Record #:

24453

Author(s):

McMullen, David

Abstract:

This article presents the history of the North Carolina Railroad Company, which owns the tracks upon which the Carolinian travels. The tracks were built in the decade before the Civil War in order to promote and facilitate economic development in the Piedmont.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 12, May 1991, p18-20, por

Subject(s):

Railroads--North Carolina; Railroad travel; Railroads--Passenger traffic; Railroads--History; Railroads--North Carolina--History