| From the Wilmington Journal |
| June 16, 1864 |
| |
| Railroad Travel |
| We are informed that the
running of double daily trains has been resumed on the Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad, leaving Wilmington at 10:30 A. M. and P. M. A mail will
be taken on each train, and one car for passengers on the night train
North and day train South. We suppose the other trains will have the
usual passenger accommodations. |
| We have been furnished with
the following comparative table of distances on the Seaboard Route and
the Upper Route via Danville, Greensboro', Charlotte and Columbia to
Kingsville: |
|
|
| Upper Route |
| |
Miles |
| Richmond to Danville |
141 |
| Danville to Greensboro' |
50 |
| Greensboro' to Charlotte |
93 |
| Charlotte to Columbia |
109 |
| Columbia to Kingsville |
25 |
| |
418 |
|
Seaboard Route |
| |
Miles |
| Richmond to Petersburg |
22 |
| Petersburg to Weldon |
63 |
| Weldon to Wilmington |
162 |
| Wilmington to Kingsville |
171 |
| |
418 |
|
| |
| From which it would appear
that the length of travel is precisely the same on either route, with
one less change of cars on the lower. |
| We are not informed as yet as
to whether the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad has made the same
arrangement as to running trains that the Wilmington & Weldon Road has
done, but think it very probable. |