Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company

1862 – 1892

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Massachusetts
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1865-1873
Operations In
United States: Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

The Fall River and Warren Railroad Company
1857 to 1862, Consolidated
The Warren and Fall River Railroad Company
1856 to 1862, Consolidated

Timeline

July 2, 1862
Fall River, Warren and Providence 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).
July 2, 1862
Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Rhode Island.
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).
July 2, 1862
The Fall River and Warren Railroad Company and The Warren and Fall River Railroad Company consolidate to form Fall River, Warren and Providence 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).
July 1, 1892
Fall River, Warren and Providence 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).