Record #:

9229

Author(s):

Jones, Abe D., Jr.

Abstract:

The first railroad lines were laid in North Carolina in 1833. By the 1880s, a line ran across the state but a business depression hit in 1893 and the railroads were sold in 1899. Despite financial troubles, trains ran the lines until 1949. Parts of the tracks remain, but are covered by the lines of modern diesel trains.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 47 Issue 2, July 1979, p20-22, il, map

Subject(s):

Railroads--History