Portland and Oxford Central Railroad Company

1857 – 1896

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Maine
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1862-1873
Operations In
United States: Maine

Timeline

April 15, 1857
Portland and Oxford Central Railroad Company incorporated or chartered.
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).
May 1, 1863
Buckfield Branch Railroad Company is sold to Portland and Oxford 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).
February 1, 1878
Portland and Oxford Central Railroad Company is passed to Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad Company as receiver.
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 23, 1896
Portland and Oxford Central Railroad Company is sold to Portland and Rumford Falls Railway.
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).