North Carolina Railroads - Washington & Plymouth Railroad

Acronym

Year Chartered or Incorporated

Year Line Operational

Year Service Ended

Original Starting Point

Original Ending Point

W&P RR

unknown

1889

1904*

Washington, NC

Plymouth, NC

*1904 acquired by Norfolk & Southern Railway.
In March 1904, the Norfolk & Southern Railway purchased the Washington & Plymouth Railroad, which ran between those North Carolina towns. The Norfolk & Southern Railway extended this line 10-1/2 miles from Plymouth to Mackeys Ferry to create a main line 135 miles long, which required a nine-mile ferry trip from Edenton to Mackeys Ferry.

Towns on Route:

Plymouth

Pinetown (1894)

Washington

Line Extension Plymouth to Mackeys Ferry (date unknown):

Plymouth

Mackeys Ferry > Mackeys (1913)

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