|
Richmond &
Petersburg |
| The road was completed in 1838.
The road was severely
overworked in connecting the two main Virginia cities and supplying the
coal from the Clover Hill mines. The Clover Hill Branch was built by the
Clover Hill Coal Mining Company in 1845 and was operated by the Richmond
& Petersburg Railroad. |
| Black's Number |
8 (map) |
| Track |
28 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge; 2 miles of 60#
T-rail, 4 miles of 52# U-rail, 6 miles of 57# T-rail, 12 miles of 55#
T-rail, and 11 miles of 51# T-rail (includes Clover Hill RR) |
| Locomotives |
10; 19 names |
| Cars |
207 |
| Stations |
7 |
| Officers |
Most |
| Employees |
All |
| Slaves |
All |
| Military Exemption Form |
One |
| Locomotive Usage |
1861,
1862,
1863,
1864 |
| Mileage by Train Type |
1861 - 1863 |
| Passengers & Freight |
1861 - 1863 |
| Freight Details |
1861 - 1863 |
| Cover Hill Coal & Freight |
1861 - 1863 |
| Tredegar Purchases |
All |
| Significant Documents |
| NP, RD 1-18-61 |
| NP, RD
4-12A-61 |
| NP, RD
4-27A-61 |
| NP, RD 5-2-61 |
| NP, RD 5-31-61 |
| NP, RD 7-23-61 |
| NA,
S&B 7-31-1 |
| NP, RD 8-5-61 |
| NP, RW 8-5A-61 |
| NP, RE 8-10-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-2-61 |
| NP, RD
10-7A-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-11-61 |
| LVA, S&R 10-14-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-15-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-15A-61 |
| NP, RD
10-15-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-16-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-17-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-19-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-20-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-21-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-24-61 |
| NP, RD
10-24A-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-26-61 |
| LVA, N&P 10-26-61 |
| LVA, R&P 10-x-61 |
| LVA, R&P 11-11-61 |
| LVA, R&P 11-12-61 |
| LVA, R&P 11-20-61 |
| LVA, R&P 11-21-61 |
| NA, QM 11-27-61 |
| LVA, R&P 11-28-61 |
| LVA, P 11-30-61 |
| LVA, R&P 12-4-61 |
| NP, RD 12-18-61 |
| LVA, R&P 12-21-61 |
| LVA, R&P 12-23-61 |
| NP, RR 1-1-62 |
| NP, RW 1-8-62 |
| NP, LN 1-23-62 |
| NA,
R&P 2-1-62 |
| NP, RD 2-8-62 |
| NP, RD 2-25-62 |
| NP, RR 3-1A-62 |
| NA, QM 4-2A-62 |
| NA,
R&P 4-18-62 |
| NA, R&P
4-21-62 |
| NP, RE 5-10A-62 |
| NP, RD 5-12C-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 11, Pt 3, Page 533 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 11, Pt 3, Page 555 |
| NP, RE 6-7-62 |
| NA,
R&P 7-7-62 |
| NP, RD 7-11-62 |
| NA,
R&P 9-17-62 |
| NP, RD
10-7-62 |
| NP, WJ 10-7-62 |
| NA,
QMR 10-16-62 |
| NA,
R&P 10-29-62 |
| NA,
R&P 12-4-62 |
| NP, RD
12-13-62 |
| NP, RE 12-19-62 |
| NA, RRB
12-23-62 |
| NA, ENG 12-26-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 825 |
| NA, ENG 1-16-63 |
| NA,
R&P 2-5-63 |
| RRBA 2-20-1863 |
| NA, QM 3-11B-63 |
| NP, RS 3-11A-63 |
| NP, RS 3-11B-63 |
| NA, QM 3-21-63 |
| NA, QM 3-21B-63 |
| NA, QM 4-13-63 |
| NP, RS 4-13-63 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487 |
| NP, RD 4-20-63 |
| NA, ENG 5-12-63 |
| NP, RD 5-14-63 |
| NA, RRB
5-15-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-4-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-13C-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-25A-63 |
| NP, RS 6-30-63 |
| NP, RS 6-30A-63 |
| NP, RD 6-30-63 |
| NP, RS 7-1A-63 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 952 |
| NA, ENG 7-4-63 |
| NP, RD 7-7-63 |
| NP, RD 7-8-63 |
| NP, AC 7-11-63 |
| NP, AV 7-17-63 |
| NP, GP 7-23A-63 |
| NA,
R&P 8-1-63 |
| NP, RS 8-10-63 |
| NP, RS 8-12-63 |
| NP, RS 9-17-63 |
| NA, QM 10-14A-63 |
| NA, QM 12-1-63 |
| NP, RD 12-25-63 |
| NP,
WJ 1-8-64 |
| NP, RD 1-11-64 |
| NA,
R&P 1-30-64 |
| NP, RD 2-9-64 |
| NP, RD 2-15B-64 |
| NA, R&P 3-7-64 |
| NA, R&P 3-9-64 |
| NA, R&P 3-15-64 |
| NA,
R&P 3-19-64 |
| NA, R&P 3-21-64 |
| NA, R&P 3-26-64 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 258 |
| AR, R&P 4-6-64 |
| AR, R&P 4-7-64 |
| NP, RD 4-11-64 |
| NP, AV 4-15-64 |
| NP, CW 4-18A-64 |
| NP, RD 4-19B-64 |
| NA, R&P 4-25-64 |
| NP, MAR 5-1A-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 899 |
| NP, RD 5-10-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 985 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 991 |
| NP, RD 5-13-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-16-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-17A-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-17B-64 |
| NA, QM 5-18-64 |
| NA, QM 5-18B-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-19A-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-19B-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-19E-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-20-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-20A-64 |
| NA, ENG 5-20C-64 |
| NA, QM 5-20-64 |
| NA, QM 5-21A-64 |
| NA, QM 5-25A-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 660 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 1, Page 749 |
| NA, ENG
6-17-64 |
| NA, ENG
6-17A-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 665 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 668 |
| NA, ENG
6-24-64 |
| NA, ENG
6-24L-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 695 |
| NA, R&P 7-18-64 |
| NA,
RF&P 7-19-64 |
| NA, QM 8-4A-64 |
| NA, QM 8-16-64 |
| NA,
R&P 8-23-64 |
| NA, QM 9-28A-64 |
| NP, RD 9-28-64 |
| NA,
R&P 9-30-64 |
| NP, RD 10-6-64 |
| NA, R&P 10-8-64 |
| NA,
QMR 10-22-64 |
| NA, QM 10-26-64 |
| NP, RD 11-5-64 |
| NP, RD 11-14-64 |
| NA, R&P 12-8-64 |
| NA,
R&P 12-8A-64 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1277 |
| NA, R&P 12-29-64 |
| MISC, RR 1-26-65 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1335A |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1342 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1345 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1346 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1350 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1364 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1365 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1372 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1373 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1374 |
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