Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company

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Dates:
Active 1900
Active 1948

Biographical notes:

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, originally named Louisa Railroad in Louisa County, Virginia, was founded in 1836 and reached the foot of the Appalachian Mountains at what is now Clifton Forge by 1850. For more information, please see the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collections' Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad web page.

From the description of George Washington's railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Lines correspondence, 1935. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 213416394

The company was organized as The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in 1869. It reorganized as The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1878. In 1987 it merged into CSX Transportation, Inc.

The corporate lineage encompasses over 200 predecessor companies. In 1972 it merged with Baltimore & Ohio to form the Chessie System, Inc.

From the description of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company : Corporate records, 1900 Jan. 31-1948 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 35105653

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Places:

  • Virginia--James River (as recorded)
  • Manchester Canal (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Richmond (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Wayland (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Weeksbury (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Cincinnati Junction (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Dundas (as recorded)
  • James River (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Lackey (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Van Lear Junction (as recorded)
  • Chesterfield County (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Dinwood (as recorded)
  • Virginia--Richmond (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Dawkins (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Carter (as recorded)
  • Manchester (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Ashland (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Starr (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Seaton (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Beaver Creek (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Jackson (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Limeville (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Marlin (as recorded)
  • Haxall's Dam (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)
  • Rockbridge County (Va.) (as recorded)
  • Illinois--Pullman Junction (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Dunham (as recorded)
  • Virginia--Rockbridge County (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Garret (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Pomeroy (as recorded)