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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.
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 ...
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 railroad owned by The Carolina Central Railroad Company on the date of merger amounted to 272.1 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, all in the State of North Carolina. Its main line extended in two sections from Wilmington to Hilton, 1.7 miles, and from Navassa to Rutherfordton, 264 miles, and its branch lines extended ...
The East Carolina Land and Railway Company was chartered by Craven County, North Carolina, and the city of New Bern in 1887 to construct a 37-mile (60 km) rail line connecting New Bern with Jacksonville, North Carolina. $60,000 was asked for the rail line from the county, plus an additional $40,000 to extend the rail line to either Washington, Greenville, or Pantego.
NCDOT recently reported the NC by Train service increased ridership by 23%, bringing the 2023's total to 641,000.
Sold at foreclosure, June 22, 1875 conveyed to State of North Carolina, Aug. 3, 1875; consolidated with 80 to form 79. 82. Western North-Carolina Railroad Company. Under act of North Carolina, Feb. 15, 1855. Charter amended by act of North Carolina, Aug. 19, 1868, dividing property between 80 and 81. 83. Oxford and Henderson Railroad Company.
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