Corporate History
RUTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY
CORPORATE HISTORY
Note: the Table and notes are copied from a single sheet in the collection of Steve Mumley which was produced by the Rutland Railway, (hence the reference to the Rutland Railroad being a predecessor company.)
Steve Mumley made this chart avaialable and we owe him a sincere thanks in making it available.
| Ref. No. |
Name of Company |
Date Incorporated |
Date and manner of succession |
1. |
Rutland
and Burlington Railroad Company. |
Nov. 6,
1847 |
Sold to
the carrier Nov. 23, 1867. |
2. |
Champlain
and Connecticut River Railroad Company. |
Nov. 1.
1843 |
Name changed
to 1, Nov. 6., 1847. |
3. |
Ogdensburg
and Lake Champlain Railway Company. |
Dec. 1,
1898 |
Merged
with the carrier, Feb. 1, 1899. |
4. |
Ogdensburg
and Lake Champlain Railraod Company. |
June 10,
1864 |
Reorganized
into 3 Dec. 1, 1898. |
5. |
The Northern
Railroad Company. |
May 14,
1845 |
Conveyed
to 4, Aug. 1, 1865. |
6. |
Rutland-Canadian
Railroad Company. |
Nov. 4,
1898 |
Merged
with the carrier, Jan. 21, 1901. |
7. |
Bennington
and Rutland Railway Company. |
Aug.
9, 1877 |
Merged
with the carrier, Sept. 6, 1901. |
8. |
New York,
Boston and Montreal Railroad Company. |
Jan. 21,
1873 |
Portion
of property conveyed to 7, Aug. 9, 1877. Remainder conveyed
to 11 as shown below. |
9. |
Chatham
and Lebanon Valley Railroad Company. |
Sept, 23,
1899 |
Merged
with the carrier, Dec. 24, 1901 |
10. |
Lebanon
Springs Railroad |
June 9,
1893 |
Property
in New York con- veyed to 9, Sept. 23, 1899. Property in Vermont conveyed to the carrier as shown below. |
11. |
New York.,
Rutland and Montreal Railroad Company |
Dec. 31,
1883 |
Conveyed
to 10, June 9, 1893. |
8. |
New York,
Boston and Montreal Railroad Company. |
Jan. 21,
1873 |
Remainder
of property not acquired by 7, conveyed to 11, Oct. 23, 1885. |
12. |
The Harlem
Extension Railroad Company (2). |
Dec. 18
1872 |
Conveyed
to 8, Jan. 20, 1873. |
13. |
Harlem
Extension Railroad Company (1). |
(Jan. 1,
1870 *) (Apr. 23, 1870 #) |
Consolidated
with 18 to form 12, Dec. 18, 1872. |
14. |
Bennington
and Rutland Railroad Company. |
Aug. 1,
1865 |
Consolidated
with 16 to form 13, Apr. 13, 1870. |
15. |
Western
Vermont Railroad Company. |
Nov. 5,
1845 |
Sold to
14, Aug. 1. 1865. |
16. |
Lebanon
Springs Railroad Company. |
Mar. 25,
1852 |
Consolidated
with 14, Apr. 13, 1870 to form 13. |
17. |
Vermont
and New York Railroad Company. |
Nov. 2,
1865 |
Conveyed
to 16 in 1867. |
18. |
Pine Plains
and Albany Railroad Company. |
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Consolidated
with 13 to form 12, Dec. 18, 1872. |
10. |
Lebanon
Springs Railroad |
June 9,
1893 |
Remainder
of property not acquired by 9, conveyed to the carrier, Sept. 18, 1901. |
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