Virginia Central Railroad
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The Virginia Central Railroad was a 19th-century Virginia railway that played a key role in regional transportation and Civil War logistics before becoming a principal predecessor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia Central Railroad canonical | 2 |
| Manassas Gap Railroad | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Union Army raids during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Charlottesville, Virginia
ⓘ
Gordonsville, Virginia ⓘ Richmond, Virginia ⓘ Staunton, Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasRouteType | intercity rail ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorLine | CSX Transportation main line (indirectly via C&O) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Virginia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historical railroad in Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major east–west rail route in Virginia
ⓘ
principal predecessor of the C&O main line ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Virginia ⓘ |
| operatedDuringCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
antebellum railroad development in the American South
ⓘ
rail network of the Confederate States ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
American Civil War logistics
ⓘ
regional transportation in Virginia ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ |
| railGauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Piedmont region of Virginia
ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia
|
| significantDuringConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Campaigns of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil War military operations
|
| successor | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ |
| transported |
agricultural products
ⓘ
iron and other minerals ⓘ military supplies ⓘ troops ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manassas Gap Railroad