North Carolina Railroads - Norfolk & Southern Railway




North Carolina Railroads - Norfolk & Southern Railway

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
N&SR	1891	1891	1910*	Washington, NC Berkely, VA New Bern, NC Washington, NC Raleigh, NC Mackeys, NC Morehead City	Plymouth, NC Edenton, NC Oriental, NC Bridgeton, NC Zebulon, NC Belhaven, NC Beaufort, NC

*1910 reorganized as the Norfolk Southern Railroad (2nd). Was the Norfolk Southern Railroad (1st), in receivership in 1908. Acquired the Washington & Plymouth Railroad in 1904. Acquired the Pamlico, Oriental & Western Railroad in 1906. Acquired the Raleigh & Pamlico Sound Railway in 1906. Acquired the Beaufort & Western Railroad in 1906. Merged in the Virginia & Carolina Coast Railroad in 1906.

Towns on Route (in NC): Line #1 - Washington to Plymouth: Plymouth Pinetown (1894) Washington Line #2 - Berkely, VA to Edenton, NC: NC/VA State Line Moyock Snowden Shawboro Gregory Belcross Camden C.H. > Camden (1892) Elizabeth City Pasquotank (1903-1905) Ohisko Chapanoke Winfall Hertford Edenton Line #3 - New Bern to Oriental: Newbern > New Bern (1918) Bridgeton (1908) Reelsboro (1891) Grantsboro Alliance Bayboro Stonewall Oriental Towns on Route: Line #4 - Washington to Bridgeton: Washington Chocowinity Wilmar (1913-1917) Vanceboro Askin > Ernul (1919) Bridgeton (1908) Line #5 - Raleigh to Zebulon: Raleigh Knightdale (1908) Eagle Rock Wendell Zebulon (1907) Line #6 - Mackeys Ferry to Belhaven: Mackeys Ferry > Mackeys (1913) Roper Wenona (1913) Bishop (1894) Pantego Belleport > Belhaven (1898) Line #7 - Morehead City to Beaufort: Morehead City Beaufort