Western Railroad Corporation

1833 – 1867

Business Type
State Chartered (Legislative)
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1840-1867
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts, New York

Timeline

March 13, 1833
Western Railroad Corporation incorporates by special act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York Central Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-904 (United States Government Printing Office, 1930).
December 1, 1867
Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation and Western Railroad Corporation consolidate to form Boston and Albany Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “New York Central Railroad Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 1-904 (United States Government Printing Office, 1930).