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* 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. President ----------------------------- W. C. Houston, Jr.--------------------
Philadelphia, PA. Property Operated: Lynchburg & Durham Railroad Company, from Lynchburg, VA, to Durham, NC, 114.10 miles. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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): |
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