Topics Related to railroads

Edward B. Dudley 1789-1855 (D-17)

Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote; first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. His home stands 2 blocks W.

Potecasi Creek (A-56)

Scene of minor skirmish between Confederate & Union troops driving on Richmond and Weldon Railroad, July 26, 1863. Breastworks 60 yds. SW.

Rail Line Linked Wilmington and Weldon

On December 30, 1833, the North Carolina General Assembly approved the charter for the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company.

Samuel Spencer Casualty of Rail Crash

On November 29, 1906, Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway Company, died in a violent collision on his own railroad. Spencer, a Confederate veteran and influential businessman, accompanied guests to Wake County to hunt quail.

The Aberdeen and Rockfish, An Independent Rail Line

On June 22, 1892, the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (A&R) Company was organized by Moore County resident and Civil War veteran John Blue

Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Completed, 1840

On March 21, 1840, work was completed on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. A week later, the Raleigh depot received 20 bales of cotton from Petersburg, Virginia, the line’s first commercial shipment on record.

Railroad Recuperation

Though the use of railroad hospital cars declined sharply after the Korean War, the N.C. Transportation Museum preserves their story.