North Carolina Railroads - Washington & Vandemere Railroad




North Carolina Railroads - Washington & Vandemere Railroad

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
W&V RR	1903	1908	1927*	Washington, NC	Vandemere, NC
*1927 - Leased by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, on May 1, 1927. [per NC Corporation Commmission]
+ 1903 - Company organized on December 5, 1903 under the laws of North Carolina.
+ 1903 - The North Carolina State Legislature ratified an Act granting this charter on March, 4, 1903.
The Washington & Vandemere Railroad was a joint venture of the E. M. Short Lumber Company and the Eureka Lumber Company, 1904-1908. On May 1, 1927 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad leased the Washington & Vandemere Railroad, extending the old Wilmington & Weldon Railroad branch to Washington southeast to Vandemere, NC.
From the Tenth Annual Report of the North Carolina Corporation Commission, dated December, 31, 1908, with Compilations of Railroad Returns for the Year Ending June 30, 1908: President ............................................. A.D. MacLean ..................................... Washington, NC General Manager ................................. W.N. Royall ........................................ Washington, NC Secretary ............................................. John H. Small ....................................... Washington, NC Treasurer .............................................. James F. Post ...................................... Washington, NC Property Operated - Washington, NC to Aurora, NC .......................................... 28.00 miles Capital Stock ....................................................................................................... $125,000.00 Cost of Road & Equipment .................................................................................. $720,000.00 Employees ........................................................................................................... 54
Towns on Route: Washington Chocowinity Blounts Creek Edward Aurora Royal (1909) Cash Corner (1906) Vandemere
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 Washington & Vandemere Railroad: Towns on the Line (40 miles): Washington Porter McConnell Blount Creek Edward Guilford Aurora Royall Cash Corner Vandemere