Boston and Maine Rail Road

1841 – 1844

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

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Boston and Maine Railroad
1835 to 1841, Consolidated

Timeline

July 2, 1841
Boston and Maine Rail Road incorporates in the State of New Hampshire.
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).
September 1, 1841
The Dover and Winnipissiogee Rail Road franchise rights are acquired by Boston and Maine Rail Road.
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).