Boston and Northern Street Railway Company
1901 – 1911
- Business Type
- Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Massachusetts
- Business Purpose
- Street Railway
- Rail Operations
- 1901-1911
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Old Colony Street Railway Company
- 1901 to 1911, Merged
- Haverhill, Georgetown and Danvers Street Railway Company
- 1893 to 1906, Acquired
- Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway Company
- 1899 to 1906, Acquired
- Lynn and Boston Railroad Company
- 1859 to 1901, Renamed
- Beverly and Danvers Street Railway Company
- 1896 to 1901, Merged
Timeline
- 1901
- Beverly and Danvers Street Railway Company merges into Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.
Source
“Boston and Northern Street Railway,” Wikipedia, August 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_and_Northern_Street_Railway. - July 23, 1901
- Lynn and Boston Railroad Company is renamed to Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.
Source
O. R. Cummings, “Early Trolley Days,” in Nashua Streetcars, 14-23. - 1906
- Haverhill, Georgetown and Danvers Street Railway Company is acquired by Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.
Source
“Boston and Northern Street Railway,” Wikipedia, August 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_and_Northern_Street_Railway. - 1906
- Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway Company is acquired by Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.
Source
“Boston and Northern Street Railway,” Wikipedia, August 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_and_Northern_Street_Railway. - July 1, 1911
- Old Colony Street Railway Company merges into Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Newport to Nashua - The Bay State/Eastern Mass. System,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 43-65 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - August 8, 1911
- Boston and Northern Street Railway Company is renamed to Bay State Street Railway Company.
Source
O. R. Cummings, “Early Trolley Days,” in Nashua Streetcars, 14-23.
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Electric Express #10
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