson Point to the south
yard limits of Danbury, including the
Ridgefeld branch.
Providence division: To include
trackage from the west yard limits of
Midway. CT, to the south yard limits
of Readville, including the Providence
terminals, 7. w. & Il, Hope, Pascoag,
Valley Falls, Franklin, Ashland,
Wrentham. Stoughton, Attleboro and
East Providence branches. Boston
Switch, II. l.. to Worcester, Mass, in
cluding the Woonsocket branches and
( Worcester terminals.
Boston diyision: To include the
trackage from the Boston Terminal
company's connection to the south
yard limits of Readville on the pres
ent Providence and Midland divisions:
TO the south "Y" switch at Needham
Junction: to the connection of the Bos-
ton 4 Albany railroad of the Cook
street branch: TO the south yard limits
of South Braintree and all inter-
mediate branch lines. including the
South Boston freight terminals.
Old Colony division: To include the
trackage from the south yard limits
If South Braintree to Provincetown.
including the Easton, Fair Haven.
Woodshole, Hyannis and Chathem
lkanches, From the south yaSd
limits Of South Braintree to Plymouth.
inclading the Hanover. Bridgewater
and Plymouth branches. From Brain
tree 10 Kingston, including the Nam
tasket Beach branch. From May
flower Park, Mass, to Newport. X. l.,
from New Bedford to Lowell and
Fitchburg. including the Watuppa,
Somerset. Middleboro. Marlboro and
Sterling branches.
Midland division: To include the
trackage from Hartford to the south
yards limits to Readyille, including
the Hartford terminals. From the
south yard limits of Hartford TO
Springfield, Boston 4 Albany connec-
tions) via Melrose: from the eassr yard
limits Of Cedar Hill to Dixie street
junction. II. l.. via willimantic and
Plainfeld. including the Colchester
branch: from the south yard limits OF
Groton. Conn, to the south yard limits
Of Worcester. including the South
Bridge branch
Western division: to include the
trackage from the south yard limits
OF Bridgeport. TO Pittsfield, Mass. in
cluding the New Haven, Litchfield.
Brookfeld Junction and State line
branches. From the north "Y" switch
at Naugatuck Junction TO winsted.
including the Watertown branch.
From the west yard limits Of Hartford
TO Hopewell. n. r.. including the
branch from Waterbury. Dublin
street. to Meriden. West Main street.
From New Britain to the north yard