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).