Nashua City Station Railroad History
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Fitchburg Railroad Company

  1. History
  2. Fitchburg Railroad Company

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Brookline & Milford Railroad Company
1893 to 1895, Merged
Brookline and Pepperell Railroad Company
1891 to 1895, Merged
Brookline Railroad Company
1891 to 1895, Merged
Monadnock Railroad Company
1869 to 1892, Merged
The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway Company
1878 to 1892, Merged
Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad Company
1886 to 1892, Merged
Cheshire Rail-road Company
1845 to 1890, Merged
Troy and Boston Railroad Company
1848 to 1887, Merged
Boston, Barre and Gardner Rail-road Corporation
1849 to 1885, Merged

Timeline

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March 3, 1842
Fitchburg Railroad Company incorporates by special act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
January 31, 1846
Charlestown Branch Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
June 2, 1846
Lancaster and Sterling Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
June 2, 1846
Watertown Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
July 17, 1851
Waltham and Watertown Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
January 30, 1860
Peterborough and Shirley Rail-road Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company , effective as of January 1, 1860.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
January 30, 1860
Peterborough and Shirley Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company , effective as of January 1, 1860.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
April 15, 1862
Marlborough and Feltonville Branch Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
November 1, 1883
Lancaster Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company and Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
April 22, 1885
The Ashburnham Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
July 1, 1885
Boston, Barre and Gardner Rail-road Corporation merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
February 1, 1887
Commonwealth of Massachusetts property of Troy and Greenfield Rail-road Company sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
May 3, 1887
Troy and Boston Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
October 1, 1890
Cheshire Rail-road Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
January 7, 1891
Commonwealth of Massachusetts property of Southern Vermont Rail Road Company sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
October 1, 1892
Monadnock Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
October 1, 1892
The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
October 1, 1892
Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
June 5, 1895
Brookline & Milford Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
June 5, 1895
Brookline and Pepperell Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
June 5, 1895
Brookline Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Citation
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Boston & Maine Railroad." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.
January 1, 1919
Fitchburg Railroad Company merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.
Citation
Frederick N. Nowell, III. "Fitchburg Railroad Company." In Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 35. 2008.

Routes and Stations

  • 1876
  • 1882
Fitchburg Railroad Company

Marlboro' Branch Railroad - Marlboro' to South Acton
Peterboro' and Shirley Railroad - Greenville to Ayer Junction
Trunk Road - Boston to Fitchburg
Watertown Branch Railroad - Watertown Junction to Waltham

Fitchburg Railroad Company

Boston and North Adams - Boston to North Adams
Marlboro' and Hudson Branch - South Acton to Marlboro'
Peterboro' and Shirley Branch - Ayer Junction to Greenville
Turner's Falls Branch - Greenfield to Turner's Falls
Watertown Branch - Brick Yards to Waltham

List of All Fitchburg Railroad Company Stations

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