User:SPUI/New England streetcar companies
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[edit] Massachusetts
[edit] small/independent companies
- Athol and Orange Street Railway ~
- Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway ~
- Concord and Clinton Street Railway ~
- Conway Electric Street Railway (owned by Fitchburg Railroad?) ~
- Dartmouth and Westport Street Railway ~
- Dedham and Franklin Street Railway ~
- Norfolk Western Street Railway ~
- East Taunton Street Railway ~
- Exeter Street Railway ~
- Fitchburg and Leominster Street Railway ~
- Fitchburg Street Railroad ~
- Leominster Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Leominster, Shirley and Ayer Railway ~
- Gardner, Westminster and Fitchburg Street Railway ~
- Gardner Electric Street Railway ~
- Globe Street Railway ~
- Grafton and Upton Railroad ~
- Grafton Centre Railroad ~
- Upton Street Railway ~
- Holyoke Street Railway ~
- Amherst and Sunderland Street Railway ~
- Hampshire Street Railway ~
- Mount Tom Railroad ~
- Interstate Consolidated Street Railway ~
- Lowell and Fitchburg Street Railway ~
- Lowell and Suburban Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Nashua Street Railway (sold to Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway) ~
- Medfield and Medway Street Railway ~
- Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway ~
- Milford, Holliston and Framingham Street Railway ~
- New Bedford and Onset Street Railway ~
- East Wareham, Onset Bay and Point Independence Street Railway ~
- Taunton and Buzzard's Bay Street Railway ~
- New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Greenbush Line)
- Norfolk and Bristol Street Railway ~
- Norfolk Southern Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Northampton Street Railway ~
- Norton and Taunton Street Railway ~
- Mansfield and Easton Street Railway ~
- Mansfield and Norton Street Railway ~
- Norton and Attleborough Street Railway ~
- Norwood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway ~
- Oak Bluffs Street Railway ~
- Cottage City Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Martha's Vineyard Street Railway ~
- Plymouth and Sandwich Street Railway ~
- Point Shirley Street Railway (B&M owned?) ~
- Rockingham Electric Company ~
- Salem and Danvers Street Railway ~
- Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway
- Stoneham Street Railway ~
- Taunton Street Railway ~
- Taunton and Pawtucket Street Railway ~
- Bristol County Street Railway (was owned by Massachusetts Securities Company) ~
- Templeton Street Railway ~
- Phillipston Street Railway ~
- Union Street Railway ~
- New Bedford and Fairhaven Street Railway ~
- Acushnet Street Railway ~
- Warren. Brookfield and Spencer Street Railway
[edit] Boston Elevated Railway ~
- Old Colony Street Railway (Boston tracks only - see that entry for details - also says BERy leased to OCSRy??) ~
- West End Street Railway ~
- Cambridge Street Railway ~
- Arlington Street Railroad ~
- Somerville Horse Railroad ~
- Consolidated Suburban Street Railway NOT FOUND or Boston Consolidated Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Lynn and Boston Railroad?? (see its entry) ~
- Malden and Melrose Street Railway ~
- Boston and Chelsea Railroad (former, see its entry for details) ~
- Middlesex Horse Railroad (also says the M&MSR was leased TO the Middlesex Street Railway, WTF) ~
- Metropolitan Railroad ~
- Brookline Horse Railroad ~
- West Roxbury Railroad ~
- South Boston Street Railway ~
- Cambridge Street Railway ~
How does the below fit in?
- Union Railroad ~
- Cambridge Horse Railroad ~
- Waltham and Watertown Railroad ~
- West Cambridge Horse Railroad ~
- West Cambridge, Waltham and Watertown Railroad NOT FOUND
- "other railroads" bastards
How does the below fit in?
- Highland Street Railway ~
How does the below fit in?
- Charles River Street Railway ~
How does the below fit in?
