McDermott, William P.

William P. McDermott is a resident of Tolland, Connecticut. The Hartford & New Haven Railroad was incorporated in 1833 and organized in 1835. The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad was formed and organized in 1849 by a consolidation of the New York & Hartford Railroad and the Hartford & Providence Railroad . It was deeded in 1863 to the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad . The Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad formed in 1892 by the consolidation of the Central New England and Western Railroad and the Poughkeepsie Bridge and Railroad Company . The property and franchises were sold in 1898 to become the Central New England Railway . The Central New England Railway was incorporated 1899 with its principal office in Poughkeepsie, New York . The New York & New England Railroad was formed in 1873 by bondholders of the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad ; all property deeded to the New England Railroad in 1895. In 1872 the New York & New Haven Railroad consolidated with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad to become the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad .

From the guide to the William P. McDermott Railroad Collection., 1835-1903., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)