Railroad Building in Virginia (1827 to 1860) - Virginiahistoryseries.org

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The Richmond, Fredricksburg, & Potomac RR followed the present-day route I-95 from Richmond North to the “Potomac RR Yard” outside Alexandria, VA. It crossed the South & North Anna, Mattaponi, and Rappahannock Rivers with major junctions at Doswell and Fredericksburg.
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Railroad Building in Virginia (1827
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Major RR Routes in Virginia by 1860
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Thomas Viaduct (on the B&O RR) span
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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
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 64 and 65: Bridge over the Potomac Creek on th
Page 66 and 67: RR bridge over the Rappahannock Riv
Page 68 and 69: South Side RR Map from City Point o
Page 70 and 71: Burksville (this small town was a J
Page 72 and 73: Location of the 105 ft “High Brid
Page 74 and 75: Richmond & Danville RR Bridge over
Page 76 and 77: After the Civil War, the Richmond &
Page 78 and 79: Virginia Petersburg & Roanoke (rive
Page 80 and 81: Norfolk and Petersburg RR Great Dis
Page 82 and 83: “Cotton train” in the South Por
Page 84 and 85: Hicksford Junction on the Petersbur
Page 86 and 87: Private initiative and State suppor
Page 88 and 89: The economic impact of this period
Page 90 and 91: References: Baltimore & Ohio RR,
Page 92 and 93: References Cont. Hildebrand, John R
Page 94 and 95: 7 Steam Locomotive Component Parts
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