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

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March 3, 1842

Fitchburg Railroad Company incorporates by special act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 31, 1846

Charlestown Branch Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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June 2, 1846

Lancaster and Sterling Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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June 2, 1846

Watertown Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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July 17, 1851

Waltham and Watertown Branch Rail-road Company franchises are transferred to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 30, 1860

Peterborough and Shirley Rail-road Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company , effective as of January 1, 1860.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 30, 1860

Peterborough and Shirley Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company , effective as of January 1, 1860.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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April 15, 1862

Marlborough and Feltonville Branch Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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November 1, 1883

Lancaster Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company and Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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April 22, 1885

The Ashburnham Railroad Company is sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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July 1, 1885

Boston, Barre and Gardner Rail-road Corporation merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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February 1, 1887

Commonwealth of Massachusetts property of Troy and Greenfield Rail-road Company sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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May 3, 1887

Troy and Boston Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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October 1, 1890

Cheshire Rail-road Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 7, 1891

Commonwealth of Massachusetts property of Southern Vermont Rail Road Company sold to Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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October 1, 1892

Monadnock Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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October 1, 1892

The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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October 1, 1892

Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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June 5, 1895

Brookline & Milford Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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June 5, 1895

Brookline and Pepperell Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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June 5, 1895

Brookline Railroad Company merges with Fitchburg Railroad Company.

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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. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1931.

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January 1, 1919

Fitchburg Railroad Company merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.

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Frederick N. Nowell, III. "Fitchburg Railroad Company." In Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 35. 2008.

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Routes and Stations

• 1876
• 1882

List of All Fitchburg Railroad Company Stations

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