Providence and Worcester Railroad Company

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

The Connecticut Central Railroad Company

1987 to 1998, Merged

Connecticut Rail Systems, Inc.

1992 to 1993, Merged

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company

1844 to 1845, Consolidated

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company

1844 to 1845, Consolidated

Timeline

November 25, 1845

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company incorporates by special act of 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).

November 25, 1845

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company and Providence and Worcester Railroad Company consolidate to form Providence and Worcester 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).

May 1, 1888

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company property is leased to New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company for 99 years.

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 17, 1892

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company property is leased to The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for 99 years.

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).

May 15, 1969

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Rhode Island.

Source

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “Providence and Worcester Railroad Company,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 22, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=050344399.

October 1982

Moshassuck Valley Railroad Company is acquired by Providence and Worcester Railroad Company.

Source

Unknown source.

August 30, 1993

Connecticut Rail Systems, Inc. is merged into Providence and Worcester Railroad Company.

Source

Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division, “Connecticut Rail Systems, Inc.,” Rhode Island Department of State, January 22, 2020, http://business.sos.ri.gov/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=000069565.

July 6, 1998

The Connecticut Central Railroad Company merges into Providence and Worcester Railroad Company.

Source

Connecticut Secretary of State, “Connecticut Central Railroad Company The,” Connecticut Business Registry, accessed January 23, 2020, https://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/PublicInquiry?eid=9744&businessID=0200619.

November 1, 2016

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company is acquired by Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

Source

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., “Genesee & Wyoming Completes Acquisition of Providence and Worcester Railroad,” Genesee & Wyoming Inc., November 1, 2016, https://media.gwrr.com/press-releases/news-details/2016/Genesee--Wyoming-Completes-Acquisition-of-Providence-and-Worcester-Railroad/default.aspx.

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