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5 ft ( 1,524 mm) American Civil War era. 4 ft 9 in ( 1,448 mm) [1] The Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D) Company was a railroad that operated independently from 1847 until 1894, first in the U.S. state of Virginia, and later on 3,300 miles (5,300 km) of track in nine states. Chartered on March 9, 1847, the railroad completed its 140-mile ...
Stuart, Virginia. / 36.64028°N 80.27389°W / 36.64028; -80.27389. Stuart is a town in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, where it is the county seat. [ 5] The population was 1,408 at the 2010 census. The town of Stuart was named after Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, of nearby Ararat, Virginia .
The line consists of four railroad segments: Greenville District − Greenville to Inman Yard, Greenville District − C&G Junction to Piedmont, Greenville District − Anderson to Walhalla, and Greenville District − Lula to Center. The line is part of the ex-Southern Main Line. Columbia District. Charlotte, North Carolina.
3 ft ( 914 mm) Length. 203 miles (327 km) The Atlantic and Danville Railway ( reporting mark AD) was a Class I railroad which operated in Virginia and North Carolina. The company was founded in 1882 and opened its mainline between Portsmouth, Virginia and Danville, Virginia in 1890. The Southern Railway leased the company from 1899–1949.
Norfolk and Western Railroad: New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company: N&W: 1873 1877 New River Railroad: New River, Holston and Western Railroad: NH&W N&W: 1900 1919 Norfolk and Western Railway: New River Plateau Railway: N&W: 1888 1889 Norfolk and Western Railroad: New York and Norfolk Railroad: PRR: 1872 1878 Peninsula Railroad
It also owned 12.295 miles of yard tracks and sidings. All of the railroad had been acquired by purchase. Corporate history.—The carrier was incorporated in Virginia under the general laws of 1887, for the purpose of acquiring and operating the property of the Danville and New River Railroad Company. Incorporation was effected by J. Willcox ...
January 27, 1999. Designated VLR. September 14, 1998 [2] Norfolk and Western Railway Company Historic District is a national historic district located in Roanoke, Virginia. It encompasses three contributing buildings constructed by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W). They are the Neoclassical Revival style General Office Building–South ...
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Virginia Southern Railroad ( reporting mark VSRR) is a shortline railroad division of the North Carolina and Virginia Railroad ( reporting mark NCVA ), a subsidiary of the Genesee & Wyoming, with rights to operate 78 miles (126 km) of track between Norfolk Southern Railway connections at Oxford, North ...