Richmond & Danville

The road was chartered in 1847 and opened in 1856. It was essential throughout the war in providing the production of south-central Virginia to Richmond. When the Petersburg Railroad was cut in 1864, this road's connection with the Piedmont Railroad was the only remaining connection from  Richmond to the rest of the South.
Black's Number 9 (map)
 
Track
 
Repair Material 1862, 1863, 1864
156 miles of 5 foot gauge, 114.5 miles 57# rail, both T- and U-rail; 41.5 miles 23# strap rail
 
Locomotives
 
Usage
R&M
23; 36 names
 
Cars
 
M&R
398
Stations 27
Officers All
Employees All
Bridge Guards 22 months 
Passengers 1861 - 1864
Freight 1861 - 1862, Confederate Freight 1862
Coal Tonnage 1861, 1862
Rolling Stock Maintenance Locomotive M&R 1861, Cars M&R1861
Tredegar Purchases All
Annual Reports
10-1-61 Committee of Examination
10-1-61 President
10-1-61 Superintendent
10-1-62 Committee of Examination
10-1-62 President
10-1-62 Superintendent
10-1-63 President
10-1-63 Superintendent
10-1-64 Committee of Examination
10-1-64 President
10-1-64 Superintendent
10-1-65 President
10-1-65 Superintendent
Significant Documents
NP, RW 1-1A-61
NP, RW 1-1C-61
NP, RW 1-1D-61
NP, RW 1-1E-61
NP, FO 1-17A-61
NP, RD 2-12A-61
NP, RD 2-14-61
NP, REX 4-26A-61
NP, RD 2-28-61
NP, RD 3-4-61
NP, RE 4-2-61
NP, GCGW 4-23-61
NA, VAF 5-3-61
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 69
NP, RD 5-6-61
NP, RD 5-13E-61
NP, RD 5-31-61
NP, RD 6-19-61
NA, R&D 6-22-61
NA, RRB 6-22-61
NP, RD 6-28A-61
NP, REX 7-5-61
NP, RD 7-15B-61
NP, RD 8-2-61
NP, RD 8-3A-61
NP, RD 8-9-61
NA, V&T 8-20-61
NA, QMR 8-28A-61
LVA, TRED 9-18A-61
NA, QMR 9-21-61
NP, RD 9-24A-61
NP, RD 9-28-61
NP, RD 10-10-61
NA, CSN 10-11-61
NP, RD 10-14A-61
NA, QMR 10-18-61
NA, QMR 11-18A-61
NP, RE 11-25-61
NP, REX 11-26-61
NP, REX 11-26A-61
NP, RD 12-2-61
NP, RD 12-12-61
NP, RD 12-13-61
NP, REX 12-13-61
NA, CSN 12-20A-61
NA, R&D 1-7-62
LVA, RR 2-5-62
NCA, P 2-8-62
NP, RD 2-8-62
NP, RD 2-13-62
NA, QM 2-19-62
NA, CSN 2-28-62
NP, RD 3-10A-62
NP, RD 3-10B-62
NP, RD 3-13-62
NA, ENG 3-27-62
NA, CSN 4-1-62
NA, QM 4-1B-62
NA, QMR 4-3-62
NA, R&D 4-18-62
NA, RR 4-26A-62
NP, RE 5-10-62
VAA, RV 5-14-62
NA, QMR 5-17D-62
NA, ENG 5-21-62
NA, QMR 5-24A-62
NA, R&D 5-27-62
NA, RR 5-27-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 11, Pt 3, Page 404
NP, RD 6-4C-62
NA, QMR 6-5-62
NP, RD 6-9C-62
NP, RD 6-7-62
NA, QMR 6-10-62
OR Series 1, Vol. 11, Part 3, Page 594
OR Series 1, Vol. 11, Part 3, Page 598
NP, RE 6-16-62
NA, QMR 6-20-62
NP, RD 6-23-62
NA, ENG 6-25-62
NA, RRB 6-27-62
NP, RD 6-27-62
NA, R&D 6-xx-62
NP, RD 7-1-62
NP, RD 7-4-62
NP, RE 7-4-62
NP, RE 7-5-62
NP, RD 7-5A-62
NP, RD 7-10A-62
NA, ENG 7-11-62
NA, ENG 7-11A-62
NA, ENG 7-11B-62
NP, RE 7-11-62
NP, RE 7-11A-62
NA, ENG 7-13-62
NA, QMR 7-13-62
NA, ENG 7-14-62
NA, ENG 7-15-62
NP, RD 7-15-62
NA, ENG 7-16-62
NA, QMR 7-16-62
NA, SWR 7-22-62
