South Side
The road was chartered in 1846. Construction was begun in 1849 and completed in 1854. It connected the farm country south and west of Petersburg to that city and to City Point, with its connections to Northern ports. It also connected to the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg.
Black's Number 10 (map)
Track 136 miles of 5 foot gauge; 10 miles of 51# T-rail, 126 miles of 51# U-rail
Locomotives 20; 20 names
Cars 311
Stations 18
Officers Most
Inventories September 30, 1861 & 1862 & 1863
Tredegar Purchases All
Significant Documents
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NP, RD 10-10-61
NP, AP 11-29-61
NP, RD 12-2-61
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NP, RD 12-9D-61
NP, RD 12-31-61
NP, RW 1-28-62
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NA, WD 2-6-62
NP, RD 2-8-62
NP, RD 2-26-62
NP, RR 3-1-62
NP, RD 3-27A-62
NP, RD 6-7-62
NP, RD 6-18-62
NP, RD 7-23-62
NP, WJ 7-26-62
NP, RR 7-30-62
NP, RD 7-31A-62
NP, RD 12-3-62
NA, ENG 12-26-62
NP, LV 1-1C-63
NA, ENG 1-29B-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
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NP, RD 6-8-63
NA, ENG 6-13-63
NA, ENG 6-13C-63
NA, ENG 6-25A-63
NA, QM 7-13-63
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NA, ENG 8-27A-63
NA, ENG 8-29A-63
NA, ENG 10-1-63
NA, ENG 10-2A-63
NA, ENG 10-2B-63
NA, ENG 10-5-63
NA, QM 10-13A-63
NA, QM 10-13-63
NA, ENG 10-14B-63
NP, RD 12-4-63
NA, ENG 1-26B-64
NA, SS 1-30-64
NA, QM 2-9-64
NA, RRBT 2-25-64
OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 226
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NP, RD 4-16-64
NP, RD 5-16-64
NA, ENG 5-18A-64
NA, ENG 5-20B-64
NP, RCF 5-22-64
NA, QM 5-23-64
NA, QM 5-23A-64
NA, ENG 5-25-64
NP, RD 6-16-64
NA, ENG 6-16B-64
NA, ENG 6-23-64
NA, ENG 6-24E-64
NP, RD 6-25-64
NP, RD 6-27-64
NP, RD 6-27B-64
NP, RD 6-27C-64
NA, QM 6-29B-64
NA, QM 7-2-64
NP, RD 7-9-64
NA, ENG 7-23-64
NA, QM 7-23A-64
NP, LV 8-3B-64
NP, RD 8-26A-64
NA, QM 9-28-64
NP, LV 11-21-64
NP, LV 12-24-64
NP, LV 12-27-64
NA, QM 1-5-65
NA, V&T 2-7-65

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