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==== Civil War ==== | ==== Civil War ==== | ||
During the Civil War the Virginia Central Railroad was one of the [[Image:ChesapeakeOhioRRMap1873.jpg|right|350px|ChesapeakeOhioRRMap1873.jpg]] Confederacy's most important lines, carrying food from the Shenandoah region to Richmond, and ferrying troops and supplies back and forth as the campaigns surrounded its tracks frequently. It had an important connection with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Gordonsville, Virginia. On more than one occasion, the Virginia Central was used in actual tactical operations, transporting troops directly to the battlefield. But, it was a prime target for Federal armies, and by the end of the war had only about five miles (8 km) of track still in operation, and $40 in gold in its treasury. | During the Civil War the Virginia Central Railroad was one of the [[Image:ChesapeakeOhioRRMap1873.jpg|right|350px|ChesapeakeOhioRRMap1873.jpg]] Confederacy's most important lines, carrying food from the Shenandoah region to Richmond, and ferrying troops and supplies back and forth as the campaigns surrounded its tracks frequently. It had an important connection with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Gordonsville, Virginia. On more than one occasion, the Virginia Central was used in actual tactical operations, transporting troops directly to the battlefield. But, it was a prime target for Federal armies, and by the end of the war had only about five miles (8 km) of track still in operation, and $40 in gold in its treasury. <br><ref>Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway] </ref> <ref>Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society [http://www.cohs.org/] </ref> | ||
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The railway continued to grow to the west and south to meet the needs of the nation subsequent to the destruction of the war. Tracks were layed to West Virgina to support the expanding coal mining industry.<br>in 1888, J.P. Morgan and William K. Vanderbilt purchased the majority interest in the company. The company constructed lines down the south bank of the Ohio River in Kentucky across the river to Cincinnati. In 1889 it merged with the Richmond and allegheny Railroad company. <br>In 1910 the company merged with Chicago, Cincinnati & Lousiville Railroad, thus stretching its lines across Indiana and tying to the Chicago railroad hub.<ref>Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway] </ref> | The railway continued to grow to the west and south to meet the needs of the nation subsequent to the destruction of the war. Tracks were layed to West Virgina to support the expanding coal mining industry.<br>in 1888, J.P. Morgan and William K. Vanderbilt purchased the majority interest in the company. The company constructed lines down the south bank of the Ohio River in Kentucky across the river to Cincinnati. In 1889 it merged with the Richmond and allegheny Railroad company. <br>In 1910 the company merged with Chicago, Cincinnati & Lousiville Railroad, thus stretching its lines across Indiana and tying to the Chicago railroad hub.<ref>Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway] </ref> | ||
<br>During that same year, it purchased control of the Kanawha and Michigan and Hocking Valley lines in Ohio, connecting it to the Great Lakes through Columbus.<ref>Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway] </ref> | <br>During that same year, it purchased control of the Kanawha and Michigan and Hocking Valley lines in Ohio, connecting it to the Great Lakes through Columbus.<ref>Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway] </ref> | ||
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