- Gore, Rose and Company NOT FOUND
[edit] Boston and Northern Street Railway ~
Controlled by the Massachusetts Electric Company, became Bay State Street Railway in 1911 and Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway in 1919[1]
- Gloucester and Rockport Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Lawrence and Reading Street Railway ~
- Lynn and Boston Railroad (something about North Shore Traction Company, also owned by West End Street Railway??) ~
- Beverly and Danvers Street Railway ~
- Boston and Chelsea Railroad (formerly part of Malden and Melrose Street Railway) (something about Middlesex Horse Railroad and its successor the West End Street Railway? SOMETHING IS GOING ON HERE) ~
- Boston and Revere Electric Street Railway ~
- East Middlesex Street Railway ~
- Essex Electric Street Railway ~
- Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway ~
- Gloucester, Essex and Beverly Street Railway ~
- Gloucester Street Railway ~
- Beverly Street Railway ~
- Essex Street Railway ~
- Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway ~
- Haverhill and Groveland Street Railway ~
- Merrimack Valley Street Railway ~
- Nashua Street Railway (was part of Lowell and Suburban Street Railway) ~
- Lynn Belt Line Street Railway ~
- Naumkeag Street Railway ~
- North Woburn Street Railway ~
- Peoples Street Railway ~
- Rockport Street Railway ~
- Wakefield and Stoneham Street Railway ~
- Mystic Valley Street Railway ~
- Reading and Lowell Street Railway ~
- Salem and Wakefield Street Railway ~
- Woburn and Reading Street Railway ~
- Winnisimmett Horse Street Railroad ~
- Merrimac Valley Street Railway ~
- Citizens' Electric Street Railway ~
- Newburyport and Amesbury Horse Railroad ~
- Plum Island Street Railway ~
- Citizens' Electric Street Railway ~
- Middletown and Danvers Street Railway NOT FOUND
- Old Colony Street Railway (leased tracks in Boston to Boston Elevated Railway) ~
- Boston Elevated Railway????? WTF? ~
- Brockton Street Railway ~
[edit] Boston Suburban Electric Companies ~
- Lexington and Boston Street Railway ~
- Middlesex and Boston Street Railway ~
- Natick and Cochituate Street Railway ~
- Newton Street Railway ~
- Commonwealth Avenue Street Railway ~
- Waltham and Newton Street Railway ~
- Watertown and Newton (not sure exactly how this fits in) NOT FOUND [4]
- Wellesley and Boston Street Railway ~
- Newton and Boston Street Railway ~
- South Middlesex Street Railway ~
- Westborough and Hopkinton Street Railway ~
- Norumbega Park Company (sold to Edison Electric Illuminating Company (Boston)) ~
[edit] Boston and Worcester Electric Companies ~
- Boston and Worcester Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Framingham Street Railway NOT FOUND
[edit] Connecticut Valley Street Railway ~
- Northampton and Amherst Street Railway ~
- Greenfield, Deerfield and Northampton Street Railway ~
- Greenfield and Deerfield Street Railway ~
- Greenfield and Turner's Falls Street Railway ~
- Greenfield, Deerfield and Northampton Street Railway ~
[edit] Consolidated Railway (merged into New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, name changed to Connecticut Company June 1 1907) ~
All Massachusetts properties but the Worcester and Webster Street Railway and Webster and Dudley Street Railway were sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906, those two were sold to Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway 1907 - see that entry for details
- Berkshire Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
- Branford Lighting and Water Company September 19 1905 ~
- Central Massachusetts Electric Company (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
- Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company (Leased for 999 years 1906) ~
- Fair Haven and Westville Railroad 1904 ~
- Farmington Street Railway 1910 ~
- Hartford & West Hartford Horse Railroad 1899 ~
- Hartford, Manchester & Rockville Tramway Company 1906 ~
- East Hartford and Glastonbury Street Railway ~
- Hartford Street Railway September 19 1905 ~
- Meriden Electric Railroad 1904~
- Meriden, Southington & Compounce Tramway Company 1910 ~
- Middletown Street Railway 1904 ~
- Portland Street Railway 1898 ~
- Milford, Attleborough and Woonsocket Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
- Montville Street Railway 1904 ~
- New London Street Railway 1904 ~
- Norwich Street Railway 1904~
- Hartford, Manchester and Rockville Tramway ~
- South Manchester Light, Power and Tramway Company ~
- Springfield Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
- Stamford Street Railway 1905 ~
- Suffield Street Railway ~
- Torrington and Winchester Street Railway 1907 ~
- Trolley Express Company ~
- Village Water Company ~
- Westchester Electric Railway ~
- Willimantic Traction Company 1905 ~
- Winchester Avenue Railroad 1904 ~
- Worcester and Blackstone Valley Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
- Worcester and Connecticut Eastern Railway ~
- Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
[edit] Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway ~
Foreclosed 1908, see other entries for details on subsidiaries
- Amesbury and Hampton Street Railway ~
- Dover, Somersworth and Rochester Street Railway ~
- Exeter Street Railway ~
- Haverhill and Amesbury Street Railway (maybe?) ~
- Haverhill and Plaistow Street Railway ~
- Haverhill, Plaistow and Newton Street Railway ~
- Haverhill and Southern New Hampshire Street Railway (maybe?) ~
- Lawrence and Methuen Street Railway (maybe?) ~
- Lowell and Pelham Street Railway (maybe?) ~
- Portsmouth and Exeter Street Railway ~
- Rockingham Electric Company ~
- Seabrook and Hampton Beach Street Railway ~
[edit] Hartford and Springfield Street Railway ~
- East Windsor Street Railway ~
- Enfield and Longmeadow Electric Railway ~
- Rockville, Broad Brook and East Windsor Railway ~
- Somers and Enfield Electric Railway ~
- Windsor Locks Traction Company ~
[edit] New England Investment and Security Company ~
