Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company

1902 – 1911

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Maine
Business Purpose
Street Railway
Rail Operations
1903-1911
Operations In
United States: Maine

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company
1891 to 1911, Acquired

Timeline

June 4, 1902
Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company incorporates in the State of Maine.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965).
April 1903
Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company begins construction of a 5.4-mile line electric trolley line between Waterville and Oakland.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965).
July 2, 1903
Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company begins operation between Waterville and Oakland.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965).
September 8, 1911
Central Maine Power Company acquires control of Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company and Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965).
November 20, 1911
Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company acquires the assets, properties, and franchises of Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company. Waterville and Oakland Street Railway Company is renamed Waterville, Fairfield and Oakland Railway Company.
Source
O. R. Cummings, Transportation Bulletin, April-December 1965 (National Railway Historical Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter Inc., 1965).

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