| Name of Road |
Length Miles |
Termini |
| Manassas Gap R. R. 20 Miles possibly
available and should be taken up |
87 |
Manassas Junction to Mt Jackson (All
that is accessible to be take up) |
| |
| Orange & Alexandria R. R. Warrenton
Branch should be removed |
179 |
Alexandria to Lynchburg & Warrenton
(All North of the Rappahannock to be take up if possible = 27
miles have already been taken up) |
| |
| Richmond F & Potomac Portion from
Fredericksburg should be removed |
75 |
Richmond to Aquia Creek (It is now
being removed North of Fredericksburg) |
| |
| Roanoke Valley R. R. Should be
removed |
22 |
Clarksville to Valley Junction
(Already taken up) |
| |
| Seaboard & Roanoke |
79 |
Portsmouth to Weldon |
| From a point 4 miles west
of the Blackwater as far estimated as working parties can
approach Suffolk = Much of this has been removed to a great
extent |
| |
| South Side R. R. City Point Branch
to be taken up, provided transportation for prisoners can be
furnished by Navy Dept, after relaying Port Walthall track |
133 |
Petersburg & Lynchburg to City Point
(This Branch 9 miles - now being removed) |
| |
| Virginia Cen. R. R. |
195 |
Richmond to Jackson River |
| Recommended than are
equivalent in new iron See receipts for the new Iron called for. |
| |
| Winchester & Potomac To be taken up
if accusable |
32 |
Winchester to Harpers Ferry |
| |
| Atlantic & N. C. R R Possible Iron
can be secured from this Road East of Kinston |
95 |
Newbern to Morehead City (Much of
this has been removed) |
| |
|
|
| Raleigh & Gaston |
97 |
Raleigh to Weldon |
| After the completion of
the Piedmont one of the Branches may be taken |
| |
| Western North Carolina |
278 {only 75 laid} |
Salisbury to Tennessee Line & Newton |
| Recommended that the
requisition for unlaid Iron be insisted upon |
| |
| Wilmington & Rutherford |
{143} |
|
| Recommended that the
unlaid Iron and all that is not in immediate use be taken and
its money value deposited with the Governor of N. C. to secure
the State mortgage |
| |
| Kings Mountain |
22 |
Chester to Yorkville S. C. |
| When the harbor & floating
defences of Charleston are considered of more importance than
the interior communication depending on this R Road, the removal
of the rails is recommended |
| |
| Laurens R. R Same recommendations as
the Kings Mountain R. R. |
32 |
Laurens to Newberry N. C. {S. C.}
(This has already been taken up)
{Not taken up during the war} |
| |
| Atlantic & Gulf R. R. |
132 |
Screven to Thomasville Geo. |
| Recommended that instead
of removing the iron from this Road that a connection be made
with the Florida railroad {would
connect to A Florida RR, not THE Florida RR} |
| |
| Brunswick & Florida RR Should be
taken up |
31 |
Brunswick to Saltilla Now being
removed |
| |
| Macon & Brunswick Should be taken up |
35 |
|
| |
| Macon & Western RR About 500 tons of
old Rails to be removed |
103 |
Macon to Atlanta |
| |
| Southwestern R. R. of Georgia Rail Road |
207 1/2 |
Macon to Eufaula & branches |
| Cutherbert & Eufaula
branch should be taken up |
| |
| Upson County R. R. To be used as
last resort -- rails inferior |
17 3/4 |
Thomaston to Barnesville |
| |
| Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro
Recommended that ten miles be taken up |
60 |
Cahaba to Marion All has been |
| |
| Mobile & Girard To be used as a last
resort |
56 |
Girard Ala to Terminus |
| |
| Richmond City Railway To be taken up |
6600 ft |
Centre of 9th St to Fair St Sayard 27T St
(Already taken up) |
| |
| East Tennessee & Virginia
Rogersville Branch to be taken up unless necessary for supplies |
130 |
Knoxville and Bristol (The above
already taken up)
{Only 2 miles were taken up, in late
'64} |
| |
| Memphis & Tennessee
{Mississippi & Tennessee} Should be taken
up when not required for Military supplies |
100 |
Memphis to Granada |
| |
| Florida & Alabama Should be taken up
15 miles available |
50 |
Pensacola to Ala State Line Already
taken up except 3 1/2 miles {All
but 8 miles were taken up} |
| |
| Florida R. R. Should be taken up |
146 |
Fernandina to Cedar Keys |
| |
| Fla. Atlantic & Gulf R. R. Should be
taken up Jacksonville to Baldwin about 19 3/8 miles |
60 |
Jacksonville to Lake City Fla |
| |
| Tallahassee R. R. Should be taken up |
21 |
Tallahassee to St. Marks Fla |
| |
| Chehaw to Tuskega {Tuskeegee RR}
Rails inferior - should be taken up for
Iron Armor |
4 |
|
| |
| Mississippi Central |
237 |
Canton to Jackson Tenn. |
| Should be take up North of
Granada, so far as it is not needed for military purposes |
| |
| Gainesville Branch, Mobile & O.
{Mississippi, Gainesville & Tuscaloosa RR}
To be taken up |
{22} |
|
| |
| Uniontown & Newbern {North Western RR
of Alabama} To be taken up |
{11} |
Ala. |
| |
| Richmond & York River 20 miles
already taken up |
{38} |
|