Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company

1891 – 2007

Business Type: Corporation
State of Incorporation: Maine
Business Purpose: Railroad
Rail Operations: 1892-2002
Operations In: United States: Maine

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Canadian American Railroad Company: 1994 to 2007, Merged
Van Buren Bridge Company: 1913 to 2007, Merged
BAR Merger Corporation: 1988 to 1989, Merged

Timeline

February 13, 1891: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Maine.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
February 28, 1891: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is given the right by special act to purchase or lease the railroad of the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company and Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
March 5, 1891: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is given the right by special act to purchase or lease the railroad of the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company and Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
March 14, 1891: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company organizes.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
April 1, 1899: Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
November 6, 1901: Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
December 27, 1901: Patten and Sherman Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
December 31, 1901: Aroostook Northern Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
November 18, 1903: Fish River Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
November 20, 1905: Northern Maine Seaport Railroad Company railroad, franchise, and all other property are leased to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company for a period of 999 years.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
July 26, 1907: Schoodic Stream Railroad is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
1961: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company incorporates The Bangor and Aroostook Corporation and ownership of the railroad is transferred to the new holding company.
Source
United States District Court of Massachusetts, “Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bangor Punta Corp.,” in Federal Reporter, 1154 (August 25, 1971).
October 2, 1969: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is acquired by Amoskeag Company.
Source
Robert M. Lindsell, “Bangor & Aroostook,” in The Rail Lines of Northern New England, 294-302 (Branch Line Press, 2000).
January 25, 1989: BAR Merger Corporation merges into Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, “BAR Merger Corporation,” Maine Department of the Secretary of State, February 6, 2021, https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18910000RR.
March 17. 1995: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is acquired by Iron Road Railways, Inc.
Source
Robert M. Lindsell, “Bangor & Aroostook,” in The Rail Lines of Northern New England, 294-302 (Branch Line Press, 2000).
December 30, 2007: Logistics Management Systems, Inc. , Van Buren Bridge Company and Canadian American Railroad Company merge into Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.
Source
Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, “Bangor & Aroostook Holdings, Inc.,” Maine Department of the Secretary of State, January 21, 2020, https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18910000RR.
December 30, 2007: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is renamed to Bangor & Aroostook Holdings, Inc.
Source
Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, “Bangor & Aroostook Holdings, Inc.,” Maine Department of the Secretary of State, January 21, 2020, https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18910000RR.