Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company

Timeline

March 5, 1845

Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company incorporates in 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).

June 26, 1845

Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company incorporates in the State of New Hampshire.

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 6, 1846

Groton and Nashua Railroad Corporation franchise rights are acquired by 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).

July 21, 1847

Worcester Branch Rail-road Company is sold to 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).

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).

December 1, 1883

Worcester and Nashua Railroad Company and The Nashua and Rochester Railroad unite to form Worcester, Nashua and Rochester 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).

Routes and Stations

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