Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Canadian American Railroad Company

1994 to 2007, Merged

Van Buren Bridge Company

1913 to 2007, Merged

BAR Merger Corporation

1988 to 1989, Merged

Timeline

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February 13, 1891

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Maine.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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February 28, 1891

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is given the right by special act to purchase or lease the railroad of the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company and Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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March 5, 1891

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is given the right by special act to purchase or lease the railroad of the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company and Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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March 14, 1891

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company organizes.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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April 1, 1899

Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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November 6, 1901

Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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December 27, 1901

Patten and Sherman Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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December 31, 1901

Aroostook Northern Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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November 18, 1903

Fish River Railroad Company is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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November 20, 1905

Northern Maine Seaport Railroad Company railroad, franchise, and all other property are leased to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company for a period of 999 years.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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July 26, 1907

Schoodic Stream Railroad is sold to Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 153-230. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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1961

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company incorporates The Bangor and Aroostook Corporation and ownership of the railroad is transferred to the new holding company.

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United States District Court of Massachusetts. "Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bangor Punta Corp.." In Federal Reporter, 1154. 1971.

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October 2, 1969

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is acquired by Amoskeag Company.

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Robert M. Lindsell. "Bangor & Aroostook." In The Rail Lines of Northern New England, 294-302. Pepperell, MA: Branch Line Press, 2000.

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January 25, 1989

BAR Merger Corporation merges into Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "BAR Merger Corporation." Maine Department of the Secretary of State. 2-6-2021. https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18910000RR.

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March 17. 1995

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is acquired by Iron Road Railways, Inc.

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Robert M. Lindsell. "Bangor & Aroostook." In The Rail Lines of Northern New England, 294-302. Pepperell, MA: Branch Line Press, 2000.

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December 30, 2007

Logistics Management Systems, Inc. , Van Buren Bridge Company and Canadian American Railroad Company merge into Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

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Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "Bangor & Aroostook Holdings, Inc.." Maine Department of the Secretary of State. 1-21-2020. https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18910000RR.

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December 30, 2007

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company is renamed to Bangor & Aroostook Holdings, Inc.

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Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "Bangor & Aroostook Holdings, Inc.." Maine Department of the Secretary of State. 1-21-2020. https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18910000RR.

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Routes and Stations

• 1919
• 1925
• 1936

List of All Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company Stations

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