Fitchburg Railroad Company

1842 – 1919

Business Type: State Chartered (Legislative)
State of Incorporation: Massachusetts
Business Purpose: Railroad
Rail Operations: 1843-1900
Operations In: United States: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Brookline & Milford Railroad Company: 1893 to 1895, Merged
Brookline and Pepperell Railroad Company: 1891 to 1895, Merged
Brookline Railroad Company: 1891 to 1895, Merged
Monadnock Railroad Company: 1869 to 1892, Merged
The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway Company: 1878 to 1892, Merged
Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad Company: 1886 to 1892, Merged
Cheshire Rail-road Company: 1845 to 1890, Merged
Troy and Boston Railroad Company: 1848 to 1887, Merged
Boston, Barre and Gardner Rail-road Corporation: 1849 to 1885, Merged

Timeline

March 3, 1842: Fitchburg Railroad Company incorporates by special act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
January 31, 1846: Charlestown Branch Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
June 2, 1846: Lancaster and Sterling Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
June 2, 1846: Watertown Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
July 17, 1851: Waltham and Watertown Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
January 30, 1860: Peterborough and Shirley Rail-road Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company , effective as of January 1, 1860.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
January 30, 1860: Peterborough and Shirley Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company , effective as of January 1, 1860.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
April 15, 1862: Marlborough and Feltonville Branch Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
November 1, 1883: Lancaster Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company and Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
April 22, 1885: The Ashburnham Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
July 1, 1885: Boston, Barre and Gardner Rail-road Corporation merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
February 1, 1887: Commonwealth of Massachusetts property of Troy and Greenfield Rail-road Company sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
May 3, 1887: Troy and Boston Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
October 1, 1890: Cheshire Rail-road Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
January 7, 1891: Commonwealth of Massachusetts property of Southern Vermont Rail Road Company sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
October 1, 1892: Monadnock Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
October 1, 1892: The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
October 1, 1892: Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
June 5, 1895: Brookline & Milford Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
June 5, 1895: Brookline and Pepperell Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
June 5, 1895: Brookline Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931).
January 1, 1919: Fitchburg Railroad Company merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.
Source
Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Fitchburg Railroad Company,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 35 (November 27, 2008).