Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Old Colony Street Railway Company

1901 to 1911, Merged

Haverhill, Georgetown and Danvers Street Railway Company

1893 to 1906, Acquired

Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway Company

1899 to 1906, Acquired

Lynn and Boston Railroad Company

1859 to 1901, Renamed

Beverly and Danvers Street Railway Company

1896 to 1901, Merged

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1901

Beverly and Danvers Street Railway Company merges into Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.

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July 23, 1901

Lynn and Boston Railroad Company is renamed to Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.

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O. R. Cummings. "Early Trolley Days." In Nashua Streetcars, 14-23. 0.

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1906

Haverhill, Georgetown and Danvers Street Railway Company is acquired by Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.

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1906

Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway Company is acquired by Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.

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July 1, 1911

Old Colony Street Railway Company merges into Boston and Northern Street Railway Company.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "Newport to Nashua - The Bay State/Eastern Mass. System." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 43-65. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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August 8, 1911

Boston and Northern Street Railway Company is renamed to Bay State Street Railway Company.

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