Download or read book Wilmington and Western Railroad written by Gisela Vazquez and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wilmington and Western Railroad was chartered in 1867 and began to offer freight and passenger service in 1872 between Wilmington, Delaware, and Landenberg, Pennsylvania. Over the years, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad branch faced increasing financial difficulties, and by the 1960s, it had dwindled to a limited freight operation. At this time, a dedicated group of volunteers revived the railroad and incorporated their growing organization as Historic Red Clay Valley. The present-day Wilmington and Western Railroad owns 10.2 miles of the Landenberg Branch and operates between Greenbank Station and Hockessin. It offers steam- and diesel-powered tourist trains along its scenic tracks and provides an educational and entertaining glimpse back in time while preserving part of the rich history of the Red Clay Valley.

Download or read book The Story of the Wilmington and Western Railroad written by Arthur G. Volkman and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Back on Track written by Wilmington & Western Railroad and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wilmington and Western Railroad Company written by Hugh Richmond Gibb and published by . This book was released on with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wilmington Brunswick Southern Railroad The written by Mark W. Koenig and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the twentieth century, railroads meant progress, growth and development. In the 1890s Southport, North Carolina became the target destination for a major coaling terminal for ships sailing the Atlantic coast. A new terminal would require a railroad to bring in coal and other supplies. More than twenty companies were formed to pursue this idea over the years, with a few actual accomplishments, but most were purely speculative. Wearying the expectant town for more than twenty-five years, the vision for a great port was whittled down until local entrepreneurs finally built a 30-mile rail line to connect the town to Wilmington. Local author and railroad historian Mark Koenig chronicles the short life of a short line and the long process of making it a reality.

Download or read book Motive Power Roster of the Wilmington Western Railroad written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Supplement to an Act Entitled An Act to Incorporate the Purchasers of the Wilmington and Western Railroad written by Delaware and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Locomotives and Equipment of the Wilmington Western Railroad written by RIchard E. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historic Timeline of the Wilmington Western written by Robert E. Wilhelm and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Westward by Rail from Wilmington written by and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wilmington Weldon Railroad in the Civil War written by James C. Burke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its early years, the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company survived multiple threats to its existence. Under its new corporate name, the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Company would soon be put to the ultimate test, the Civil War. From mobilization to the last effort to supply Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, the company would endure the wearing out of its equipment and rails; the capriciousness and bureaucracy of the Confederate government; sabotage attempts; the gruesome death of its president; a yellow fever epidemic; Union raids on its facilities and bridges; runaway inflation in Confederate economy; the fall of Wilmington; its bisection by advancing Union forces; and, finally, the unnecessary destruction of locomotives, cars, track, and bridges by retreating Confederate troops. The railroad, unlike the Confederacy, survived, and would eventually transform itself a powerful regional economic force, adapting to the challenges of the New South.

Download or read book Annual Report of the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Company written by Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Company and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Act of Incorporation and Other Legislation in Delaware and Pennsylvania of the Wilmington Western Railroad Company written by Delaware. General Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Wilmington Raleigh Rail Road Company 1833 1854 written by James C. Burke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1833, the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company set out to connect the port city of Wilmington to North Carolina's capital. When it was done in 1840, after changing its route, the company had completed 161 miles of track--the longest railroad in the world at the time--and provided continuous transportation from the town of Weldon on the Roanoke River to Wilmington and on to Charleston, South Carolina, by steamboat. A marvel of civil engineering by the standards of the day, the railroad constituted a tour de force of organization, finance and political will that risked the fortunes of individuals and the credit of the state. This study chronicles the project from its inception, exploring its impact on subsequent railroad development in North Carolina and its significance within the context of American railroad history as a whole.

Download or read book Hurricane Floyd The Destruction and Rebuilding of the Wilmington Western Railroad written by Paul W. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Railroads of North Carolina written by Alan Coleman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the opening of the first permanent railway in 1833, hundreds of railroad companies have operated in North Carolina. Rail transportation, faster and more efficient than other methods of the era, opened new markets for the products of North Carolina's farms, factories, and mines. Over the years, North Carolina rail companies have ranged in size from well-engineered giants like the Southern Railway to temporary logging railroads like the Hemlock. Cross ties and rails were laid across almost every conceivable terrain: tidal marshes, sand hills, rolling piedmont, and mountain grades. Vulnerable to the turbulent and unregulated economies of the day, few railroad companies escaped reorganizations and receiverships during their corporate lives, often leaving tangled and contradictory histories in their passing.

Download or read book Annual Report of the Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore Railroad Company written by Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail Road Company and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the report of the chief engineer, and proceedings of the stockholders' meeting.