Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation [Massachusetts]
1831 – Unknown
- Business Type
- State Chartered (Legislative)
- State of Incorporation
- Massachusetts
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- 1834-1888
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Stoughton Branch Railroad Company
- 1844 to 1873, Consolidated
Timeline
- June 22, 1831
- Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation incorporates by special act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931). - June 3, 1835
- Boston and Providence Railroad and Transportation Company property is leased to Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation in perpetuity.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931). - August 9, 1839
- Seekonk Branch Railroad Company is sold to Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931). - February 6, 1873
- Stoughton Branch Railroad Company is united with Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931). - April 11, 1888
- Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation property is leased to Old Colony Railroad Company for a period of 99 years.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
Collection
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Boston & Providence Railroad, Pass/Free Ticket, 1888
Item 9408000003
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Boston & Providence Rail Road, Free Ticket, 1867
Item 9408000002
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Boston & Providence Rail Road, Free Ticket, 1865
Item 9408000001
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Old Carriage, Boston and Providence Railroad
Item 9304009536