Springfield Terminal Railway Company

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Springfield Electric Railway Company

1894 to 1922, Reorganized

Timeline

January 1922

Springfield Electric Railway Company reorganizes as Springfield Terminal Railway Company.

Source

Robert C. Jones, “Springfield Electric Railway Company,” in Railroads of Vermont, 250-268 (The New England Press, 1993).

1932

Springfield Terminal Railway Company capital stock is purchased by Boston and Maine Railroad over the course of 1922-1932, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary.

Source

Robert C. Jones, “Springfield Electric Railway Company,” in Railroads of Vermont, 250-268 (The New England Press, 1993).

June 30, 1983

Boston and Maine Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway Company are acquired by Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc.

Source

Robert C. Jones, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Railroads of Vermont, 71-92 (The New England Press, 1993).

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.

September 11, 1987

Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. leases its Boston and Maine Corporation property 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.

May 1, 2009

Pan Am Southern, LLC acquires the property of Boston and Maine Corporation from points just east of Ayer, Massachusetts to the west with Springfield Terminal Railway Company as designated operator.

Source

Surface Transportation Board, STB Financial Docket No. 35147: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pan Am Railways, Inc., et al. - Joint Control and Operating/Pooling Agreements - Pan Am Southern LLC (March 10, 2009).

Routes and Stations

Historical route and station information is available from 2 timetables.

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