Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation

Organization

Dates

Existence: 1831 - 1870

Biography

The Boston and Worcester Railroad was chartered June 23, 1831 and began contstruction in August 1832. The full line was completed to Worcester on July 4, 1835. The Boston and Worcester introduced season passes to West Newton creating the concept of commuter rail. The Boston and Worcester Railroad and the Western Railroad were merged with other smaller companies to form the Boston and Albany Railroad between 1867 and 1870.

Details of this historic note are from Karr, Ronald Dale, The Rail Lines of Southern New England (1995).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Boston and Albany Railroad Company records

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:724 1831-1898 B747

Overview:

The records of the Boston and Albany Railroad Co., its predecessors and branches, circa 1829 to 1916. Includes directors' records, stock records, transportation and engineering records and surveys, financial records, and correspondence.

Records of Honorable William Jackson

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:705 1809-1853

Overview:

The records of Honorable William Jackson span the years 1809 to 1853 and contain accounts of several Massachusetts railroads.