The Richmond and York River Railroad Company was incorporated under an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 31, 1853. The State of Virginia subscribed to 60 per cent of the capital stock. The company built and initially operated 39 miles (63 km) of railroad line between Richmond, Virginia and West Point, Virginia on the York River. The railroad prospered during the first year of the American Civil War but was wrecked during the Peninsula Campaign. It was rebuilt after the Civil War. In 1894, it became part of the Southern Railway Company.
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| - The Richmond and York River Railroad Company was incorporated under an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 31, 1853. The State of Virginia subscribed to 60 per cent of the capital stock. The company built and initially operated 39 miles (63 km) of railroad line between Richmond, Virginia and West Point, Virginia on the York River. The railroad prospered during the first year of the American Civil War but was wrecked during the Peninsula Campaign. It was rebuilt after the Civil War. In 1894, it became part of the Southern Railway Company. (en)
- Richmond and York River Railroad è stata una ferrovia fra Richmond e West Point che venne inaugurata nel 1861. Il capolinea occidentale era vicino alla Tobacco Row di Richmond. West Point era il porto sito alla sorgente del fiume York, formato dalla confluenza del Pamunkey River e del Mattaponi River. (it)
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| - The Richmond and York River Railroad Company was incorporated under an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 31, 1853. The State of Virginia subscribed to 60 per cent of the capital stock. The company built and initially operated 39 miles (63 km) of railroad line between Richmond, Virginia and West Point, Virginia on the York River. The railroad prospered during the first year of the American Civil War but was wrecked during the Peninsula Campaign. It was rebuilt after the Civil War. In 1894, it became part of the Southern Railway Company. (en)
- Richmond and York River Railroad è stata una ferrovia fra Richmond e West Point che venne inaugurata nel 1861. Il capolinea occidentale era vicino alla Tobacco Row di Richmond. West Point era il porto sito alla sorgente del fiume York, formato dalla confluenza del Pamunkey River e del Mattaponi River. La Richmond and York River Railroad ebbe un ruolo fondamentale nella Campagna Peninsulare nel 1862 durante la guerra di secessione, e venne sensibilmente distrutta nel corso del conflitto. Ricostruita dopo la guerra, divenne poi parte della , a sua volta divenuta parte della , oggi divenuta . Una grande cartiera è oggi sita a West Point ed è servita dalla ferrovia. (it)
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