Wilmington & Weldon

The road was chartered in 1833 and was completed in 1840. This was one of the most important roads in the South, being the main line for carrying supplies from the deep south to Richmond and the main route for sending blockade runner supplies from Wilmington to Richmond. 
Black's Number 18 (map)
Track 165 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 52# T-rail; Tarboro Branch 26 miles 4 foot 8 inch gauge 40# T rail
Locomotives 26; 33 names
Cars 182
Stations 28
Officers Most
Passengers 1861 - 1865
Tredegar Purchases All
Produce Deliveries 1863
Annual Reports
10-1-61 President
10-1-61 Superintendent
10-1-62 President
10-1-62 Superintendent
10-1-63 President
10-1-63 Superintendent
10-1-64 President
10-1-64 Superintendent
6-1-65 President
6-1-65 Superintendent
10-1-65 President
10-1-65 Superintendent
Significant Documents
NP, WJ 1-29-61
NP, TS 2-16-61
NCA, W&W 2-23-61
NP, TS 2-23-61
NP, CW 3-5-61
NP, RSTD 3-6-61
NP, WJ 4-24-61
NP, WJ 5-2-61
NP, GP 5-3-61
NP, WJ 5-6-61
NP, WJ 5-11-61
NP, REX 5-17-61
NP, WJ 5-23-61
NP, WJ 5-27A-61
NP, C 5-31-61
NP, RD 5-31-61
NA, QM 6-1-61
NA, QMR 6-1-61
NA, QMR 6-8-61
NP, WJ 6-8-61
NCA, RR 6-19A-61
NA, QM 7-2A-61
NA, QMR 7-2-61
NA, QM 7-6-61
NA, QMR 7-13-61
NA, QM 7-15D-61
NP, RD 7-15-61
NA, QMR 7-17-61
NA, QMR 7-17A-61
NA, QMR 7-17B-61
NA, QMR 7-18-61
NA, QMR 7-18A-61
NA, QM 7-19-61
NP, WJ 7-27-61
NA, QMR 8-8-61
NP, WJ 8-17-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 255
NA, QM 8-27-61
NA, QMR 8-28B-61
NA, W&W 8-28-61
NA, W&W 8-29-61
NA, QM 8-30-61
NA, RRB 9-6-61
NP, WJ 9-6-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 278
NP, WJ 9-9-61
NP, WJ 9-11-61
NP, WJ 9-14-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 322
NA, W&W 9-30-61
NA, WR 10-9-61
LVA, R&P 10-11-61
NA, WR 10-16-61
NP, WJ 10-19-61
NP, WJ 10-19A-61
NP, WJ 10-24-61
LVA, TRED 10-25-61
LVA, TRED 10-28-61
LVA, TRED 10-31-61
NA, WR 10-31-61
LVA, TRED 11-4-61
LVA, TRED 11-4A-61
NP, RSTD 11-6A-61
NP, WJ 11-7-61
NA, QMR 11-8-61
NA, WR 11-11-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 376
LVA, TRED 11-13B-61
NA, SWR 11-13-61
NA, WR 11-13-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 378
LVA, TRED 11-14-61
NA, NC 11-14-61
NP, WJ 11-14-61
LVA, TRED 11-15-61
NP, WJ 11-16-61
LVA, TRED 11-18C-61
NP, WJ 11-20A-61
NA, QMR 11-21-61
NP, RD 11-27B-61
NP, WJ 12-10-61
NP, WJ 12-13-61
NA, WR 12-14-61
NP, WJ 12-14-61
NP, WJ 12-16A-61
NA, QM 12-23-61
NP, WJ 12-24-61
NP, WJ 1-4-62
NA, WR 1-21-62
NA, W&W 1-29-62
NA, NC 2-3-62
NA, W&W 2-4-62
NP, RD 2-8-62
NA, SWR 2-11-62
NP, WJ 2-19-62
NP, MT 2-21B-62
NP, WJ 2-25-62
NP, TS 3-1-62
NA, QMR 3-8A-62
NCA, RRB 3-16-62
NCA, W&W 3-18-62
NP, RD 3-18A-62
