Portland Terminal Company

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Portland Union Railway Station Company

1887 to 1911, Renamed

Timeline

March 23, 1911

Portland Union Railway Station Company name changes by special act to Portland Terminal 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).

December 10, 1980

Maine Central Railroad Company and wholly owned subsidiary Portland Terminal Company are acquired by U.S. Filter Corporation.

Source

Ron Johnson, “1960-1984 An Important Bridge Route,” in Maine Central Railroad Mountain Division, 153-196 (470 Railroad Club).

June 16, 1981

Maine Central Railroad Company and wholly owned subsidiary Portland Terminal Company are acquired by Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc.

Source

Christopher T. Baer, “1980-1989,” A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context, April 2015, http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf.

1987

Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. leases its Maine Central Railroad Company and Portland Terminal Company properties to Springfield Terminal Railway Company.

Source

Christopher T. Baer, “1980-1989,” A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context, April 2015, http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf.

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