|
Orange &
Alexandria |
| The road's charter was issued by
Virginia in 1848; construction began in 1850 and was completed to
Lynchburg in 1860.
The road's purpose was to provide farmers an alternative to the
expensive turnpikes in getting their crops to the port of Alexandria,
Virginia.
With its line running from deep in southwestern Virginia to the Union
capitol, the road was used by both sides, at the same time, for most of
the war. The Lynchburg to Gordonsville section was crucial for Lee's
support for the entire war.
The Alexandria section of the road (22 miles of track, the company
headquarters, main terminal, roundhouse, and shops) was confiscated by
the Union May 24, 1861. The rest of the road set up a very
under-equipped shop in Gordonsville until better shops could be
completed in Lynchburg. Only 2 of the road's 16 locomotives were seized
and neither was able to be made operable.
The road owned the track north of Gordonsville and south of
Charlottesville. The track in between belonged to the Virginia Central
Railroad.
|
| Black's Number |
3 (map) |
| Track |
115 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 51# rail of unknown type
(at least some was T-rail) |
| Locomotives |
16; 17 names |
| Cars |
191 |
| Stations |
34 |
| Officers |
Most |
| Tredegar Purchases |
All |
| Significant Documents |
| NP, AG 1-1-61 |
| NP, AG 1-3A-61 |
| NP, AG 1-7-61 |
| NP, AG 2-12-61 |
| NP, AG 2-12A-61 |
| NP, RD 2-13A-61 |
| NP, AG 2-26A-61 |
| NP, AG 3-19-61 |
| NP, RD
3-23A-61 |
| NP, AG 4-1-61 |
| NP, AG 4-2A-61 |
| NP, AG 4-5-61 |
| NP, RD
5-27B-61 |
| NP, WJ 5-27-61 |
| NA, QM 6-17-61 |
| NA, QM 6-18D-61 |
| NA, O&A
6-25-61 |
| NA, QM 6-28-61 |
| NP, RD 6-29-61 |
| NA, QM 7-23-61 |
| NA, QM 8-13B-61 |
| NA, QM 8-16-61 |
| NP, RD
9-28B-61 |
| NA, QM 10-12A-61 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 906 |
| NA, VC
10-29-61 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 953 |
| NA, QM 11-27-61 |
| NA, QM 11-27-61 |
| NA, RR
12-1-61 |
| NA, O&A 12-12-61 |
| NP, RD 1-2-62 |
| NP, RD 1-14-62 |
| NP, RD 1-18-62 |
| NA, QM 1-18-62 |
| NA, QM 1-20-62 |
| NA, MG 2-3-62 |
| NP, RD 2-7A-62 |
| NP, RD 2-8-62 |
| AR, RF&P 2-19-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 5, Page 1088 |
| NP, RD 3-6-62 |
| NP, RE 3-6-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 52, Part 2, Page 1073 |
| NP, RD 4-7A-62 |
| NA, QM 5-15-62 |
| NP, RD 6-18-62 |
| NP, LR 6-20-62 |
| NP, RD
9-8-62 |
| NP, RD 9-18B-62 |
| NP, RD 10-11-62 |
| NP, RD
12-12B-62 |
| NP, RD 11-8B-62 |
| NP, RD 2-19A-63 |
| RRBA 2-20-1863 |
| NA, QM 3-10-63 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 794 |
| NA, ENG 10-29-63 |
| NP, RV 10-30-63 |
| NA, ENG 11-2-63 |
| NP, CC 11-4-63 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 823 |
| NA, ENG 1-12-64 |
| NA, ENG 1-18A-64 |
| NA, QM 6-14-64 |
| NP, MAR 6-22-64 |
| NA, QM 7-16-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-19-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-21E-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-21F-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-24A-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-24B-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-26B-64 |
| NA, QM 7-29-64 |
| NP, LV 8-3-64 |
| NA, ENG
8-9-64 |
| NA, ENG
8-12B-64 |
| NP, LV 9-1-64 |
| NP, LV 9-17-64 |
| NP, RD 9-21-64 |
| NP, LV 9-22-64 |
| NP, LV 12-12-64 |
| NP, LV 3-17-65 |
| NP, RCF 3-21-65 |
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