NP, SMN 3-22-62
NP, WJ 4-3-62
NP, RD 4-5A-62
NP, WJ 4-7-62
NA, SWT 4-10-62
NA, SWT 4-10A-62
NCA, RRB 4-18-62
NA, W&W 4-19-62
NCA, RRB 4-19-62
NCA, RRB 4-19A-62
NA, QM 4-27-62
NA, SWT 5-8-62
NA, SWT 5-9-62
NA, SWR 5-10-62
NA, W&W 5-22-62
NA, QMR 5-26-62
NA, QMR 5-28-62
NA, QM 6-7-62
NP, WJ 7-2-62
NP, RR 7-5-62
NP, WJ 7-8-62
NA, QMR 7-25B-62
NA, QM 7-29-62
NA, QM 7-30-62
NA, QM 7-31-62
NA, QM 8-5-62
NP, WJ 8-5-62
NP, WJ 8-6-62
NA, QMR 8-20-62
NA, QMR 9-3-62
NP, WJ 9-6-62
NP, WJ 9-13-62
NP, RD 9-15-62
NP, WJ 9-15-62
NP, WJ 9-15A-62
NP, RR 9-17-62
NP, WJ 9-18-62
NP, WJ 9-18A-62
NP, WJ 9-20-62
NP, WJ 9-20A-62
NP, CW 9-22-62
NP, SRDR 9-23-62
NP, RSTD 9-24-62
NP, RSTD 9-24D-62
NP, WJ 9-29A-62
NP, WJ 9-29B-62
NP, WJ 10-7-62
NP, WJ 10-7A-62
NP, WJ 10-9-62
NP, WJ 10-10-62
NP, WJ 10-10A-62
NP, RSTD 10-22A-62
NA, AIW 10-25-62
NA, DSCG 10-26-62
NP, WJ 10-27-62
NP, WJ 10-28-62
NA, QMR 10-30-62
NA, QMR 11-1-62
NP, RR 11-8D-62
NP, WJ 11-10-62
NP, WJ 11-11-62
NP, RR 11-12A-62
NP, RSTD 11-12A-62
NP, RSTD 11-12E-62
NP, WJ 11-13-62
NP, WJ 11-15-62
NP, WJ 11-17-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 780
NP, WJ 11-21-62
NP, WJ 11-21A-62
NA, QMR 11-23-62
B7, W&W 11-25-62
B7, W&W 11-26-62
NP, WJ 11-27-62
B7, W&M 11-28-62
NCA, RRB 11-29-62
NA, QMR 12-2-62
NA, W&W 12-2-62
NP, WJ 12-2-62
NA, DCF 12-4-62
NP, WJ 12-4-62
NP, WJ 12-5-62
B7, W&M 12-6-62
NP, RSJ 12-6-62
NA, DCF 12-8-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 107
NP, WJ 12-15-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 14, Page 720
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 803
NP, RSTD 12-17D-62
NA, QMR 12-18-62
NP, WJ 12-18A-62
NP, WJ 12-20-62
NP, WJ 12-20A-62
NP, WJ 12-22-62
NP, WJ 12-23-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 808
NA, DCF 12-29-62
NP, WJ 12-29-62
NP, WJ 12-29A-62
NP, RD 12-30-62
NP, WJ 12-30-62
NA, QMR 1-1-63
NP, RD 1-1-63
NP, RSTD 1-2B-63
NP, WJ 1-6-63
NP, ASCY 1-10A-63
NP, WD 1-13-63
NP, WJ 1-17-63
NP, WJ 1-19-63
NP, WJ 1-23-63
NA, QMR 1-30A-63
NA, W&W 2-1-63
NP, WJ 2-2-63
NP, WJ 2-5-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 874
NA, DSCGF 2-10-63
NCA, W&W 2-10-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 874A
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875A
NP, WJ 2-13-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 875
NA, QMR 2-18-63
RRBA 2-20-1863
NP, WJ 2-20-63
NA, SWR 2-21-63
NP, WJ 2-23-63
NA, QMR 2-24C-63
NP, WJ 2-24-63
B7, W&W 2-27-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 902
NA, QM 3-2E-63
NA, QMR 3-4-63
NP, WJ 3-20-63
NP, WJ 3-21-63
NA, QM 3-24B-63
NA, RR 4-4-63
NP, WJ 4-4A-63
NA, QM 4-8-63
NP, RR 4-8-63
NA, W&W 4-9-63
NP, FO 4-9-63