NP, RD 7-22A-62
NP, RD 7-23-62
NA, ENG 7-26-62
NA, R&D 7-31-62
NA, R&D 7-31A-62
NA, ENG 8-1-62
NP, RE 8-2-62
NP, RD 8-2-62
NA, ENG 8-8-62
NA, ENG 8-8A-62
NA, ENG 8-16A-62
NA, RR 8-17-62
NP, GP 8-21A-62
NA, ENG 8-22-62
NA, ENG 9-15-62
NP, REX 9-16-62
NP, RD 9-22B-62
NA, QMR 10-3-62
NA, SWR 10-9-62
NP, RD 10-11-62
NA, ENG 10-30-62
NA, R&D 10-31-62
NA, SWR 11-12A-62
NA, SWR 11-12B-62
NA, R&D 11-22-62
NA, QMR 11-25B-62
NA, QMR 11-28-62
NA, R&D 11-29-62
NA, R&D 12-3-62
NP, RD 12-4-62
NP, RD 12-8-62
NA, DWV 12-15A-62
NP, RD 12-12-62
NP, RSTD 12-17C-62
NA, R&D 12-22-62
NP, RD 12-23-62
NA, QMR 12-27B-62
NA, R&D 12-30-62
NA, QMR 1-6-63
NA, ENG 1-14A-63
LVA, TRED 1-16-63
NA, R&D 1-16-63
NA, R&D 1-22-63
NP, RD 1-23-63
NA, R&D 1-31-63
NA, QMR 2-2B-63
NA, ENGR 2-18-63
NP, REX 2-27-63
NA, R&D 3-3-63
NP, RS 3-11-63
OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 951
VAA, RR 3-13-63
MISC, R&D 3-14-63
NA, R&D 3-14-63
NA, QM 3-21A-63
NA, QMR 3-23A-63
NA, QMR 3-31-63
NA, QMR 3-31A-63
NA, R&D 3-31-63
NA, ENGR 4-3A-63
NP, RS 4-6-63
NA, ENG 4-7A-63
NA, ENG 4-11B-63
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 483
OR Series 4, Vol. 2, Page 487
NA, ENG 4-16-63
NA, QMR 4-16A-63
NA, SWT 4-23-63
NA, QMR 4-25-63
NA, ENGR 4-29-63
NA, R&D 4-29-63
NP, RD 4-29-63
NP, RS 4-29-63
NA, QMR 4-30-63
NA, QM 5-2-63
NA, QMR 5-4-63
NA, R&D 5-6-63
NP, RS 5-8-63
NA, ENG 5-9A-63
NA, ENGR 5-11A-63
NA, ENG 5-12-63
NA, QM 5-23A-63
NA, ENG 5-25B-63
NA, R&D 5-27-63
NA, R&D 6-4-63
NA, RR 6-4-63
NA, ENG 6-18-63
NP, RS 7-27-63
NP, RS 7-30-63
NA, QMR 8-1C-63
NP, RR 8-1-63
NA, QM 8-3A-63
NA, ENG 8-4B-63
NP, RS 8-12-63
NP, RS 8-14-63
NA, QMR 8-18A-63
NA, R&D 9-1-63
NA, R&D 9-1A-63
NA, RRB 9-1G-63
NA, QMR 9-5A-63
NA, R&D 9-7-63
NA, R&D 9-8-63
NA, R&D 9-10-63
NP, RD 9-10-63
NP, RD 9-10A-63
NA, QMR 9-25A-63
NA, ENGR 10-3-63
NA, ENG 10-5-63
NA, ENGR 10-5A-63
NA, QMR 10-10A-63
NA, QM 10-13A-63
NA, QMR 10-13B-63
NA, QMR 10-13D-63
NP, RS 10-14B-63
NA, QMR 10-16A-63
NA, QMR 10-20-63
NA, QMR 10-20A-63
NA, RRB 10-20-63
NA, ENG 10-27D-63
NA, R&D 10-27-63
NA, ENG 11-2D-63
NA, QMR 11-2A-63
NA, ENG 11-3-63
NA, QMR 11-13D-63
NA, ENG 11-14-63
NA, QMR 11-14-63
NA, QMR 11-14C-63
NA, ENG 11-16-63
NA, QMR 11-16C-63
NP, SMN 11-18-63
NA, QMR 11-27-63
NA, QMR 12-11A-63
NA, QMR 12-14B-63
NA, QMR 12-19A-63
NA, QMR 12-22E-63
NA, QMR 12-28D-63
NA, QMR 1-5C-64
NA, RRB 1-8-64
NA, RR 1-13-64
NA, QMR 1-14C-64
NA, QMR 1-16A-64
NA, QMR 1-16B-64
NA, QMR 1-18C-64
NP, RD 1-18-64
NP, RD 1-19-64
NA, QMR 1-22B-64
NA, ENG 1-25-64
NA, QMR 1-28D-64
NA, RRB 1-29A-64
NP, RD 2-3-64
NA, RRBT 2-5-64
NA, R&D 2-6-64
NA, QM 2-9-64
NA, R&D 2-9-64
NA, R&D 2-10-64
NA, QMR 2-11C-64
NA, QMR 2-15A-64
NA, QMR 2-15B-64
NA, RRB 2-15B-64
NP, RD 2-15B-64
NA, QMR 2-17C-64
NA, ENG 2-22E-64
NA, QMR 2-22D-64
NA, QMR 2-22F-64
NA, QMR 2-24C-64
NA, ENG 2-25-64
NA, QMR 2-29A-64
NA, QMR 3-1-64
NA, QMR 3-2-64
NA, ENG 3-3B-64
NP, IE 3-3A-64
