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Western Cars |
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December, 1861 |
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| The Fayetteville Observer says that the company has purchased a number of coal cars (15) to handle the increased business. | ||
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March, 1864 |
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| In the Superintendent's personal diary is mentioned the following cars in the first quarter of 1864. There were more, as the 1865 entry shows. The 2nd Class Passenger car was completed March 1, 1864; the Baggage car was almost complete at that date. There is a calculation mentioned that each coal car carried 3 1/2 tons when piled 1 ft 4 1/2 in above the side. On May 9, 1864, the road carried 83 tons of coal and 40 tons of freight -- the most the road had ever carried in one day. | ||
| Number | Type | Condition |
| 1 | Passenger Car, 1st Class | |
| 1 | Passenger Car, 2nd Class | |
| 1 | Baggage | |
| At least 5 | Box and Flat | |
| 1 | Hand | |
| At least 24 | Coal | |
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February 27, 1865 |
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| The below report is contained in a message from Lieutenant Colonel F. L. Childes to Colonel Archer Anderson, Assistant Adjutant-General at Goldsboro, N. C. Though it was a coal railroad, no coal cars are listed, so this is probably just the cars the Army would find useful that were operational. | ||
| Number | Type | Condition |
| 2 | Passenger | |
| 3 | Box | |
| 13 | Flat | |
| 12 | Dirt | |
| ?? | Coal | |
| 30+ | TOTAL | |