North Carolina Railroads - Lynchburg & Durham Railroad




North Carolina Railroads - Lynchburg & Durham Railroad

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
L&D RR	1887	1890	1998*	Lynchburg, VA	Durham, NC
* 1998 - Merged into the Norfolk Southern Railway.
+ 1896 - Known as the Norfolk, Lynchburg & Durham Railroad for a short time, then merged into the Norfolk & Western Railway in the same year.
+ 1892 - Leased by the Norfolk & Western Railroad on March 1, 1892 for 35% of gross earnings less taxes, but retained its line name until merging into Norfolk Southern in 1998, as shown above.
+ 1887 - Chartered on June 14, 1887; the merger of the Roxboro Railroad and the Durham & Roxboro Railroad.
From the 1st Annual Report of the North Carolina Railroad Commission, dated December 31, 1891: The Lynchburg & Durham Railroad Company was organized under the laws of the States of North Carolina and Virginia, Acts February, 1887. The road succeeded to the rights of the Lynchburg, Halifax & North Carolina, the Roxboro, and the Durham & Roxboro Railroad Companies. Road completed from Lynchburg to Rustburg in 1888; to South Boston, VA, in 1889, and to Durham September 15th, 1890. Leased January, 1892, to the Norfolk & Western Railroad Company. President ----------------------------- W. C. Houston, Jr.-------------------- Philadelphia, PA. Vice-President ------------------------ Peter J. Otey-------------------------- Lynchburg, VA. Vice-President ------------------------ Julian S. Carr------------------------- Durham, NC. Secretary-Treasurer ------------------- F. H. Williams------------------------ Philadelphia, PA. Auditor ------------------------------- C. C. Dunn, Jr.----------------------- Lynchburg, VA. Chief Engineer ------------------------- J. W. Goodwin----------------------- Lynchburg, VA. Acting Superintendent ----------------- R. C. Stanard ------------------------- Lynchburg, VA. General Freight Agent ----------------- Geo. O. Monroe ---------------------- Lynchburg, VA. Property Operated: Lynchburg & Durham Railroad Company, from Lynchburg, VA, to Durham, NC, 114.10 miles.
Click Here for a January 8, 1891 newspaper article of the Daily Virginian on the Lynchburg & Durham.
Click Here for photos of some of the Lynchburg & Durham Railroad station.
Towns on Route (in NC): NC/VA State Line Woodsdale Jalong (1913) > Longhurst (1936) Roxboro Timberlake (1885) Lyndover (1882) Bowling (1888) > Rougemont (1891) Hunkadora > Bahama (1891) Stagville Durham
The Sixth Annual Report of the North Carolina Corporation Commission for the Year Ending December 31, 1904, with Compilations from Railroad Returns for the Year Ending June 30, 1904, includes the route of the Lynchburg & Durham Railroad, including mileage: Stations in Order (41.68 miles in NC): Durham Duke's Branch Weaver's Siding Fairntosh Willardville Bahama Warren Siding Rougemont Lyndover Mt. Tirzah Helena Picks Roxboro Woodsdale Lynchburg, VA
The Thirteenth Annual Report of the North Carolina Commission for the Year Ending December 31, 1911, with Compilations from Railroad Returns for the Year Ending June 30, 1911, includes the route of the Lynchburg & Durham Railroad as part of the Norfolk & Western Railway: Towns on Route (41.69 miles): Durham Weaver Fairntosh Willardville Bahama Rougemont Lyndover Mt. Tirzah Helena Pick Roxboro Jalong Woodsdale NC/VA State Line