Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company
1903 – 1927
- Business Type
- Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Maine
- Business Purpose
- Street Railway
- Rail Operations
- 1907-1927
- Operations In
- United States: Maine
Timeline
- February 26, 1903
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company organizes in the State of Maine.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965). - March 26, 1906
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company charter is revived and extended for three years after expiring due to lack of construction within three years.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965). - mid-1907
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company begins construction of an electric street railway between Fairfield and Shawmut Village.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965). - October 8, 1907
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company begins operation between Fairfield and Shawmut.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965). - July 1, 1927
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company is unable to pay its mortgage bonds and enters receivership.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965). - July 23, 1927
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway Company last day of operations.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965).
Collection
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End of Electric Car Line, Shawmut, Maine to Washington, DC
Item 9304006113
Centre of Rapid Transit, Fairfield, Maine
Item 9304001691