NP, WJ 4-9-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
NA, DCF 4-17-63
NP, WJ 4-30-63
NCA, RRB 5-1-63
NP, RR 5-6-63
NA, QMR 5-12-63
NA, DCF 5-15-63
NCRR, NC 5-17-63
NA, W&W 5-20-63
NA, W&W 5-20A-63
NA, QMR 5-29-63
NP, SS 5-29-63
NP, WJ 6-1-63
NA, QM 6-2-63
NA, W&W 6-5-63
NA, RR 6-12-63
NA, RR 6-17-63
NA, RR 6-23A-63
NA, CSN 6-29-63
NA, ENG 7-1-63
NA, ENG 7-1A-63
NA, ENG 7-1B-63
NA, ENG 7-1C-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 952
NP, WJ 7-3-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 977
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 977A
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 977B
NP, WJ 7-6-63
NP, AC 7-7C-63
NP, AC 7-7D-63
NP, WJ 7-7-63
NP, AC 7-8-63
NP, RR 7-8-63
NP, RS 7-10A-63
NA, QM 7-14-63
NA, QMR 7-15A-63
NA, RR 7-18-63
NA, QM 7-21C-63
NA, RR 7-21-63
NA, W&W 7-22-63
NP, RR 7-22-63
NP, WJ 7-22-63
NP, WJ 7-22A-63
NP, AC 7-23-63
NP, RD 7-23-63
NP, WJ 7-23-63
LVA, RRB 7-24-63
NA, RR 7-24-63
NP, RSTD 7-24-63
NP, WJ 7-24-63
NP, RR 7-25-63
NP, RS 7-25A-63
NA, QMR 7-27B-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 1042
OR Series 1, Vol. 27, Part 3, Page 1042A
NA, QMR 7-28-63
NA, QM 7-31A-63
NA, W&W 7-31-63
NP, WJ 8-1-63
NA, QMR 8-4-63
NA, QMR 8-8C-63
NA, QM 8-13-63
NA, QM 8-19B-63
NA, QMR 8-19A-63
NA, ENG 8-19-63
NA, ENG 8-22A-63
NA, QM 8-27A-63
NCA, RRB 8-27-63
NCA, RRB 8-28-63
NP, WJ 8-28-63
B7, W&W 8-30-63
NA, QMR 9-1-63
NA, QMR 9-1A-63
NA, ENG 9-2B-63
NCA, RRB 9-2A-63
NA, QM 9-5A-63
NA, QM 9-10-63
H, RRB 9-11B-63
NA, RR 9-13-63
NCA, RRB 9-18-63
NP, WJ 9-19-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 29, Part 2, Page 738
NA, QMR 9-28B-63
NA, QM 9-30-63
NA, RR 9-X1-63
NA, QM 10-2-63
H, RRB 10-3-63
NA, QMR 10-3B-63
NCA, RRB 10-3-63
NP, WJ 10-14-63
RRBAT 10-21A-1863
NA, ENGR 10-21-63
NA, QMR 10-21A-63
NA, ENG 10-22A-63
NA, QMR 10-22C-63
NP, WJ 10-22-63
NP, WJ 10-22A-63
NP, WJ 10-22B-63
NP, WJ 10-23-63
RRBAT 10-23C-1863
NA, QMR 10-26-63
NP, WD 10-27-63
NP, WJ 10-27-63
NP, WJ 10-27A-63
VHS, RF&P 11-5-63
NA, QMR 11-8-63
NCA, RRB 11-16A-63
NA, QMR 11-17D-63
NP, WJ 11-17A-63
NA, ENG 11-18-63
NP, WJ 11-18-63
NP, WJ 11-18A-63
NP, WJ 11-19-63
NP, WJ 11-20-63
NCA, RRB 11-23-63
NA, DW 11-24A-63
NA, DW 11-25-63
NA, QM 11-28B-63
NA, QMR 11-28A-63
NCA, RRB 12-9-63
NA, SWR 12-14-63
NA, OO 12-15-63
NA, QMR 12-18B-63
NA, QMR 12-18F-63
NA, SWR 12-18-63
NA, RR 12-25-63
NA, SWR 12-28-63
NA, QMR 1-2A-64
NA, QMR 1-2C-64
NP, WJ 1-7A-64
NA, W&W 1-8-64
NP, WJ 1-8-64
NA, SWR 1-9-64
NA, W&W 1-9-64
NA, QM 1-9A-64
NP, WJ 1-9-64
NA, QMR 1-11A-64
NA, QMR 1-12D-64
NA, QMR 1-14F-64
NP, WJ 1-14-64
NA, QM 1-18-64
NA, QMR 1-18A-64
NA, SWR 1-18A-64
NA, QMR 1-20A-64
NCA, RRB 1-21A-64
NA, RR 1-24-64
