Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad [1908]
1908 – 2003
- Business Type
- Corporation
- State of Incorporation
- Maine
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- 1908-1932, 1933-1935
- Operations In
- United States: Maine
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Franklin & Megantic Railway Company
- 1897 to 1908, Consolidated
- Kingfield and Dead River Railway Company
- 1897 to 1908, Consolidated
- Sandy River Railroad Company
- 1879 to 1908, Consolidated
Timeline
- January 30, 1908
- Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad incorporates and organizes in the State of Maine.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 173-185 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926). - January 30, 1908
- Franklin & Megantic Railway Company, Kingfield and Dead River Railway Company and Sandy River Railroad Company consolidate to form Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 173-185 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926). - June 30, 1908
- Phillips & Rangeley Railroad Company is acquired by Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 173-185 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926). - July 1, 1908
- Madrid Railroad Company is acquired by Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 173-185 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926). - August 29, 1911
- Eustis Railroad Company is acquired by Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 173-185 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926). - October 1, 2003
- Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad is suspended.
Source
Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, “Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad,” Maine Department of the Secretary of State, January 21, 2020, https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=19860153ND.
Routes and Stations
Historical route and station information is available from 1 timetable.
Available Years:1917
Collection
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Rangeley Lake Hotel and Narrow Gauge Train, Rangeley, Maine
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Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad, Time Table No. 63, 1924
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Depot and Boat Landing from Bridge, Rangeley, Maine
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Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad train stuck in snow
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