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Darling LibraryIn January 1992, Special Collections received a donation of historical railroad certificates from Kenneth W. Rendell of Wellesley, Massachusetts. The certificates are from railroad companies in the Eastern and upper-Midwestern states, showing the development of railroads in those areas. They date from the 1850s to the Depression era.
| Company | Date | Value | % | Certificate No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Date | Value | % | Certificate No. |
| Canada Southern Railway Company | 1875 | $1000.00 | 392 | |
| Canada Southern Railway Company | 188? | $10000.00 | 5% | 409 |
| Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 4378 | |
| Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 5785 | |
| Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company | 19?? | $100.00 | 799 | |
| Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad Company | 18?? | $50.00 | ? | |
| Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad Company | 18?? | $50.00 | 2353 | |
| Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railway Co. | 18?? | $100.00 | 346 | |
| Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail Road Company | 186? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail Road Company | 186? | $1000.00 | ? | |
| City of Philadelphia | 1854 August 9 | $500.00 | 6% | 262 |
| City of Philadelphia | 1857 February 16 | $100.00 | 6% | 922 |
| City of Philadelphia | 1865 March 22 | $5000.00 | 6% | 6087 |
| City of Philadelphia | 1873 September 22 | $1000.00 | 6% | 2124 |
| Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Company | 1854 July 19 | 100 shares of $50.00 | 2117 | |
| Cleveland and Toledo Rail-Road Co. | 186? | $50.00 | 17821 | |
| Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company | 1907 June 1 | $5000.00 | 5% | V249 |
| Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 23249 | |
| Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Company | 18?? | $50.00 | 852 | |
| Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Rail Road Company | 18?? | $50.00 | ? | |
| Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Rail Road Company | 1850 September 2 | $1000.00 | 7% | 507 |
| Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Rail Road Company | 1852 October 1 | $1000.00 | 7% | 192 |
| Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati Railroad Company | 18?? | $50.00 | ? | |
| Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Railroad Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Dunkirk, Warren and Pittsburgh Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Erie and North East Rail Road Company | 185? | $50.00 | ? | |
| Franklin Canal Company’s Erie & Ohio Rail Road | 18?? | $25.00 | ? | |
| Illiana Coal Company | 18?? | ? | ? | |
| Kanawha & Michigan Railway Company | 189? | 100 shares of $100.00 | 712 | |
| Kanawha & Michigan Railway Company | 19?? | Less than 100 shares of $100.00 | A1628 | |
| Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company | 1887 June 1 | $5000.00 | 3½% | 1160 |
| Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company | 1903 September 1 | $20000.00 | 4% | XXM204 |
| Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company | 1903 September 1 | $50000.00 | 4% | LM194 |
| Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company | 1907 February 1 | $100000.00 | 5% | C149 |
| Lake Shore Railway Company | 18?? | $50.00 | 320 | |
| Little Falls & Dolgeville Railroad Company | 190? | $100.00 | 147 | |
| Mahoning Coal Railroad Company | ? | $50.00 | 881 | |
| Mahoning Coal Railroad Company | 18?? | $50.00 | A294 | |
| Mahoning Coal Railroad Company | 18?? | 100 shares of $50.00 | 423 | |
| Mahoning Coal Railroad Company | 188? | Fractional Certificate Preferred Stock | 150A | |
| McKeesport and Belle Vernon Railroad Company | 188? | $50.00 | 405 | |
| Merchants Despatch Transportation Company | 1881 June 1 | ? | 330 | |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1882 June 1 | $5000.00 | 5% | 447 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1885 September 1 | $1000.00 | 5% | 221 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1885 September 1 | $5000.00 | 5% | 733 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1902 May 1 | $1000.00 | 3½% | 905 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1902 May 2 | $5000.00 | 3½% | 375 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1902 May 1 | $10000.00 | 3½% | 277 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1902 May 1 | $25000.00 | 3½% | 103 |
| Michigan Central Railroad Company | 1907 February 1 | $10000.00 | 5% | X81 |
| Michigan Midland and Canada Railroad Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 235 | |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 7477 | |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | 1328 | |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company | 186? | $100.00 | 12112 | |
| Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 186? | $100.00 | 15872 | |
| Michigan Southern Rail-Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Michigan Southern Rail Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | 444 | |
| Michigan Southern Rail Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | 471 | |
| National Stock Yard Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 333 | |
| New York and Fort Lee Railroad Company | 1862 | $100.00 | ? | |
| New-York & Mahopac Railroad Co. | 187? | $100.00 | ? | |
| New York and Northern Railway Company | 188? | 100 shares of $100.00 of Common Stock | A200 | |
| New York and Northern Railway Company | 188? | $100.00 certificate of Preferred Stock | 1495 | |
| New York & Ottawa Railway Company | 19?? | $100.00 | 34 | |
| New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway Company | 188? | 50 shares of $100.00 | B590 | |
| Niagara Falls Branch Railroad Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 150 | |
| Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Northern Indiana Rail Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | 204 | |
| Northern Indiana Rail-Road Company | 1851 | $100.00 | 240 | |
| Norwood & Montreal Railroad Company | 188? | ? | 34 | |
| Peoria and Eastern Railway Company | 190? | ? | A1969 | |
| Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad Company | 1887 December 28 | $1000.00 | 5% | A117 |
| Rome, Watertown & Ogdenbury Rail Road Company | 19?? | 100 shares of $100.00 | G427 | |
| St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway Company | 19?? | $100.00 | A564 | |
| Schoolcraft and Three Rivers Railroad Company | 18?? | $25 | ? | |
| Susquehanna & Clearfield Railroad Company | 188? | $50.00 | 302 | |
| Swan Creek Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | 132 | |
| Syracuse and Chenango Railroad Company | 18?? | $50.00 | 370 | |
| Syracuse & Utica Rail Road Company | 18?? | $50.00 | ? | |
| Syracuse Chenango and New York Railroad Co. | 18?? | $10.00 | 222 | |
| Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Syracuse, Ontario & New York Railway Company | 188? | $100.00 | 54 | |
| Toledo & Michigan Belt Railway Company | 18?? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Company | 18?? | Shares of $100.00 of Common Stock | 3252 | |
| Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Company | 18?? | Shares of $100.00 of Preferred Stock | 3408 | |
| Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company | 18?? | $100.00 | A316 | |
| Utica and Schenectady Rail Road Company | 184? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Utica and Schenectady Rail Road Company | 184? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Utica and Schenectady Rail Road Company | 185? | $100.00 | ? | |
| Wallkill Valley Railroad Company | 18?? | $100.00 | ? | |
| White Water Railroad Company | 189? | Shares of $100.00 of Capital Stock | ? | |
| White Water Railroad Company | 189? | Shares of $100.00 of Preferred Stock | ? |
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