Portland and Kennebec Railroad Company

1862 – 1874

Business Type
State Chartered (Legislative)
State of Incorporation
Maine
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1864-1870
Operations In
United States: Maine

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Kennebec and Portland Railroad Company
1836 to 1864, Consolidated

Timeline

November 5, 1862
Portland and Kennebec Railroad Company incorporates under the general laws of the State of Maine.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Maine Central Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 357-513 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
January 1, 1864
Kennebec and Portland Railroad Company consolidates with Portland and Kennebec Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Maine Central Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 357-513 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
November 16, 1874
Portland and Kennebec Railroad Company consolidates with Maine Central Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Maine Central Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 357-513 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).