Friday, August 6, 2021

Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern R.R. Chronology

 1. The Rochester, New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,* on 10-21-1881 sold 23.5 miles to (4).


2. The Olean Rail Road Co.* Chartered 5-10-1881. Consolidated with (3) and (4) to form (5).


3. The Friendship Rail Road Co.* Chartered 9-29-1881. Consolidated with (2) and (4) to form (5).


4. The Allegany Central Rail Road Co. (No. 1) “Articles of Association” —9-29-1881. Consolidated with (2) and (3) to form (5).


5. The Allegany Central Railroad Co.* (No. 2) Chartered 11-21-1881. Formed by the consolidation of (2), (3), and (4). Consolidated with (6) to form (7).


6. The Lackawanna & Pittsburgh Railroad Co. Incorporated 11-21-1882. Consolidated with (5) on 6-1-1883 to form (7).


7. The Lackawanna & Pittsburgh Railroad Co.* Formed by the consolidation of (5) and (6). Leased the Swain’s branch from the B. N. Y. & P. Sold under foreclosure, 4-27-1889; reorganized 5-7-1889 as (9).


8. The Rochester, Hornellsville & Lackawanna Railroad Co.* Incorporated 6-9-1886, consolidated with (9).


9. The Lackawanna & Southwestern Railroad Co. Consolidated with (8) on 10-2-1889, sold under foreclosure and divided 9-24-1892, into (10) and (11).


10. This portion of (9), formerly the R. H. & L. was sold to Charles Adsit and John Taylor Gouse, who in turn conveyed it to John Byrne and Frank Sullivan Smith; Smith purchased Byrne’s share from his estate in 1914 and on his decease it came to his widow and upon her demise it was willed to the American Red Cross. On 8-1-1899 it was leased to (100).


11. This portion of (9), formerly the L. & P., was sold to John Byrne, who conveyed it (11-19-1892) to (12).


12. The Central New York & Western Railroad Co. Chartered 11-18-1892. Consisted of (11) and operated the R. H. & L. “as owned” or “under contract.” Consolidated with (13) on 8-1-1899 and consolidation with (100) arranged by Interior Construction Co.’s contract of 4-19-1899.


13. The Central New York & Northern Railroad Co. Organized 4-20-1899, consolidated with (12) on 8-1-1899.


14. The Mt. Jewett & Smethport Railroad Co. * Incorporated 5-27-1892. Consolidated with (15) to form (16).


15. The Emporium & Mt. Jewett Railroad Co.  Incorporated 10-28-1895. Consolidated with (14) to form (16).


16. The Mt. Jewett, Clermont & Northern Railroad Co. 5 A consolidation of (14) and (15) on 5-26-1897. Consolidated with (19), (20)

and (21) to form (28).


17. St. Marys & Southwestern Railroad Co.* Incorporated 6-19-1893. Consolidated with (18) to form (19).


18. Buffalo & St. Marys Railroad Co.* Incorporated 6-5-1895. Consolidated with (17) to form (19).


19. Buffalo, St. Marys & Southwestern Railroad Co. A consolidation of (17) and (18) on 1-29-1897  Consolidated  with (16) , (19) and (21) to form (28)


20. The Smethport & Olean Railroad Co. Incorporated 12-5-1895. Consolidated with (16), (19) and (21) to form (28).


21. The Mill Creek Valley Railroad Co.  Incorporated 6-13-1899. Consolidated with (16), (19) and (20) to form (28).


22. Clarion River Railway Co.*# Chartered 12-17-1889, a detached property. Owned by (100).


23. Kersey Railroad Co.*# Chartered 3-13-1900. Owned by (100).


24. The Shawmut Connecting Railroad Co.* Organized 8-1-1900, merged with (100) on 1-20-1905.


25. Brookville & Mahoning Railroad Co.* Incorporated 7-21-1903, name changed to (26) on 8-28-1909.


26. Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad Co.* (25) renamed. Name changed to (27) on 1-3-1910.


27. The Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad Co. * Leased from 1908-1916 to (100).


28. The Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Co. Chartered 8-1-1899. A consolidation of (16), (19), (20) and (21).


29. The Interior Construction  & Improvement Co. ( Formed for construction  work 4-19-1899)h.


100. The Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Co.* Incorporated under the laws of New York and Pennsylvania, 8-2-1899. Formed by consolidation or lease of (10), (12), (22), (23), (24) and (28) and leased

(27) from 1908-1916.

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*These companies did construction work.

#The entire capital stock of these companies was owned by the P.S. & N. (100).