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14542
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The construction of railroads in western Carolina was a terrific undertaking. There were only two approaches, one from the south and one from the east.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 23, Nov 1945, p6-7, f
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10823
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The King's Mountain Railroad was chartered at Chester Courthouse, now Chester S.C., on December 19, 1848. By 1852, ten miles of track had been constructed, carrying tourists to Yorkville, now York, S.C. After a hiatus brought on by the Civil War, construction began anew in 1872, with ambitious plans to put rail service deep into the wilds of North Carolina, at which point a new corporation, The Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, was formed. After the C & L went into receivership in 1893, a new operating corporation, known as the Carolina & Northwestern Railway Company, was formed.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 36 Issue 23, May 1969, p16-18, 26, il
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Record #:
11287
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The Virginia Creeper was a famous mixed freight-passenger train line that existed in western North Carolina and operated from 1911 until 1963. The name came from the slow progress the trains experienced traveling through the mountains. The line carried mail, logs, and coal from North Carolina into bordering states. The line lost relevancy with the induction of cars and roadways which bypassed the slow tracks.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 9, Oct 1965, p10-11, il
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24621
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There is much speculation concerning the origination of the colloquial name ‘Tweetsie,’ the narrow 16-gauge train that runs on a three-mile track between Boone and Blowing Rock. Some historians believe the name came from mountaineers whose homes flanked the tracks; the train whistle was much shriller than other trains of the day.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 31 Issue 6, August 1963, p11-12, il, por
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