- Berkshire Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Hoosac Valley Street Railway ~
- Pittsfield Electric Street Railway ~
- Central Massachusetts Electric Company (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Milford, Attleborough and Woonsocket Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Springfield Railway Companies ~
- Springfield Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Springfield and Eastern Street Railway ~
- Western Massachusetts Street Railway ~
- Springfield Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Worcester Railways and Investment Company ~
- Marlborough and Westborough Street Railway ~
- Worcester Consolidated Street Railway (once owned by Worcester Traction Company, which was liquidated at some point) ~
- Citizen's Street Railway ~
- Leominster and Clinton Street Railway ~
- Clinton Street Railway ~
- Clinton and Hudson Street Railway ~
- Fitchburg and Suburban Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Clinton Street Railway ~
- North End Street Railway ~
- Worcester Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Marlborough Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Shrewsbury Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Suburban Street Railway (operated Worcester and Blackstone Valley Street Railway 1898-1900) ~
- Worcester, Leicester and Spencer Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Millbury Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Blackstone Valley Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Hartford and Worcester Street Railway ~
- Webster and Dudley Street Railway (formerly part of Worcester and Connecticut Eastern Railway) ~
- Worcester, Rochdale and Charlton Depot Street Railway ~
- Worcester and Webster Street Railway (formerly part of Worcester and Connecticut Eastern Railway) ~
- Southbridge and Sturbridge Street Railway ~
[edit] New Hampshire Electric Railways
- Amesbury and Hampton Street Railway (formerly part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway) ~
- Dover, Somersworth and Rochester Street Railway (formerly part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway) ~
- Haverhill and Amesbury Street Railway (may have been part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway?) ~
- Black Rocks and Salisbury Beach Street Railway ~
- Haverhill and Plaistow Street Railway (formerly part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway) ~
- Haverhill, Plaistow and Newton Street Railway (formerly part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway) ~
- Haverhill and Southern New Hampshire Street Railway (may have been part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway?) ~
- Hudson, Pelham and Salem Street Railway ~
- Lawrence and Methuen Street Railway (may have been part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway?) ~
- Lowell and Pelham Street Railway (may have been part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway?) ~
- Portsmouth and Exeter Street Railway (formerly part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway) ~
- Seabrook and Hampton Beach Street Railway (formerly part of Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway) ~
[edit] Stone and Webster Management Association ~
- Blue Hill Street Railway ~
- Brockton and Plymouth Street Railway ~
- Pembroke Street Railway ~
- Plymouth and Kingston Street Railway ~
- Pembroke Street Railway ~
- Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company ~
- Pawtucket Electric Company ~
- Pawtucket Gas Company ~
- Woonsocket Electric Machine and Power Company ~
- Woonsocket Gas Company ~
[edit] NOT FOUND
- Arlington and Winchester NOT FOUND
- Boston, Milton and Brockton NOT FOUND
- Braintree and Weymouth NOT FOUND
- Bridgewater, Whitman and Rockland NOT FOUND
- Brockton, Bridgewater and Taunton NOT FOUND
- Brockton and East Bridgewater NOT FOUND
- Clinton, Berlin and Hudson NOT FOUND
- Dighton, Somerset and Swansea NOT FOUND
- Grafton, Upton and Milford NOT FOUND
- Hanover NOT FOUND
- Haverhill, Georgetown and Danvers NOT FOUND
- Hingham NOT FOUND
- Marlborough NOT FOUND
- Milford, Hopkinton and Westboro NOT FOUND
- New Bedford, Middleborough and Brockton NOT FOUND
- Norfolk Central NOT FOUND
- Norfolk Suburban NOT FOUND
- Norwood, Easton and Stoughton NOT FOUND
- Providence and Taunton NOT FOUND
- Quincy and Boston NOT FOUND
- Rockland and Abington NOT FOUND
- South Shore and Boston NOT FOUND
- Stoughton, Canton and Boston NOT FOUND
- Taunton and Brockton NOT FOUND
- Taunton and Providence NOT FOUND
- West Roxbury and Roslindale NOT FOUND
- Woronoco NOT FOUND
[edit] Rhode Island
Just a list for now.
info - also "a Barrington/Warren company"
- Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company
- Broadway and Providence Railroad
- Columbian Street Railway
- Cumberland Street Railway
- Douglas Tramway
- Elmwood Horse Railroad
- Groton and Stonington Street Railway
- Interstate Consolidated Street Railway
- Milford, Attleborough and Woonsocket Street Railway
- Narragansett Electric Company
- New England Transportation Company (buses)
- Newport Horse Railroad
- Newport Street Railway
- Norwich and Westerly Railroad
- Pawtucket Cable Tramway
- Pawtucket Electric Company
- Pawtucket Gas Company
- Pawtucket Street Railway
- Pawtuxet Valley Street Railway
- Providence and Burrillville Street Railway
- Providence Cable Tramway
- Providence and Cranston Railroad
- Providence and Danielson Street Railway
- Providence and Fall River Street Railway
- Providence and Olneyville Railroad
- Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls Railroad
- Providence and Pawtuxet Horse Railroad
- Rhode Island Company
- Rhode Island Suburban Railway
- Seaview Railroad
- South Main Street Horse Railroad
- Taunton and Pawtucket Street Railway
- Union Railroad
- United Electrical Railways
- United Traction and Electric Company
- Westerly and Connecticut Railway
- Woonsocket Electric Machine and Power Company
- Woonsocket Gas Company
- Woonsocket Street Railway
