State of Delaware

1787 – Present

Business Type
Government
State of Incorporation
Delaware
Business Purpose
Government
Operations In
United States: Delaware

Timeline

December 7, 1787
State of Delaware is admitted to the union of the United States of America.
Source
“Delaware,” Wikipedia, April 7, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware.
June 22, 1918
American Railway Express Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Public Service Commission of New Hampshire, “Reports of Express Companies,” in Annual and Statistical Report of the Public Service Commission of New Hampshire For the Year Ending December 31, 1925, 75-80 (Public Service Commission of New Hampshire, 1926).
February 20, 1930
Osgood Bradley Car Corporation incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Pullman, Inc.
Source
Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc., “Osgood Bradley,” Mid-Continent Railway Museum, April 19, 2006, https://www.midcontinent.org/rollingstock/builders/osgood.htm.
April 14, 1932
Punta Alegre Sugar Corporation incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Bangor Punta Corporation,” Delaware Department of State, accessed June 3, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
June 14, 1956
New York Central Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “New York Central Railroad Company,” Delaware Department of State, accessed February 12, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
March 9, 1960
The New York Central Railroad Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “The New York Central Railroad Company,” Delaware Department of State, accessed February 12, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
March 27, 1963
Boston and Maine Corporation incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “Boston and Maine Corporation,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 22, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?sysvalue=_MRvLqL5x3ZKeK4oGoRrmJfn0GeXc173Fykiw80G0H4-.
July 1, 1968
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Dereco, Inc.
Source
Christopher T. Baer, “1968,” A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context, April 2015, http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1968.pdf.
August 21, 1972
Pinsly Railroad Company, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “Pinsly Railroad Company, Inc.,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, accessed July 24, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?sysvalue=4o1hWdZFvDVgq7YTy93t_eqjeVdwj.kdTnMxV0tVnFo-.
September 1, 1977
Genesee and Wyoming Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Genesee & Wyoming Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed March 14, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
March 11, 1981
Delaware and Hudson, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Delaware and Hudson, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 23, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
May 18, 1981
Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “Pan Am Railways, Inc.,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 22, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=061042281.
November 5, 1981
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Emons Industries, Inc.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 23, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
November 17, 1983
Pullman Technology Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware , a reorganization of Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Pullman Technology Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 7, 2023, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/eCorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
October 7, 1985
Waterloo Railway Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Waterloo Railway Company,” Delaware Department of State, accessed September 24, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
December 19, 1986
Emons Transportation Group, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Emons Transportation Group, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed March 14, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
January 22, 1987
Emons Railroad Group, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Emons Transportation Group, Inc..
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Emons Railroad Group, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed March 14, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
February 5, 1990
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Limited.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 23, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
January 2, 1991
Housatonic Transportation Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Housatonic Transportation Company,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 23, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
May 1, 1991
The Mountain Division Limited Partnership incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “The Mountain Division Limited Partnership,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 25, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/NameSearch.aspx.
August 9, 1991
Quincy Bay Terminal Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “Quincy Bay Terminal Co.,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 22, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=043139670.
March 31, 1992
RailAmerica, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “RailAmerica, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed March 14, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
August 4, 1994
New England Central Railroad, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of RailTex, Inc.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “New England Central Railroad, Inc.,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 22, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=030344030.
June 7, 1996
The Northern Vermont Railroad Company, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “The Northern Vermont Railroad Company, Incorporated,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 25, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
September 3, 1996
Connecticut Southern Railroad, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of RailTex, Inc.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Connecticut Southern Railroad, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 23, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
November 8, 2002
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, Limited incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division, “Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, LTD,” Vermont Secretary of State, January 22, 2020, https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/BusinessInquire/BusinessInformation?businessID=74767.
December 22, 2003
Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad, LLC incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming Inc..
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad, LLC,” Delaware Department of State, accessed March 14, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
April 6, 2009
Pan Am Southern, LLC incorporates in the State of Delaware as a 50/50 joint venture between Pan Am Railways, Inc.'s Boston and Maine Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
Source
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Corporations Division, “Pan Am Southern LLC,” Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 22, 2020, http://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?FEIN=000999349.
May 19, 2011
Maine Northern Railway Company incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Maine Northern Railway Company,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 25, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
February 6, 2014
Central Maine and Quebec Railway US, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed January 25, 2020, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.
June 25, 2021
Midcoast Railservice, Inc. incorporates in the State of Delaware.
Source
Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, “Midcoast Railservice, Inc.,” Delaware Department of State, accessed August 27, 2021, https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx.