New Bedford Railroad Company
1873 – 1876
- Business Type
- Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Massachusetts
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- 1874-1876
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Taunton Branch Railroad Company
- 1835 to 1874, Merged
Timeline
- February 11, 1873
- New Bedford Railroad Company 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). - March 20, 1873
- New Bedford and Taunton Railroad Corporation is deeded to New Bedford Railroad 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). - February 2, 1874
- Taunton Branch Railroad Company merges with New Bedford Railroad 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). - May 31, 1876
- Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad Company and New Bedford Railroad Company consolidate to form Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad 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).