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The Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad
Author | : Mary E. Lyons |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2015-10-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 162585630X |
In 1849, Virginia began a bold railroad expansion toward the Ohio River and its lucrative trade connections. The project's plan covered 423 miles and called for piercing two mountain chains with three railroads. The Blue Ridge Railroad was the shortest of these but crossed the most mountainous terrain. At times, hired slaves, who prepared the tracks, and Irish immigrants, who blasted the tunnels, faced challenges that seemed almost insurmountable. Many were killed by explosions and falling rock. Those deaths often resulted in labor strikes. The unrest slowed progress and haunted chief engineer Claudius Crozet for seven years. In this first full-length history of the Blue Ridge Railroad, award-winning author Mary E. Lyons uses a wealth of historical documents to describe construction on what Crozet called "dangerous ground."
The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author | : William Frederick Allen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1300 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Excursion Guide of the Virginia Midland Railway
Author | : Virginia Midland Railway |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2023-12-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3385106273 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
The Bulletin
Author | : National Railway Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 922 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Route, Resorts, and Resources of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, of Virginia and West Virginia
Author | : Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Virginia |
ISBN | : |