The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company

1832 – Unknown

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
New York
Business Purpose
Railroad
Operations In
United States: New York, Vermont

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

The Glens Falls Rail Road Company
1867 to 1906, Merged
The Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road Company
1855 to 1868, Consolidated

Timeline

April 14, 1832
The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company incorporates by special act in the State of New York.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
January 1, 1851
Saratoga and Schenectady Rail Road Company property is leased to The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
October 20, 1868
The Salem & Rutland Rail Road Company is acquired by The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
October 20, 1868
The Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road Company consoldates and merges with The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
October 20, 1868
The Troy, Salem & Rutland Rail Road Company is acquired by The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
February 1, 1870
Rutland and Whitehall Rail Road Company property is leased to The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
May 1, 1871
The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company property is leased to The Delaware and Hudson Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).
July 31, 1906
The Glens Falls Rail Road Company merges into The Rensselaer and Saratoga Rail Road Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Delaware and Hudson Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 611-830 (United States Government Printing Office, 1927).