Central New England Railroad
A CNZR train of empty lumber cars heading southbound in Bloomfield, CT, led by GP20 #3760 and GP9 #3006. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Windsor, Connecticut |
| Reporting mark | CNZR |
| Locale | Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Dates of operation | 1995–present |
| Predecessors | Conrail, Pan Am Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 22.2 miles (35.7 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | cnzrrr |
The Central New England Railroad (reporting mark CNZR) is a railroad in and near Hartford, Connecticut. It began operations in 1995 on former Conrail trackage.
Central New England Railroad operates two different lines in Connecticut: the Armory Branch and the Griffins Secondary. As these lines are not directly connected to each other, CNZR exercises trackage rights over the Connecticut Southern Railroad and a small portion of Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line to move equipment between them. Both of the company's lines are owned by the state of Connecticut and operated under a lease.