Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Eastern Railroad Company

  1. History
  2. Eastern Railroad Company
Name/Corporate Existence

1836 to 1890

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Railroad

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Corporate Timeline

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April 14, 1836
Eastern Railroad Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Citation
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.
July 20, 1846
Salisbury Branch Railroad Company franchise rights are acquired by Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
November 2, 1853
Saugus Branch Railroad Company is sold to Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
June 28, 1864
Essex Railroad Company is sold to Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
February 25, 1868
Rockport Railroad Company is sold to Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
October 6, 1870
Asbury Grove Railroad Company franchise rights are acquired by Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
October 1, 1872
Marblehead and Lynn Railroad Company franchise rights are acquired by Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
October 3, 1872
Essex Branch Ralroad Company franchise rights are acquired by Eastern Railroad Company.
Citation
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.
May 8, 1890
Eastern Railroad Company is sold to Boston and Maine Railroad effective June 30, 1890.
Citation
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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