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Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company was a streetcar and bus transit operator serving the region around Bridgeport, Norwalk, Derby, New Britain and Waterbury, Connecticut. It was formed in 1901 by United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia to manage the streetcar operations of the Connecticut Light and Power Company, which at the time included Central Railway and Electric Company, Norwalk Street Railway, and the Waterbury Traction Company. The newly formed Connecticut Railway and Lighting acquired Bridgeport Traction Company, Derby Street Railway, Milford Street Railway, Shelton Street Railway, Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company, and the Cheshire Street Railway. Connecticut Railway and Lighting was leased to the Consolidated Railway and in turn the Connecticut Compa

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rdfs:label	Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company (en)
rdfs:comment	Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company was a streetcar and bus transit operator serving the region around Bridgeport, Norwalk, Derby, New Britain and Waterbury, Connecticut. It was formed in 1901 by United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia to manage the streetcar operations of the Connecticut Light and Power Company, which at the time included Central Railway and Electric Company, Norwalk Street Railway, and the Waterbury Traction Company. The newly formed Connecticut Railway and Lighting acquired Bridgeport Traction Company, Derby Street Railway, Milford Street Railway, Shelton Street Railway, Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company, and the Cheshire Street Railway. Connecticut Railway and Lighting was leased to the Consolidated Railway and in turn the Connecticut Compa (en)
foaf:name	Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company (en)
location	Bridgeport, Connecticut
dcterms:subject	Streetcars in Connecticut Defunct companies based in Connecticut Transportation in Fairfield County, Connecticut Defunct Connecticut railroads Bus transportation in Connecticut
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Wikipage revision ID	1095778332 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport Traction Company Derby, Connecticut Waterbury Traction Company Connecticut Company Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company Car Barn Streetcar Waterbury, Connecticut Fairfield County, Connecticut Streetcars in Connecticut Norwalk, Connecticut Defunct companies based in Connecticut Transportation in Fairfield County, Connecticut Defunct Connecticut railroads Bus Bus transportation in Connecticut Philadelphia Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority Greater Bridgeport Transit District Greater Bridgeport Transportation Authority New Britain, Connecticut New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Connecticut Light and Power Company Naugatuck Valley United Gas Improvement Company
sameAs	Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
successor line	Greater Bridgeport Transit District in 1975 (en)
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electrification	600 (xsd:integer)
locale	Bridgeport, Connecticut
start year	1901 (xsd:integer)
end year	1972 (xsd:integer)
has abstract	Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company was a streetcar and bus transit operator serving the region around Bridgeport, Norwalk, Derby, New Britain and Waterbury, Connecticut. It was formed in 1901 by United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia to manage the streetcar operations of the Connecticut Light and Power Company, which at the time included Central Railway and Electric Company, Norwalk Street Railway, and the Waterbury Traction Company. The newly formed Connecticut Railway and Lighting acquired Bridgeport Traction Company, Derby Street Railway, Milford Street Railway, Shelton Street Railway, Meriden, Southington and Compounce Tramway Company, and the Cheshire Street Railway. Connecticut Railway and Lighting was leased to the Consolidated Railway and in turn the Connecticut Company between 1906 and 1936. Streetcar operations were discontinued in 1937 when all lines were converted to bus. Transit operations continued until 1972, when all remaining bus operations were suspended and taken over by Connecticut Transit, except in Bridgeport- by the Greater Bridgeport Transit District in 1975. (en)
marks	CRL (en)
railroad name	Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company (en)
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closing year	1972-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
opening year	1901-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Connecticut_Railway_and_Lighting_Company
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Bridgeport Traction Company Waterbury Traction Company Connecticut Company Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company Car Barn List of Connecticut railroads CT Transit
is Wikipage redirect of	Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company
is successor line of	Bridgeport Traction Company
is foaf:primaryTopic of	wikipedia-en:Connecticut_Railway_and_Lighting_Company

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