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In 1850, the Virginia Central Railroad connected Richmond with Charlottesville. More than 400 slaves, some purchased specifically for building the railroad, made up the construction crew. When completed, the connection was described as: “…an important link in the connection of the metropolis with the West. The traveler may now leave Richmond soon after six in the morning, arrive in Charlottesville at one, and reach Staunton the same night.” - Quoted in the Virginia Historical Register, 1851
Page 1 and 2: Railroad Building in Virginia (1827
Page 3 and 4: Major RR Routes in Virginia by 1860
Page 5 and 6: Thomas Viaduct (on the B&O RR) span
Page 7 and 8: Baltimore & Ohio RR from Baltimore
Page 9 and 10: B&O RR and C&O Canal going West “
Page 11 and 12: Harper’s Ferry (looking East -- B
Page 13 and 14: Tray Run Viaduct near the Cheat Riv
Page 16 and 17: Wheeling, WV with its “state of t
Page 18 and 19: North Western RR was an extension o
Page 20 and 21: Steam Engines and Passenger Travel
Page 22 and 23: Manassas Gap RR was chartered in 18
Page 24 and 25: At RR Junctions, passengers and fre
Page 26 and 27: Engine “Gen. Haupt” with “tur
Page 28 and 29: Catlett’s Station on Orange & Ale
Page 30 and 31: Culpepper Station on Orange & Alexa
Page 32 and 33: Virginia Central Railroad was chart
Page 36 and 37: Early views of Charlottesville RR S
Page 38 and 39: Rockfish Gap (View of the Shenandoa
Page 40 and 41: Developed to Encourage “Agricultu
Page 42 and 43: VA. & Tennessee RR depot and train
Page 44 and 45: View of Liberty and Peaks of Otter
Page 46 and 47: V&T RR from Buford’s Gap through
Page 48 and 49: Little Tunnel (looking NE from Shaw
Page 50 and 51: Much of the panhandle and north-cen
Page 52 and 53: Boissevain “Tipples” at the Poc
Page 54 and 55: Wytheville, VA with a stage coach r
Page 56 and 57: Connecting RR “spur” to Saltvil
Page 58 and 59: Bristol Station in TN at the end of
Page 60 and 61: Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potom
Page 62: The Richmond, Fredricksburg, & Poto
Page 65 and 66: Fredericksburg on far side of Rappa
Page 67 and 68: South Side Railroad (a.k.a. “Pete
Page 69 and 70: City Point Terminal on the James Ri
Page 71 and 72: “High Bridge” near Farmville, V
Page 73 and 74: Richmond & Danville RR was chartere
Page 75 and 76: As a private enterprise, the Richmo
Page 77 and 78: Richmond and York (river) RR Savage
Page 79 and 80: Petersburg was a major Junction of
Page 81 and 82: Restored Suffolk Junction Station a
Page 83 and 84: Petersburg and Roanoke (river in NC
Page 85 and 86:
Weldon, NC (a major Junction statio
Page 87 and 88:
Six RRs in Richmond City - No Inter
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(Recap) Major RR Routes in Virginia
Page 91 and 92:
References Cont. King, Edward, The
Page 93 and 94:
Learning Exercises: A. Steam Locomo
Page 95:
Steam Locomotive Component Parts Wo
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