West End Street Railway Company
1887 – 1922
- State of Incorporation
- Massachusetts
- Business Purpose
- Street Railway
- Rail Operations
- Unknown-1897
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts
Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger
- Cambridge Railroad Company
- Unknown to 1888, Merger
- Metropolitan Railroad Company
- Unknown to 1888, Merger
- South Boston Railroad Company
- Unknown to 1888, Merger
- Boston Consolidated Street Railway Company
- 1886 to 1888, Merger
Timeline
- January 22, 1887
- West End Street Railway Company is chartered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source
“West End Street Railway,” Wikipedia, December 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Street_Railway. - 1888
- Cambridge Railroad Company, Metropolitan Railroad Company, South Boston Railroad Company and Boston Consolidated Street Railway Company consolidate into West End Street Railway Company.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - January 1, 1889
- West End Street Railway Company begins converting its lines to electric streetcars.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - 1897
- West End Street Railway Company leases its property to Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - December 25, 1900
- West End Street Railway Company completes electrification of its lines.
Source
Stephen P. Carlson with Thomas W. Harding, “Boston - In, Over & Under the Hub,” in From Boston to the Berkshires, 11-41 (Boston Street Railway Association, Inc., 1990). - June 10, 1922
- West End Street Railway Company consolidates into Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Source
“West End Street Railway,” Wikipedia, December 17, 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Street_Railway.