Boston and Maine Railroad

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Nashua and Lowell Rail-road Corporation

1836 to 1944, Merged

Boston and Lowell Rail Road Corporation

1830 to 1919, Merged

Connecticut River Railroad Company

1845 to 1919, Merged

Fitchburg Railroad Company

1842 to 1919, Merged

Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Railroad

1882 to 1919, Merged

Lowell and Andover Railroad Company

1872 to 1919, Merged

Manchester and Lawrence Railroad

1847 to 1919, Merged

The Concord & Montreal Railroad

1889 to 1919, Merged

Boston and Maine Rail-road Extension Company

1844 to 1845, Merged

Boston and Maine Rail Road

1841 to 1844, Merged

Boston and Maine Rail-road Company

1841 to 1844, Merged

The Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Rail Road Corporation

1836 to 1844, Merged

Timeline

July 2, 1841

Boston and Maine Railroad 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).

March 22, 1842

Boston and Maine Railroad incorporates in the State of Maine.

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).

March 24, 1843

Boston and Maine Railroad 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).

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).

September 10, 1845

Boston and Maine Rail-road Extension Company merges with 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).

July 1, 1887

Manchester and Lawrence Railroad is leased to Boston and Maine Railroad for a period of 50 years dating from September 1, 1887.

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).

May 8, 1890

Eastern Rail-road Company is sold to Boston and Maine Railroad effective June 30, 1890.

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).

May 9, 1890

Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad is sold to 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).

June 15, 1892

Chelsea Beach Railroad Company is sold to 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).

June 30, 1892

Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad Company is sold to 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).

June 30, 1892

The Wolfeborough Railroad is sold to 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).

July 20, 1892

South Reading Branch Railroad is sold to 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).

January 16, 1893

Newburyport City Railroad Company is sold to 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).

January 25, 1893

Orchard Beach Railroad Company is sold to 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).

November 15, 1893

West Amesbury Branch Railroad Company is sold to 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).

June 1, 1899

Eastern Railroad in New Hampshire is sold to 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).

1900

Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway completes construction of a 400-foot concrete bridge across the Deerfield River, connecting it to the Boston and Maine Railroad at Buckland.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

January 1, 1900

Portland and Rochester Railroad is sold to 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).

January 1, 1900

Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Company is sold to 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).

January 1, 1900

Portsmouth and Dover Railroad is sold to 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).

February 20, 1902

Central Massachusetts Railroad Company is sold to Boston and Maine Railroad , deed executed February 20, 1902.

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).

October 30, 1906

Danvers Railroad Company is sold to 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).

October 30, 1906

Newburyport Railroad Company is sold to Boston and Maine Railroad , effective as of December 31, 1906.

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 13, 1911

Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad Company is sold to 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).

December 26, 1917

Boston and Maine Railroad operation taken over by United States Railroad Administration.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Boston and Maine Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 6-11 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

Boston and Lowell Rail Road Corporation merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 13 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

Connecticut River Railroad Company merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Connecticut River Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 39 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

Fitchburg Railroad Company merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Fitchburg Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 35 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Railroad merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 42 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

Lowell and Andover Railroad Company merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Lowell and Andover Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 41 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

Manchester and Lawrence Railroad merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Manchester and Lawrence Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 40 (November 27, 2008).

January 1, 1919

The Concord & Montreal Railroad merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “The Concord and Montreal Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 25 (November 27, 2008).

December 1, 1919

Concord and Manchester Electric Branch is renamed to Concord Electric Railways.

Source

O. R. Cummings, “The Concord Electric Railways,” in A Granite State Interurban, 23-25 (Electric Railway Historical Society, March 1954).

March 1, 1920

Boston and Maine Railroad operation is released by United States Railroad Administration.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Boston and Maine Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 6-11 (November 27, 2008).

March 19, 1923

Proprietors of Portsmouth Bridge is acquired by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Unknown source.

March 19, 1923

The Sullivan County Railroad Company is acquired by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Unknown source.

March 19, 1923

Vermont Valley Railroad is acquired by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Unknown source.

March 19, 1923

York Harbor and Beach Railroad Company is acquired by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Unknown source.

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.

Source

Robert C. Jones, “Springfield Electric Railway Company,” in Railroads of Vermont, 250-268 (The New England Press, 1993).

May 6, 1933

Concord Electric Railways operations cease.

Source

O. R. Cummings, “Decline and Abandonment,” in A Granite State Interurban, 28-30 (Electric Railway Historical Society, March 1954).

November 24, 1942

Franklin and Tilton Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Franklin and Tilton Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 33 (November 27, 2008).

July 17, 1944

Wilton Railroad Company assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Wilton Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 16 (November 27, 2008).

August 15, 1944

Peterborough Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Peterborough Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 17 (November 27, 2008).

October 13, 1944

Nashua and Lowell Rail-road Corporation merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Nashua and Lowell Railroad Corporation,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 14 (November 27, 2008).

December 29, 1944

Concord and Portsmouth Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Concord and Portsmouth Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 26 (November 27, 2008).

December 20, 1945

The Peterborough and Hillsborough Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “The Peterborough and Hillsborough Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 24 (November 27, 2008).

December 29, 1945

Concord and Claremont New Hampshire Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Concord & Claremont N.H. Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 23 (November 27, 2008).

November 6, 1946

Troy and Bennington Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Troy and Bennington Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 36 (November 27, 2008).

November 7, 1946

The Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Company from White River Junction to Wells River is purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad and from Wells River to the International Border by Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “The Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 19 (November 27, 2008).

March 21, 1947

Pemigewasset Valley Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Pemigewasset Valley Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 31 (November 27, 2008).

December 31, 1949

The Sullivan County Railroad Company assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “The Sullivan County Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 46 (November 27, 2008).

December 31, 1949

Vermont Valley Railroad assets purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Vermont Valley Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 45 (November 27, 2008).

April 30, 1964

Boston and Maine Railroad merges with Boston and Maine Corporation.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Boston and Maine Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 6-11 (November 27, 2008).

Routes and Stations

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