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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