NP, RD 3-7-64
NA, QMR 3-8-64
NA, QMR 3-8A-64
NA, ENG 3-11A-64
NA, QMR 3-14A-64
NA, ENG 3-17A-64
NA, R&D 3-19-64
NA, QMR 3-21A-64
NA, QMR 3-24A-64
NP, RD 3-24-64
NA, R&D 3-30-64
NA, R&D 3-31-64
NP, RD 3-31-64
NA, QMR 4-5C-64
NA, R&D 4-7-64
NA, QMR 4-9B-64
NA, QMR 4-12C-64
NA, R&D 4-14-64
NA, QMR 4-15-64
NA, ENG 4-16-64
NA, ENG 4-18-64
NA, QMR 4-19B-64
NA, RRB 4-19A-64
NA, R&D 4-21-64
NA, QMR 4-22D-64
NA, SWT 4-22-64
NA, ENG 4-23-64
NA, ENG 4-23B-64
NA, R&D 4-25-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 35, Part 2, Page 449
NA, ENGR 4-26-64
NA, QMR 4-26-64
NA, QMR 4-26B-64
NA, QMR 4-27C-64
NA, R&D 4-29-64
NA, QMR 5-9B-64
NA, ENGR 5-12-64
NP, RD 5-13-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1000
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1001
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1003
NP, RD 5-14-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1005
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1011
NP, RD 5-16-64
NA, ENG 5-16-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1014
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1015
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 2, Page 1018
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 942
NA, ENG 5-18A-64
NP, RD 5-19-64
NP, RD 5-20-64
NA, ENG 5-20B-64
NA, QM 5-21-64
NP, AC 5-21-64
NA, QMR 5-23B-64
NA, R&D 5-23-64
NA, R&D 5-23A-64
NA, RRB 5-23-64
NP, RD 5-23-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 959
NA, ENG 5-25-64
NA, QMR 5-25-64
NA, QMR 5-26A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 960
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 3, Page 840
OR Series 1, Vol. 36, Part 3, Page 843
NA, QMR 5-28A-64
NA, QMR 5-28B-64
NA, R&D 5-30-64
NA, RRB 5-31I-64
NA, R&D 6-1-64
NA, R&D 6-1A-64
NP, RS 6-1-64
NA, QMR 6-2C-64
NA, ENG 6-3-64
NA, QMR 6-4A-64
NP, CT 6-4A-64
NP, RE 6-4-64
LVA, RRB 6-6-64
NP, RD 6-6A-64
NA, ENG 6-9-64
NA, ENG 6-9A-64
NA, QMR 6-9-64
NA, ENGR 6-13A-64
NA, QMR 6-13-64
NA, ENG 6-15B-64
LVA, RRB 6-20-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 682
NA, QM 6-23-64
NA, ENG 6-23-64
B5, RCC 6-23-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 684
NA, ENG 6-24D-64
NA, ENG 6-24E-64
NA, ENG 6-24F-64
NA, ENG 6-24M-64
NA, RA 6-23-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 691
NA, ENGR 6-25-64
NA, QMR 6-25-64
NA, R&D 6-25-64
NA, R&D 6-25A-64
NP, RD 6-25-64
NA, DSCGF 6-26-64
NA, R&D 6-26-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 692
NA, DSCGF 6-27-64
NA, DSCGF 6-27A-64
NA, DSCGF 6-27C-64
NA, ENG 6-27-64
NA, ENG 6-27A-64
NA, ENG 6-27B-64
NA, ENG 6-27C-64
NA, ENG 6-27E-64
NP, RD 6-27-64
NP, RD 6-27B-64
NA, ENG 6-27D-64
NA, ENG 6-27F-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 695
NA, ENG 6-28-64
NP, SC 6-28-64
NA, DSCGF 6-29-64
NA, DSCGF 6-29A-64
NA, ENGR 6-29-64
NA, QM 6-29B-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 700
