Hampshire and Hampden Railroad Corporation

1853 – 1862

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Hampden Railroad Company
1852 to 1853, Consolidated
Northampton and Westfield Railroad Corporation
1852 to 1853, Consolidated

Timeline

May 23, 1853
Hampshire and Hampden Railroad Corporation incorporates in 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).
May 25, 1853
Hampden Railroad Company and Northampton and Westfield Railroad Corporation consolidate to form Hampshire and Hampden 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).
July 1, 1862
Hampshire and Hampden Railroad Corporation and New Haven and Northampton Company consolidate to form New Haven and Northampton Company.
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).