Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Springfield Electric Railway Company - 1894 to 1922, Reorganized

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November 28, 1894

Springfield Electric Railway Company incorporates in the State of Vermont.

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Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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November 1894

Springfield Electric Railway Company of New Hampshire leases its property to Springfield Electric Railway Company.

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Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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January 1922

Springfield Electric Railway Company reorganizes as Springfield Terminal Railway Company.

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Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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1932

Springfield Terminal Railway Company capital stock is purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad over the course of 1922-1932, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.

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Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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March 15, 1951

Springfield Electric Railway Company dissolves.

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New Hampshire Department of State. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." New Hampshire QuickStart. 1-22-2020. https://quickstart.sos.nh.gov/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=496634.

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June 30, 1983

Boston and Maine Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway Company are acquired by Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc.

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Robert C. Jones. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Railroads of Vermont, 71-92. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.

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1987

Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. leases its Maine Central Railroad Company and Portland Terminal Company properties to Springfield Terminal Railway Company.

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Christopher T. Baer. "1980-1989." A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context. 4-2015. http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf.

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September 11, 1987

Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. leases its Boston and Maine Corporation property to Springfield Terminal Railway Company.

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Christopher T. Baer. "1980-1989." A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context. 4-2015. http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf.

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May 1, 2009

Pan Am Southern, LLC acquires the property of Boston and Maine Corporation from points just east of Ayer, Massachusetts to the west with Springfield Terminal Railway Company as designated operator.

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Surface Transportation Board. In STB Financial Docket No. 35147: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pan Am Railways, Inc., et al. - Joint Control and Operating/Pooling Agreements - Pan Am Southern LLC. 2009.

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Routes and Stations

• 1946
• 1995

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