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The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made history when it joined the Union Pacific No. 119 at Promontory Summit , Utah, during the golden spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Abandoned in the Maine North Woods following Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad service. 4807 4-8-0: October 1898: Southern Pacific Railroad #2914 Kern County Museum, Bakersfield, California: 5007 4-6-0: March 1899: Rio Grande Southern Railroad #20 Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, Colorado - Recently restored to operation on July 2, 2020 ...
The Carolina and Northwestern was incorporated by special acts of the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, March 11, 1895, and February 17, 1900, respectively, for the purpose of acquiring the property, rights, and franchises of The Chester and Lenoir Narrow-gauge Railroad Company and extending this railroad to a point on the North ...
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The funding efforts come alongside recent economic data showing the impact of North Carolina rail, where a recent NCDOT economic report indicated passenger and freight rail contributes to over $20 ...
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's Myrtle Beach Branch was a railroad line that at its greatest extent ran from company's main line in Elrod, North Carolina south to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Atlantic Coast Line used the branch for freight and transport passengers to Myrtle Beach, which was becoming a popular tourist destination.
The Graham County Railroad was a logging railroad chartered in 1905 to connect Robbinsville, North Carolina, to the Southern Railway at Topton, North Carolina.Soon after the tracks were starting to be laid, the railroad purchased a used steam locomotive in need of repairs.
Rail travel helped turn Pinehurst into a national golfing destination in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I rode the U.S. Open Express Thursday morning, and ventured into the past.