Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad Company

1873 – 1883

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1876-1879
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad Company
1867 to 1876, Consolidated
New Bedford Railroad Company
1873 to 1876, Consolidated

Timeline

February 11, 1873
Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad Company incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
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 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
May 31, 1876
Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad Company and New Bedford Railroad Company consolidate to form Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad Company.
Source
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 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
March 6, 1883
Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad Company merges with Old Colony Railroad Company.
Source
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 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).