Richmond, Va., April 15, 1863
| |
| Hon. James A. Seddon |
| Secretary of War |
| |
| Sir, |
In compliance with your request I beg
leave to submit the following estimated capacity of the railroads
making up the leading lines in the country:
|
Trains run daily each way |
|
Freight |
Coal |
| Name of road |
Passenger |
Number |
Tons |
Number |
Tons |
| Richmond & Danville |
1 1/2 |
1 |
100 |
1 |
100 |
| South Side |
1 |
1 |
125 |
-- |
-- |
| Virginia & Tennessee |
1 |
2 |
240 |
-- |
-- |
| East Tennessee & Virginia |
1 |
1 |
130 |
-- |
-- |
| East Tennessee & Georgia |
1 |
1 1/2 |
210 |
-- |
-- |
| Nashville & Chattanooga |
1 |
2 |
200 |
-- |
-- |
| Western & Atlantic |
2 |
3 |
350 |
-- |
-- |
| Richmond & Petersburg |
2 |
2 |
225 |
2 1/2 |
200 |
| Petersburg |
2 |
2 |
225 |
-- |
-- |
| Wilmington & Weldon |
2 |
1/2 |
50 |
-- |
-- |
| Wilmington & Manchester |
2 |
1 |
100 |
-- |
-- |
| Raleigh & Gaston |
2 |
1 |
130 |
-- |
-- |
| North Carolina |
2 |
1/2 |
50 |
-- |
-- |
| Charlotte & South Carolina |
2 |
1 |
130 |
-- |
-- |
| South Carolina |
2 |
3 |
400 |
-- |
-- |
| Northeastern |
1 |
1 |
100 |
-- |
-- |
| Georgia |
2 |
3 |
400 |
-- |
-- |
| Central of Georgia |
2 |
3 |
400 |
-- |
-- |
| Charleston & Savannah |
1 |
1 |
150 |
-- |
-- |
| Southwestern |
2 |
2 |
250 |
-- |
-- |
| Muscogee |
2 |
1 |
125 |
-- |
-- |
| Macon & Western |
1 |
2 |
250 |
-- |
-- |
| Atlanta & La Grange {Atlanta
& West Point} |
2 |
1 |
150 |
-- |
-- |
| Montgomery & West Point |
2 |
1 1/2 |
175 |
-- |
-- |
| Alabama & Florida of Alabama |
1 |
1 |
125 |
-- |
-- |
| Mobile & Great Northern |
1 |
1 |
125 |
-- |
-- |
| Mobile & Ohio |
2 |
3 |
400 |
-- |
-- |
| Southern |
1 1/2 |
2 |
200 |
-- |
-- |
| Alabama & Mississippi Rivers |
1 |
1 |
100 |
-- |
-- |
| New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern |
2 |
2 |
275 |
-- |
-- |
| Mississippi Central |
2 |
2 |
225 |
-- |
-- |
| Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac |
2 |
1 1/2 |
190 |
-- |
-- |
| Virginia Central |
1 1/2 |
1 1/4 |
140 |
-- |
-- |
| Orange & Alexandria |
1 |
1 1/2 |
160 |
-- |
-- |
|
| The above roads are given in the same order as in my
communication of yesterday in reference to their necessities in the
way of engines and cars. |
| Any change in the position of our Army would
to some extent modify the ability of one or two of the roads; as,
for example, the Virginia Central can deliver more tons of freight
at Hanover Junction than it would be able to do at the upper end of
the line. I would also remark that this estimate has been made in
the absence of any data beyond my general knowledge of the ability
of the roads in the country, except the roads terminating in this
city, from the officers of which I have obtained the necessary
information to enable me to approximate their actual capacity;
therefore, you must not place implicit reliance on it. |
| Trusting that this estimate will be satisfactory, I
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant |
| Wm M. Wadley |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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