The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, chartered in…

1834 CE

The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, chartered in 1834 in Wilmington, North Carolina, will begin operations in 1840 between Wilmington and Weldon, in North Carolina, United States.

With one hundred and sixty-one and a half miles of track, it will be said to be the longest railroad in the world at the time of its completion.

The name will be changed in 1855 to the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad; the line is one of the earliest ancestors of today's CSX Transportation.

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Wilmington New Hanover North Carolina United States View →

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