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 702
NA, QM 6-30-64
NA, QMR 6-30A-64
NA, ENG 6-30-64
NA, ENG 6-30B-64
NA, ENG 6-30C-64
NA, V&T 6-30-64
NP, WJ 6-30A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 51, Part 2, Page 1029
NA, ENG 7-1A-64
NA, ENG 7-1C-64
NA, QMR 7-1-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 2, Page 709
NA, ENG 7-2-64
NA, ENG 7-3-64
NA, ENGR 7-3-64
NA, DSCGF 7-4-64
NA, ENG 7-4A-64
NA, ENG 7-4B-64
NA, ENG 7-4C-64
NA, ENG 7-4D-64
NA, ENG 7-4E-64
NA, ENG 7-4F-64
NA, ENG 7-4G-64
NA, ENG 7-4H-64
NA, ENG 7-4I-64
NA, ENGR 7-4A-64
NA, ENGR 7-4B-64
NA, ENG 7-5A-64
NA, ENG 7-5C-64
NA, QMR 7-5-64
NA, QMR 7-5A-64
NA, RRB 7-5-64
NA, RRB 7-5D-64
NA, ENGR 7-6-64
NA, DSCGF 7-7-64
NA, ENG 7-7-64
NA, ENG 7-7B-64
NA, ENG 7-7C-64
NA, ENG 7-7D-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 749
NA, DSCGF 7-8C-64
NA, ENG 7-8-64
NA, ENG 7-8B-64
NA, ENGR 7-8-64
NP, AC 7-8-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 751
NA, ENG 7-9-64
NA, ENG 7-9A-64
NA, ENG 7-9B-64
NA, ENG 7-9C-64
NA, QM 7-9A-64
NA, QMR 7-9A-64
NP, RD 7-9-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 753
NA, DSCGF 7-10B-64
NA, ENG 7-10-64
NA, ENGR 7-10-64
NA, R&D 7-10-64
NA, ENGR 7-11A-64
NA, QM 7-11-64
NP, CWG 7-11-64
NP, MT 7-11-64
NA, ENG 7-12-64
NA, ENG 7-12A-64
NA, ENG 7-13-64
NA, ENG 7-13A-64
NP, AC 7-14-64
NP, WJ 7-14A-64
NA, ENG 7-15-64
NA, R&D 7-15-64
NA, R&D 7-16-64
NA, R&D 7-16A-64
NA, R&D 7-16B-64
NA, R&D 7-16C-64
NA, RR 7-16-64
NA, R&D 7-18-64
NA, R&D 7-18A-64
NA, ENGR 7-19A-64
NA, ENG 7-19A-64
NA, R&D 7-19-64
NA, R&D 7-19A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 787
NA, ENG 7-20A-64
NA, R&D 7-20-64
NA, R&D 7-20A-64
NA, R&D 7-20B-64
NA, R&D 7-20C-64
NA, R&D 7-20D-64
NA, ENG 7-21C-64
NA, ENG 7-21E-64
NA, ENG 7-21F-64
NA, QMR 7-21B-64
B4, LEE 7-21-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 40, Part 3, Page 791
NA, ENG 7-22E-64
NA, ENGR 7-22-64
NA, QMR 7-22C-64
NP, RS 7-22-64
NA, RA 7-23-64
NA, ENG 7-24-64
NP, RD 7-25-64
NP, RE 7-25-64
NA, QMR 7-28C-64
NA, RRB 7-29-64
NA, ENG 7-30-64
NP, AC 7-30-64
NA, QM 8-1A-64
NP, RD 8-3-64
NP, RCS 8-3-64
NP, CT 8-4-64
NP, RD 8-9-64
NA, QM 8-11-64
NP, AC 8-11-64
NA, ENG 8-12A-64
NA, RR 8-14A-64
NP, RD 8-15A-64
NP, RD 8-15B-64
NP, CE 8-18A-64
NA, RRB 8-19A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 2, Page 1192
B3, LEE 8-22-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 2, Page 1197
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 2, Page 1199
NP, RD 8-26A-64
NA, QMR 8-31A-64
NA, RR 9-8-64
NA, ENGR 9-9-64
NA, ENGR 9-10-64
NA, QMR 9-12-64
NP, RD 9-12-64
NA, ENGR 9-14A-64
NA, RRB 9-14-64
NA, RRB 9-14A-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 2, Page 1252
NA, QMR 9-23-64
NA, QMR 9-23C-64
NA, QMR 9-24-64
NA, QMR 9-24A-64
VHS, R&D 9-24-64
NP, WJ 8-25-64
NA, QM 9-28A-64
LVA, RRB 9-29-64
NA, QMR 9-30A-64
NA, RR 9-30A-64
