Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Contoocook River Railroad - 1856 to 1873, Consolidated
Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad - 1853 to 1873, Consolidated
Sugar River Railroad - 1866 to 1873, Consolidated
Concord and Claremont Railroad - 1848 to 1853, Consolidated

Corporate Timeline

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June 24, 1848

Concord and Claremont Railroad incorporates by special act of the State of New Hampshire.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 8, 1853

Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad incorporates by special act of the State of New Hampshire.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 8, 1853

Concord and Claremont Railroad consolidates under special act with New Hampshire Central Railroad Company (whose property later was sold or abandoned) to form Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad , effective May 3, 1853.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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May 3, 1853

New Hampshire Central Railroad Company is consolidated by sepcial act with the Concord and Claremont Railroad to form Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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July 20, 1855

New Hampshire Central Railroad Company property is acquired by the Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad is surrendered to the trustees of the first mortgage, by and whose account it was operated.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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July 12, 1856

Contoocook River Railroad incorporates by special act of the State of New Hampshire.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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October 1, 1857

Contoocook Valley Railroad is sold at public auction and conveyed by purchaser, R. N. Corning, to Contoocook River Railroad on October 29, 1858.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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July 7, 1866

Sugar River Railroad incorporates by special act of the State of New Hampshire.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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October 31, 1873

Concord and Claremont New Hampshire Railroad incorporates with the consolidation of Contoocook River Railroad, Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad and Sugar River Railroad in the State of New Hampshire.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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December 29, 1945

Concord and Claremont New Hampshire Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

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Frederick N. Nowell, III. "Concord & Claremont N.H. Railroad." In Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 23. 2008.

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