Central New England and Western Railroad Company

1889 – 1892

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
New York
Business Purpose
Railroad
Operations In
United States: New York

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Hudson Connecting Railroad Company
1887 to 1889, Consolidated
The Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad Company
1888 to 1889, Consolidated

Timeline

July 23, 1889
Central New England and Western Railroad Company incorporates in the State of New York.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Central New England Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 773-828 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
July 23, 1889
Hudson Connecting Railroad Company and The Poughkeepsie and Connecticut Railroad Company consolidate to form Central New England and Western Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Central New England Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 773-828 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).
July 28, 1892
Central New England and Western Railroad Company and Poughkeepsie Bridge and Railroad Company consolidate to form Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Central New England Railway Company,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 773-828 (United States Government Printing Office, 1926).