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Emporia Railroad History UM44 |
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 Picture courtesy of David Eck
 Picture courtesy of David Eck
The Petersburg Railroad was constructed in the early 1830’s between Petersburg, Virgina and Weldon, North Carolina, Through the towns of Belfield and Hickford (present-day Emporia). It is considered the first railroad in the South built in a north-south direction. During the Civil War, the railroad carried food and equipment to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. A skirmish on 8 December 1864 destroyed the tracks here and temporarily disrupted Lee’s supply route. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought the Petersburg Railroad in 1893. In 1967, it was renamed the Seaboard Coast Line and in 1985 the CSX Railroad.
Department of Historic Resources
Halifax Street at the Emporia Train Depot Emporia City Virginia.
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