The railroad was chartered by the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in 1886.

The railroad was chartered on February 16, 1862 (some sources say 1863).

The railroad was chartered in 1866 and began service in 1869.

It took quite a bit of time for the line to get going after the railroad was chartered in 1848.

The railroad was originally chartered as the Muncy Creek Railway on May 21, 1864.

Another railroad was chartered in the early 1840s whose fortunes would be closely tied to those of the Boston and Lowell.

The railroad was chartered and built in 1844 between Wilmington and Boston.

The railroad was chartered by the state of Pennsylvania and separately in Maryland, in 1871.

The railroad was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1848, by the citizens of Lowell to connect its city with the south and west.

The railroad wasn't actually chartered until 1887 and it was abandoned in 1913.