Taunton Street Railway Company

1870 – 1901

State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Street Railway
Rail Operations
1871-1901
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Providence and Taunton Street Railway Company
1898 to 1900, Acquired

Timeline

September 1871
Taunton Street Railway Company begins operations.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Newport to Nashua - The Bay State/Eastern Mass. System,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 43-65 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).
1900
Providence and Taunton Street Railway Company is acquired by Taunton Street Railway Company.
Source
“Old Colony Street Railway,” Wikipedia, August 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Street_Railway.
1901
Taunton Street Railway Company is acquired by Globe Street Railway Company.
Source
“Old Colony Street Railway,” Wikipedia, August 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Street_Railway.

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