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On March 8, 1827, the Commonwealth of Virginia joined Maryland in giving the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road (B&O RR) the task of building a railroad from the port of Baltimore, MD West to a suitable point on the Ohio River. The railroad was intended to provide a faster route for Midwestern goods to reach the East Coast than the successful Erie Canal across upstate NY. Construction began on July 4 th , 1828. It was decided to follow the Patapsco River to a point near where the railroad would cross the “fall line” and descend into the valley of the Monocacy and Potomac Rivers.
Thomas Viaduct (on the B&O RR) spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay and Elkridge, MD (1833-35) It was the largest bridge in the nation and today its still the world's oldest multiple arched stone railroad bridge
Page 1 and 2: Railroad Building in Virginia (1827
Page 3: Major RR Routes in Virginia by 1860
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 34 and 35: RR Trains at a Junction
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
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Wytheville, VA with a stage coach r
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Connecting RR “spur” to Saltvil
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Bristol Station in TN at the end of
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Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potom
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The Richmond, Fredricksburg, & Poto
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Fredericksburg on far side of Rappa
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South Side Railroad (a.k.a. “Pete
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City Point Terminal on the James Ri
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“High Bridge” near Farmville, V
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Richmond & Danville RR was chartere
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As a private enterprise, the Richmo
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Richmond and York (river) RR Savage
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Petersburg was a major Junction of
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Restored Suffolk Junction Station a
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Petersburg and Roanoke (river in NC
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Weldon, NC (a major Junction statio
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Six RRs in Richmond City - No Inter
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(Recap) Major RR Routes in Virginia
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References Cont. King, Edward, The
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Learning Exercises: A. Steam Locomo
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Steam Locomotive Component Parts Wo
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