Boston and Portland Rail-road Corporation

1839 – 1841

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1839-1842
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Andover and Haverhill Rail-road Corporation
1837 to 1839, Renamed

Timeline

April 3, 1839
Andover and Haverhill Rail-road Corporation is renamed to Boston and Portland Rail-road Corporation.
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).