NA, SWR 10-3-64
NP, RS 10-3-64
NP, RD 10-3-64
NA, QMR 10-4-64
NA, ENGR 10-5-64
NA, QMR 10-5C-64
NP, RD 10-10-64
NA, QMR 10-12-64
NA, QMR 10-12A-64
NA, QMR 10-22-64
NA, QM 10-27D-64
NA, QMR 11-1-64
NA, QM 11-1A-64
NA, SWR 11-1-64
NA, RR 11-5-64
NP, RD 11-5-64
NP, RS 11-5D-64
NA, RA 11-7-64
NA, SWR 11-13-64
NP, RD 11-14A-64
NA, QMR 11-15-64
NA, QMR 11-15B-64
NP, RS 11-15-64
NA, QMR 11-17-64
NA, SW 11-17-64
NP, RD 11-21-64
NA, SWR 11-24-64
NP, GP 11-24-64
NP, RD 11-25A-64
NA, RR 11-29-64
NA, SWR 12-1-64
NA, QMR 12-2-64
NP, RCF 12-2-64
NA, SWR 12-3-64
NP, RS 12-6-64
NA, QMR 12-7-64
NA, QMR 12-7A-64
NA, SWR 12-8-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 954
NP, RD 12-12-64
NP, RD 12-14-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1272
NA, SWR 12-15-64
NP, RD 12-15-64
NA, SWR 12-16-64
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1280
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1282
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1287
OR Series 1, Vol. 42, Part 3, Page 1334
NA, RRB 12-29A-64
NP, RS 12-29-64
NA, QMR 12-30A-64
NA, QMR 12-31D-64
NA, RRB 1-2C-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1008
NP, RE 1-3-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 18
NA, QMR 1-5A-65
NA, AIG 1-6-65
NA, QMR 1-6-65
NA, QMR 1-6A-65
NA, RRB 1-7A-65
NA, QMR 1-10E-65
NP, RSTD 1-11-65
NA, AIG 1-13-65
NP, RD 1-13-65
NP, RS 1-13-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 114
NA, QM 1-14-65
NA, RRB 1-14A-65
NA, AIG 1-19-65
B4, LEE 1-20-65
NA, QMR 1-20-65
NA, RRB 1-23B-65
NA, RRB 1-23H-65
NP, RS 1-23-65
NA, RRB 1-27F-65
NP, RD 1-27-65
NP, RW 1-27-65
NP, RS 1-28-65
NA, QMR 1-30B-65
NA, AIG 2-2-65
NA, AIG 2-2A-65
NA, QMR 2-2-65
NA, RRB 2-2B-65
NA, RRB 2-2C-65
NA, RRB 2-7A-65
NA, RRB 2-7F-65
NCA, P 2-7-65
NA, V&T 2-7-65
NA, RRB 2-10A-65
NA, RRB 2-10C-65
NA, RRB 2-11-65
NA, QMR 2-13-65
NP, RD 2-13-65
NA, RRB 2-14C-65
NP, RD 2-14-65
NA, AIG 2-15A-65
NA, AIG 2-20-65
NA, RRB 2-20A-65
NA, AIG 2-21B-65
NA, RRB 2-21-65
NP, RD 2-21-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1244
NA, QMR 2-27-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 2, Page 1290
NA, AIG 3-11A-65
B5, RCC 3-13-65
NP, RW 3-20-65
NA, RA 3-23-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1364
VHS, LEE 3-29B-65
NA, R&D 3-31-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 47, Part 3, Page 724
NA, R&D 4-1-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1380
B29, R&D 4-2-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1384
NP, RCF 4-5-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1385
NP, RCF 4-6-65
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1388
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 1390
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 917
OR Series 1, Vol. 46, Part 3, Page 917A
TN, M&O 9-5-67
NP, DR 4-xx-1965

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