|
Richmond & York
River |
| This road connected Richmond to
steamboats at West Point, Virginia on the York River. It commenced
operations in 1859.
It was on this road that the first use of railway artillery in
history was made. Confederates used such on June 29 and 30, 1862 at
Savage's Station.
|
| Black's Number |
7 (map) |
| Track |
38 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 52# T-rail |
| Locomotives |
4; 6 names |
| Cars |
51 |
| Stations |
12 |
| Officers |
Many |
| Buildings |
Buildings |
| Track Equipage |
Track Equipage |
| Tredegar Purchases |
All |
| Significant Documents |
| NP, RD 2-9-61 |
| NP, RD 3-23-61 |
| NP, WJ 5-28-61 |
| NP, RD 5-31-61 |
| NP, RD 8-3-61 |
| NP, RW 8-5-61 |
| NP, RD 11-19A-61 |
| NP, RD 1-27A-62 |
| NP, RD 3-14-62 |
| NP, RD 4-30-62 |
| NP, RD 7-2-62 |
| NP, RW 7-3-62 |
| NP, RD 7-5-62 |
| NP, CM 7-10-62 |
| NP, RD 7-11-62 |
| NA, QM 7-17-62 |
| NA, R&YR 7-17-62 |
| NP, CE 8-4-62 |
| NP, RD 11-20-61 |
| NP, RD 2-8-62 |
| NA, ENG 12-26-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 825 |
| NA, ENG 1-16-63 |
| NA, R&YR 1-22-63 |
| NA, LS
1-22-63 |
| NA, ENG 2-18-63 |
| RRBA 2-20-1863 |
| NA, ENG 2-25C-63 |
| NA, ENG 3-4-63 |
| NA, ENG 3-10-63 |
| NA, ENG 3-17-63 |
| NA, ENG 3-26-63 |
| NA, ENG 4-6-63 |
| NA, ENG 4-7A-63 |
| NA, R&YR 8-22-63 |
| NP, RS 8-28-63 |
| NA, ENG 10-14-63 |
| NA, ENG 10-14A-63 |
| NA, ENG 10-23-63 |
| NA, ENG 11-28-63 |
| NA, ENG 12-1-63 |
| NA, ENG 12-1A-63 |
| NA, ENG 12-15-63 |
| NA, A&YR 12-18-63 |
| NA, QM 1-26-64 |
| NP, RD 2-15B-64 |
| NA, ENG 4-21-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-17A-64 |
| NA, A&YR 5-18-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-19E-64 |
| NA, QM 5-20-64 |
| NA, QM 5-20A-64 |
| NA,
R&YR 5-26-64 |
| NA, R&YR 5-30-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 686 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 699 |
| NA, ENG
6-28-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 701 |
| NA, ENG
6-30A-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-4I-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-8-64 |
| NA, ENG
7-9-64 |
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