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October 1886

Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company begins horsecar operations in Adams and North Adams.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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1889

Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company converts its horsecar lines to electric streetcars.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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October 1889

Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company opens its Zylonite to North Adams line.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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1906

Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company is acquired by New England Investment and Security Company , a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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June 30, 1906

Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company merges into Berkshire Street Railway Company.

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Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding. "New Haven Owned - Worcester, Springfield & Berkshire." In From Boston to the Berkshires, 79-91. Boston, MA: Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990.

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