Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway
Map of the owned sections of the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway (not including the connection via the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Poughkeepsie, NY to Boston Corners, NY |
| Dates of operation | 1872–1938 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railway was the first railroad to run east from Poughkeepsie, New York, and was taken over by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and assigned to the Central New England Railway in 1907.