Annual reports of railroad companies, 1856-1876.

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Annual reports of railroad companies, 1856-1876.

These records contain annual reports of the following railroad companies: Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (1870), Manassas Gap Railroad (1858), Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad (1859, 1870), North Western Virginia Railroad (1856), Richmond and Petersburg Railroad (1857, 1870), Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (1870, 1871), Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad (1872), South Side Rail Road (1871), Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (1860, 1870), and Winchester and Strasburg Railroad (1876).

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Library of Virginia

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Virginia. Board of Public Works

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An act of the General Assembly approved February 14, 1853 authorized formation of the Franklin and Monterey Road Company to construct a state road from Franklin in Pendleton County to Monterey in Highland County. The act was amended April 1, 1858 to approve one toll gate midway but exempting local traffic provided the two counties ensure maintenance. From the description of Franklin and Monterey Road Company records, 1853-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86147319 An act ...

Winchester and Strasburg Railroad Company.

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company

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On 31 August 1868 the Covington and Ohio Railroad Company and the Virginia Central Railroad Company merged to form the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company. In 1870 the Blue Ridge Railroad was added to the company. After defaulting, the company was reorganized in 1878 as the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. The road ran from Ft. Monroe, Va. to Chicago, Ill. Today, after many mergers, the company is part of CSX Transporation. From the description of Records, 1836-1943. (Unknown). ...

North Western Virginia Railroad Company.

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Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad

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Richmond, Va. railroad company. From the description of Papers, 1863-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36437730 ...

Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company

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Established in 1836. Became Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1900. Part of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. From the description of Journal, 1865-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270414 From the description of Journal, 1865-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19105543 ...

South Side Rail Road Company

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Chartered 1846; completed railroad line between Petersburg and Lynchburg, Va.; absorbed Appomattox Railroad (Petersburg to City Point, Va.); merged into Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, 1870; later part of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. From the description of Records, 1860s-1880s. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188547 Incorporated in Virginia in 1846; ran from Petersburg to Lynchburg, Va. (123 miles); consolidated with Norfolk and Petersburg, ...

Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company

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Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company

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Incorporated in Virginia in 1848 as Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad Company; name changed to Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company in 1849; ran from Lynchburg, Va., to Bristol, Tenn. (204 miles); consolidated with Southside, Norfolk and Petersburg, and Virginia and Kentucky railroads in 1870 to form Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1848-1871. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28411836 Chartered 1849, opened 1857; conso...

Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company

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Chartered in Virginia in 1851; ran from Norfolk to Petersburg, Va. (81 miles); consolidated in 1870 with South Side Rail Road Company, Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, and Virginia and Kentucky Railroad Company to form Atlantic, Mississippi, and Ohio Railroad Company. From the description of Records, 1853-1871. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28420972 ...

Manassas Gap Railroad Company

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