NA, QMR 1-26A-64
NA, QM 1-27D-64
NP, WJ 1-30-64
NA, RRB 2-1-64
NA, QMR 2-11G-64
NP, RD 2-13A-64
NA, W&W 2-16-64
NP, WJ 2-25-64
NA, W&W 2-27-64
NA, QMR 3-3E-64
NA, ENG 3-11-64
NA, QM 3-11A-64
NA, RRB 3-11A-64
NA, W&W 3-14-64
NA, QM 3-17-64
NA, QM 3-17A-64
NA, QM 3-18-64
NA, QM 3-18E-64
VHS Mss4C76075a2
NA, QMR 3-23A-64
NP, RCF 3-23-64
NA, QM 3-24-64
NA, QM 3-25-64
NA, QM 3-25D-64
NA, W&W 3-28-64
OR Series 4, Vol. 3, Page 258
NA, DCF 3-31-64
AR, R&P 4-6-64
AR, R&P 4-7-64
NA, DCF 4-10-64
NA, QM 4-12B-64
NA, QMR 4-12-64
NA, QM 4-15-64
NA, DCF 4-18-64
NA, QMR 4-18-64
NA, RRB 4-20-64
NA, QM 4-22-64
NA, DCF 4-23-64
NA, W&W 4-24-64
NA, QMR 4-27-64
NA, QM 5-2A-64
NA, QM 5-9-64
NP, WJ 5-12-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 3, Page 836
NA, QMR 5-28C-64
NA, QM 6-1E-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 987
NA, QMR 6-4-64
NA, QMR 6-5A-64
NA, QMR 6-9A-64
NA, W&W 6-9-64
NA, QMR 6-10B-64
NP, CM 6-11-64
NA, QM 6-14A-64
NA, QM 6-14B-64
NCA, RRB 6-15-64
NA, QMR 6-15A-64
NP, WJ 6-16-64
NP, WJ 6-16A-64
NA, DCF 6-18A-64
NA, DCF 6-28-64
NP, WJ 6-30B-64
NP, WJ 6-30C-64
NA, QMR 7-4-64
NA, QM 7-8B-64
NA, QMR 7-8A-64
NA, QMR 7-21-64
NA, QM 7-26-64
NA, QM 7-26A-64
NA, QM 8-2B-64
NP, WJ 8-4-64
NA, ENG 8-12C-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 2, Page 1257
NA, QMR 8-20A-64
NA, QMR 9-14A-64
NA, QM 9-20A-64
NA, QMR 9-20-64
NA, QMR 9-20D-64
NA, QMR 9-27-64
NA, QM 9-28-64
NA, QMR 10-7A-64
NA, QM 11-7C-64
NP, WJ 11-17-64
NA, QMR 11-22A-64
NP, RCF 11-22-64
NP, WJ 12-1-64
NP, WJ 12-1D-64
NA, QMR 12-3A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1263
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1272
NP, MT 12-20-64
NP, WJ 1-26-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 1319
NA, RRB 12-31C-64
NA, W&W 12-31-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1012
NP, WJ 1-11-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1128
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1137
NP, CO 1-30-65
NP, RSTD 2-1-65
NA, QMR 2-7-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1223
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1233
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1249
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1076
NP, RCF 3-6-65
NA, RRB 3-8-65
UNC, RR 3-10-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 1, Page 1053
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1426
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 2, Page 1450
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 77
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 687
OR Series 3, Vol. 5,  Page 933

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