 After years of feuding, the Western Railroad joined with the Boston and Worcester Railroad in 1867 to become the Boston and Albany Railroad (B&A).The Housatonic Railroad was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NYNH&H) as its Berkshire Division in 1892, with most service thus running from Danbury rather than Bridgeport.In 1900, the New York Central Railroad (NYC) leased the B&A, though the latter retained its independent identity for decades after.