|
Roanoke Valley |
| The road was chartered in 1851 to
connect Clarksville, Virginia to Manson (now Ridgeway), North Carolina and to serve
the very productive tobacco production of the area. It opened for
service from Manson to Clarksville in 1854. 30 miles, to Keysville,
had been cleared or graded by late 1861.
In 1861, Lee recommended the completion of this line to a junction
with the Richmond & Danville Railroad to lessen Richmond's dependence
on the Petersburg Railroad. Nothing was done because of the very poor
condition of the Roanoke Valley Railroad. This dependence was removed
when the Piedmont Railroad was completed.
The road's rails were removed during the
war to build and maintain more important roads.
|
| Black's Number |
17 (map)
(map) |
| Track |
22 miles of 4 foot 8 inch gauge 50# T-rail |
| Locomotives |
2; 3 names |
| Cars |
14 |
| Stations |
3 |
| Officers |
Some |
| Tredegar Purchases |
All |
| Annual Reports |
|
| Significant Documents |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 2, Page 830 |
| NP, RD 5-18-61 |
| NP, RD 10-22A-61 |
| NP, RD 11-12-61 |
|
NP,
REX 12-10A-61 |
| NA,
RRB 1-5-62 |
| NP, RD
2-13A-62 |
| NA, QM 2-19-62 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 1022 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 1025 |
| OR Series 4, Vol. 1, Page 1085 |
|
NA, RR
4-26A-62 |
| NA, QM 4-30-62 |
|
NA, QMR
5-3-62 |
|
VAA, RV
5-14-62 |
|
NA, QMR
5-25-62 |
|
NA, QM 6-5-62 |
| NA,
RR 7-22-62 |
|
NA, RR
8-17-62 |
|
NA, QMR
11-12-62 |
|
NA, R&G
11-17-62 |
|
NA, SWR
12-1-62 |
| NA, ENG 12-26-62 |
| OR Series 1, Vol. 18, Page 825 |
| NA, ENG 1-16-63 |
|
NA, QMR
1-16B-63 |
|
NP, REX
1-23-63 |
| NA, ENG 1-29B-63 |
| NP, RD 2-14-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-2A-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-3-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-3A-63 |
|
NA, ENGR
6-3A-63 |
|
NA, ENGR
6-6B-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-8-63 |
|
NA, ENG
6-8C-63 |
|
NA, ENGR
6-11-63 |
| NA, ENG 6-26-63 |
| NA, ENG 7-3-63 |
| NA, ENG 7-16A-63 |
| NA, ENG 7-16D-63 |
| NA, RV 8-5-63 |
| NA, RV 8-7-63 |
| NA, ENG 8-8A-63 |
| NA, ENG 8-27-63 |
| NA, ENG 8-29B-63 |
| NA,
RRB 8-29A-63 |
|
NA, QMR
9-3-63 |
| NP, RD
9-22-63 |
| NP, RD
9-23-63 |
| NP, RD
9-28-63 |
| H, RRB 10-9-63 |
| RRBAT 10-20-1863 |
| RRBAT 10-23C-1863 |
| RRBAT 10-27-1863 |
|
NCA, RRB
11-1-63 |
|
NP,
RD 11-9A-63 |
|
NA, ENGR
3-9-64 |
| NA, ENG 3-12-64 |
| NA,
RV 3-22-64 |
| NA, RV 3-26-64 |
| NA, RV 3-28-64 |
| NA, RV 3-28A-64 |
| NA, ENG 4-2B-64 |
| NA,
RV 4-22-64 |
| NP, RD 6-6-64 |
|
NA, RV
7-28-64 |
|
NA, ENGR
10-19-64 |
| NP, RD 1-13-65 |
|
NP, RW
1-30A-65 |
| NP, RD 2-21-65 |
| NP, RD 2-24-65 |
| NP, RS 3-5-65 |
| NP, RS 3-22-65 |
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