[2] Construction was made difficult by grades nearly 120 feet per mile climbing out of the narrow Norwalk River valley.

[2] Additionally, the line's construction costed at least $250,000 ($5,654,790.08 in 2022) and was serving a town which at that time was home to just 1,919 people.

[2] On June 25, 1870, the final rail was laid and trains began running on the branch, with coincidentally, construction on the Ridgefield station also being completed on that same day.

The accident killed the engineer, while injuring the fireman and inflicting minor injuries on the train's passengers.

[7] Freight service continued to serve the station up until January 8, 1964, when the NYNH&H abandoned the Ridgefield Branch entirely.