Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company [Massachusetts] - 1853 to 1854, Consolidated
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company [Rhode Island] - 1852 to 1854, Consolidated
Providence and Bristol Railroad Company [Massachusetts] - 1851 to 1853, Renamed
Providence and Bristol Railroad Company [Rhode Island] - 1850 to 1852, Renamed

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November 1, 1850

Providence and Bristol Railroad Company [Rhode Island] 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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May 23, 1851

Providence and Bristol Railroad Company [Massachusetts] 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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June 25, 1852

Providence and Bristol Railroad Company [Rhode Island] name changes to Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company [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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March 24, 1853

Providence and Bristol Railroad Company [Massachusetts] name changes to Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company [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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November 16, 1854

Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company incorporates by special act 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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November 16, 1854

Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company [Massachusetts] and Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company [Rhode Island] unite to form Providence, Warren and Bristol 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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