Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railway Company
1889 – Present
- State of Incorporation
- New York
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- none
- Operations In
- United States: New York, Pennsylvania
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- The Scranton and Forest City Railroad Company
- 1886 to 1889, Consolidated
- Forest City and State Line Railroad Company
- 1889 to 1889, Consolidated
- The Hancock and Pennsylvania Railroad Company
- 1889 to 1889, Consolidated
Timeline
- October 3, 1889
- Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railway Company incorporates under the general laws of the State of New York and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and consolidate the property, rights and franchises of The Scranton and Forest City Railroad Company, Forest City and State Line Railroad Company , and The Hancock and Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 198-289 (United States Government Printing Office, 1929). - May 10, 1890
- Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railway Company leases its property to New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company for a term of 99 years from June 1, 1890.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 198-289 (United States Government Printing Office, 1929). - June 1, 1890
- Ontario, Carbondale and Scranton Railway Company opens to traffic, operated by New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 198-289 (United States Government Printing Office, 1929).