Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway

Timeline

March 1900

Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway incorporates in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

May 1901

Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway begins operations between Norwood and Canton.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

September 1901

Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway begins operations between Cobb's Corner, East Sharon and Lake Massapoag via Sharon and Sharon Heights.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

March 1918

Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway ceases operations.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

late 1910s

Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway goes into receivership.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).

August 1, 1919

Sharon Street Railway reopens the Norwood, Canton & Sharon Street Railway line between Cobb's Corner and Sharon Heights.

Source

Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Across the Commonwealth - The Smaller Trolley Systems,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 123-145 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990).