Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company

1862 to 1892, Merged

Hanover Branch Railroad Company

1846 to 1887, Merged

Lowell and Framingham Railroad Company

1881 to 1886, Merged

Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad Company

1846 to 1885, Merged

Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad Company

1873 to 1883, Merged

Duxbury and Cohassett Railroad Company

1867 to 1878, Merged

South Shore Railroad Company

1846 to 1877, Merged

Cape Cod Railroad Company

1854 to 1872, Consolidated

Old Colony and Newport Railway Company

1860 to 1872, Consolidated

Timeline

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March 27, 1872

Old Colony Railroad Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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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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May 1872

Old Colony Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Rhode Island.

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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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September 30, 1872

Cape Cod Railroad Company and Old Colony and Newport Railway Company consolidate to form Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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April 28, 1874

Middleborough and Taunton Railroad Corporation is conveyed to Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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March 31, 1877

South Shore Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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May 22, 1878

Duxbury and Cohassett Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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March 6, 1883

Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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February 27, 1885

Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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February 27, 1886

Lowell and Framingham Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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June 30, 1887

Hanover Branch Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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April 11, 1888

Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation property is leased to Old Colony Railroad Company for a period of 99 years.

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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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July 1, 1892

Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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November 12, 1896

Fall River Railroad Company is sold to Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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January 24, 1906

Nantasket Beach Railroad Company is conveyed to Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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December 27, 1911

Plymouth and Middleborough Railroad Company is conveyed to Old Colony Railroad Company.

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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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September 1947

Old Colony Railroad Company is acquired by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.

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"Old Colony Railroad." Wikipedia. 2-13-2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad.

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Routes and Stations

• 1889

List of All Old Colony Railroad Company Stations

Images and Artifacts

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