Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation

  1. History
  2. Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Stoughton Branch Railroad Company
1844 to 1873, Consolidated

Timeline

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June 22, 1831
Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation incorporates by special act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Citation
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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
June 3, 1835
Boston and Providence Railroad and Transportation Company property is leased to Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation in perpetuity.
Citation
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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
August 9, 1839
Seekonk Branch Railroad Company is sold to Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation.
Citation
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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
February 6, 1873
Stoughton Branch Railroad Company is united with Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation.
Citation
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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
April 11, 1888
Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation property is leased to Old Colony Railroad Company for a period of 99 years.
Citation
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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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