Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Springfield Terminal Railway Company

  1. History
  2. Springfield Terminal Railway Company
Name/Corporate Existence

1921 to Present

Industry

Street Railway, Railroad

Website

Pan Am Railways

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Springfield Electric Railway Company - 1894 to 1922, Reorganized

Corporate Timeline

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November 28, 1894
Springfield Electric Railway Company incorporates in the State of Vermont.
Citation
Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.
November 1894
Springfield Electric Railway Company of New Hampshire leases its property to Springfield Electric Railway Company.
Citation
Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.
January 1922
Springfield Electric Railway Company reorganizes as Springfield Terminal Railway Company.
Citation
Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.
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.
Citation
Robert C. Jones. "Springfield Electric Railway Company." In Railroads of Vermont, 250-268. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.
March 15, 1951
Springfield Electric Railway Company dissolves.
Citation
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.
June 30, 1983
Boston and Maine Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway Company are acquired by Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc.
Citation
Robert C. Jones. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Railroads of Vermont, 71-92. Shelburne, VT: The New England Press, 1993.
1987
Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. leases its Maine Central Railroad Company and Portland Terminal Company properties to Springfield Terminal Railway Company.
Citation
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.
September 11, 1987
Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. leases its Boston and Maine Corporation property to Springfield Terminal Railway Company.
Citation
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.
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.
Citation
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.

Routes and Stations

  • 1946
  • 1995
Springfield Terminal Railway Company

Springfield and Charlestown - Springfield to Charlestown

Springfield Terminal Railway Company

Adams Industrial Track - North Adams to MP5
Bangor Running Track - MP56 to Tin Bridge
Bemis Industrial Track - Waltham to Bemis
Billerica Industrial Track - North Billerica to Billerica
Boston Area - Boston, Yard 8
Brunswick Branch - CPF185 to Brunswick
Bucksport Branch - Calais Junction to Bucksport
Calais Branch - Brewer Junction to End of Track
Calais Industrial Track - Calais to Woodland
Canal Industrial Track - Plainville to Cheshire
Central Mass Industrial Track - Clematis Brook to End of Track
Cheshire Branch - South Ashburnham to End of Track
Conn River Main Line - Springfield to East Northfield
Conn River Running Track - CPR33 to CPF385
Cumberland Mills Running Track - CPF196 to Cumerland Mills (MP 6)
Danvers Industrial Track - Northey Point to Danvers
East Augusta Running Track - CPF113 to East Augusta (MP 63)
East Deerfield Loop - CPR35 to CPF384
Freight Main Line - Keag to CPF467
Greenfield Running Track - CPF384 to CPF385
Greenville Industrial Track - Ayer to End of Track
Hampton Industrial Track - Emery to Salisbury
Heywood Branch - Gardner to End of Track
Hillsboro Running Track - Nashua to Wilton
Hinckley Branch - CPF110 to Hinckley
Howland Branch - Enfield to End of Track
Lawrence Running Track - CPF-AS to CPF-FY
Lebanon Industrial Track - White River Junction to Lebanon
Lewiston Industrial Track - Brunswick to Lewiston Lower
Lowell Corporation Track - CPFWA to End of Track
Madison Industrial Track - CPF119 to North Anson
Medford Running Track - Medford Junction to Park Street
Merrimack Running Track - CPN18 to CPN20
Montague Running Track - CPF381 to CPF383
Newington Industrial Track - Portsmouth to Newington
Northampton Running Track - CPR16 to CPR18
Northern Main Line - CPF-NC to Bow
Portsmouth Industrial Track - CPF256 to Emery
Rigby Running Tracks - CPF199 to CPF200
Rockingham Running Track - CPF256 to CPF258
Rotterdam Branch - CPF477 to CPRJ
Rotterdam Jct Running Track - MP8 to CPRJ
Rumford Branch - Leeds Junction to Rumford
Saco Industrial Track - Alford Road to end of Track
Salem Industrial Track - CPF-AS to End of Track
Saugus Industrial Track - Everett Junction to West Lynn
Springfield Running Track - CPR1 to mile 1.50
Stoneham Industrial Track - Montvale to End of Track
Torrington Branch - Highland Junction to Torrington
Wakefield Junction Industrial Track - Wakefield Junction Crossover to End of Track
Waterbury Branch - Berlin to Waterbury
Watertown Industrial Track - West Cambridge to Union Market
Western Route Main Line - CPF-LJ to CPW-WJ
Westover Industrial Track - Westover Railhead to End of Track
White River Jct Running Track - Bank to MP125
Woodsville Branch - Bank to Woodsville
Woodsville Running Track - MP161 to Woodsville
Worcester Main Line - Harvard to Barber

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