ðə kˈʌmpəni wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː baɪ ˈɛm. ɹˈɪdɚ, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɐbsˈoːɹbd baɪ ðə kˈɛmɪnz də fˈɜː də ˈɛlˈaʊɪst ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
The company was created in 1872 by M. Ridder, and subsequently absorbed by the Chemins de fer de l'Ouest in 1891.