Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company - 1854 to 1900, Reorganized
Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company - 1873 to 1876, Renamed
Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad Company - 1854 to 1873, Renamed

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April 15, 1854

Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad Company incorporates by special act in the State of Maine.

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Maine Secretary of State. "An act to establish the Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad Company." In Acts and Resolves of the Thirty-Second Legislature of the State of Maine, 1853, 362-369. Augusta, ME: William T. Johnson, 1853.

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April 15, 1854

The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company incorporates by special act of the State of Maine.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 697-711. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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June 15, 1854

The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company organization perfected.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 697-711. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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February 14, 1873

Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad Company is renamed by special act to Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company.

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Maine Secretary of State. "An act to authorize the extension of the Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad, and to change the name of the company, and to add to, and amend, existing acts in relation thereto." In Acts and Resolves of the Fifty-Second Legislature of the State of Maine, 1873, 276-277. Augusta, ME: Sprague, Owen & Nash, 1873.

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1876

Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company is renamed to The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company.

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Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company." Maine Department of the Secretary of State. 1-21-2020. https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18780000RR.

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July 1, 1900

The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company reorganizes as Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company.

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Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. "The Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company." Maine Department of the Secretary of State. 1-21-2020. https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=18780000RR.

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August 25, 1900

Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company organizes under the laws of the State of Maine.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 697-711. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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July 1, 1901

Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Company franchises, rights and property are acquired by Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad Company.

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United States, Interstate Commerce Commission. "Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Company." In Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 697-711. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1926.

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