Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad
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The railroad of the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company, herein called the Providence, Warren and Bristol, is a standard-gage, steam railroad, located in the State of Rhode Island. The owned mileage extends from India Street, in Providence, to Bristol and consists of 14.419 miles of first main track, 9.517 miles of second and other main tracks, and 7.678 miles of yard tracks and sidings, aggregating 31.614 miles of all tracks. All of this property is operated by the carrier, as lessee through the Old Colony Railroad Company.
- CORPORATE HISTORY
The following chart shows the names of the corporations, the respective dates of incorporation, [...]
| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company. | Nov. 18, 1854. | |
| 2 | Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company (R. I.). | See 3. | United with 4 to form 1, November 16, 1854. |
| 3 | Providence and Bristol Railroad Company (R. I.). | In Rhode Island, Nov. 1, 1850. | Name changed to 2, June 25, 1852. |
| 4 | Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company (Mass.). | See 5. | United with 2 to form 1, Nov. 16, 1854. |
| 5 | Providence and Bristol Railroad Company (Mass.). | In Massachusetts, May 23, 1851. | Name changed to 4, Mar. 24, 1853. |
The union had been authorized in the act of incorporation of the Providence and Bristol Railroad Company (R. I.) and the Providence and Bristol Railroad Company (Mass.).
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
On date of valuation the Providence, Warren and Bristol owned 14.419 miles of railroad, extending from India Street, in Providence, to Bristol, R. I. The road, which was acquired by construction and opened for operation on July 12, 1855, originally extended from Providence, R. I., through the town of Seekonk, Mass. (now East Providence, R. I.) to Bristol, R. I. In 1862 the State line between Massachusetts and Rhode Island was changed, and since then the property owned by the Providence, Warren and Bristol has been located entirely in Rhode Island.
- HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING