Old Colony and Newport Railway Company
1860 – 1872
- Business Type
- Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- 1863-1872
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Easton Branch Railroad Company
- 1854 to 1871, Merged
- Old Colony and Fall River Railroad Company
- 1854 to 1863, Consolidated
- The Newport and Fall River Railroad Company
- 1846 to 1863, Consolidated
Timeline
- May 1860
- Old Colony and Newport Railway Company incorporates in the State of Rhode Island.
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 25, 1862
- Old Colony and Newport Railway 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). - August 5, 1863
- Old Colony and Fall River Railroad Company and The Newport and Fall River Railroad Company unite to form Old Colony and Newport Railway 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). - December 31, 1865
- Dighton and Somerset Railroad Company is conveyed to Old Colony and Newport Railway 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). - December 19, 1870
- Granite Railway Company trackage is sold to Old Colony and Newport Railway 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). - September 25, 1871
- Easton Branch Railroad Company merges with Old Colony and Newport Railway 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). - November 29, 1871
- Shawmut Railroad Company is transferred to Old Colony and Newport Railway 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). - September 30, 1872
- Cape Cod Railroad Company and Old Colony and Newport Railway Company consolidate to form Old Colony 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).