Boston and Maine Rail-road Company

1841 – 1844

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Boston and Portland Rail-road Corporation
1839 to 1841, Consolidated

Timeline

March 6, 1841
Boston and Maine Rail-road Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
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 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
November 5, 1841
Boston and Maine Railroad is united with Boston and Portland Rail-road Corporation to form Boston and Maine Rail Road in New Hampshire and Boston and Maine Rail-road Company in Massachusetts.
Source
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 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
June 3, 1844
Boston and Maine Rail Road, Boston and Maine Rail-road Company and The Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Rail Road Corporation merge to form Boston and Maine Railroad.
Source
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 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).