The Concord & Montreal Railroad

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Manchester and North Weare Railroad

1858 to 1899, Merged

Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad

1844 to 1890, Consolidated

Concord Railroad Corporation

1835 to 1890, Consolidated

Timeline

July 24, 1889

The Concord & Montreal Railroad incorporates by special act of the State of New Hampshire.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).

January 1, 1890

Concord Railroad Corporation and Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad consolidate to form The Concord & Montreal Railroad.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).

July 17, 1896

Winnipissiogee Steamboat Company is acquired by The Concord & Montreal Railroad.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).

June 8, 1899

Manchester and North Weare Railroad merges with The Concord & Montreal Railroad.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).

Novemeber 30, 1903

Concord Street Railway dissolves and property acquired by The Concord & Montreal Railroad.

Source

O. R. Cummings, “The Concord Street Railway,” in A Granite State Interurban, 12-14 (Electric Railway Historical Society, March 1954).

March 28, 1906

Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad Company is sold at public auction under foreclosure proceedings and acquired by The Concord & Montreal Railroad , reorganized as Nashua & Acton Railroad.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).

January 1, 1912

Suncook Valley Railroad is leased to The Concord & Montreal Railroad for two years and extended to January 1, 1916.

Source

United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).

January 1, 1919

The Concord & Montreal Railroad merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

Source

Frederick N. Nowell, III, “The Concord and Montreal Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 25 (November 27, 2008).

December 1, 1919

Concord and Manchester Electric Branch is renamed to Concord Electric Railways.

Source

O. R. Cummings, “The Concord Electric Railways,” in A Granite State Interurban, 23-25 (Electric Railway Historical Society, March 1954).

Routes and Stations

Historical route and station information is available from 1 timetable.