United Corporation of the Middleborough Railroad Corporation, and Fall River Branch Railroad Company and Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad Corporation

1845 – 1846

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1845-1846
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Fall River Branch Railroad Company
1844 to 1845, Consolidated
Middleborough Railroad Corporation
1845 to 1845, Consolidated
Randolph and Bridgewater Rail-road Corporation
1845 to 1845, Consolidated

Timeline

March 26, 1845
United Corporation of the Middleborough Railroad Corporation, and Fall River Branch Railroad Company and Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad Corporation incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
March 26, 1845
Fall River Branch Railroad Company, Randolph and Bridgewater Rail-road Corporation and Middleborough Railroad Corporation unite to form United Corporation of the Middleborough Railroad Corporation, and Fall River Branch Railroad Company and Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad Corporation.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
April 16, 1846
United Corporation of the Middleborough Railroad Corporation, and Fall River Branch Railroad Company and Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad Corporation name changes to Fall River Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-291 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).