User:SPUI/New England streetcar companies

Detailed Chelsea info

Massachusetts

small/independent companies

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 ~

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
- Dorchester Railroad ~
  - Dorchester Avenue Railroad ~
- Dorchester Extension Railroad ~

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 ~
- Winnisimmett Horse Street Railroad ~
Merrimac Valley Street Railway ~
- Citizens' Electric Street Railway ~
  - Newburyport and Amesbury Horse Railroad ~
  - Plum Island 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 ~
  - Newport and Fall River Street Railway ~
    - Newport Illuminating Company NOT FOUND
    - Newport Street Railway NOT FOUND
  - Quincy and Boston Street Railway NOT FOUND[2]
    - Quincy Street Railway NOT FOUND[3]

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 ~
  - Newtonville and Watertown Street Railway ~
- South Middlesex Street Railway ~
  - Natick Electric Street Railway ~
  - Natick and Needham Street Railway ~
- Westborough and Hopkinton Street Railway ~
Norumbega Park Company (sold to Edison Electric Illuminating Company (Boston)) ~

Boston and Worcester Electric Companies ~

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 ~

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) ~
- Bridgeport Traction Company 1900 ~
- Derby Street Railway 1900 ~
  - Derby & Ansonia Street Railway 1894 ~
- Central Railway & Electric Company (New Britain) 1899 ~
- Norwalk Street Railway 1900 ~
- Norwalk Tramway Company 1899 ~
- Waterbury Traction Company 1899 ~
Fair Haven and Westville Railroad 1904 ~
- New Haven & Centerville Street Railway 1897 ~
- New Haven Street Railway 1898 ~
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 ~
- Greenwich Tramway Company 1905 ~
- New York and Stamford Railway (Leased 1905) ~
  - Larchmont Horse Railway ~
  - Port Chester Street Railway ~
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 ~
- New Haven and West Haven Horse Railroad 1892 ~
- West Shore Railway (leased for 99 years 1895) ~
Worcester and Blackstone Valley Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~
Worcester and Connecticut Eastern Railway ~
- Danielson and Norwich Street Railway ~
- Peoples Tramway 1902 ~
- Thompson Tramway ~
- Webster and Dudley Street Railway (sold to Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway 1907) ~
- Worcester and Webster Street Railway (sold to Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway 1907) ~
Worcester and Southbridge Street Railway (sold to New England Investment and Security Company 1906) ~

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 ~

Hartford and Springfield Street Railway ~

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 ~
    - Palmer and Monson Street Railway ~
  - Western Massachusetts Street 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) ~
Worcester and Blackstone Valley Street Railway (formerly part of Consolidated Railway) ~
- Uxbridge and Blackstone Street Railway (operated by Worcester and Suburban Street Railway 1898-1900) ~
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 ~

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) ~

Stone and Webster Management Association ~

A holding company

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

Rhode Island

Just a list for now.

info - also "a Barrington/Warren company"

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