Western railroads 1880. 1869. Annual Proceedings of the Western No. ), One Hundred Years of American Commerce 1795–1895 p 111; Region 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 New England 2,507 3,660 4,494 5,982 6,831 Middle States 3,202 6,705 10,964 15,872 21,536 Southern States 2,036 8,838 11,192 14,778 29,209 Western States and Territories 1,276 "Report of the Select Committee to Inquire into the Expediency of Selling the State's Interest in the Western N. By the 1880s, most Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the Industrial Revolution in the Northeast (1820s–1850s) to the settlement of the West (1850s–1890s). " 1866. 1978 = $50 million May 6, 2024 · Media in category "1880s railroad maps of the United States" The following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. "The Kansas Pacific Railroad in the Southwest. America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a 1,911-mile (3,075 km) continuous railroad line built between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U. The railroads had created them, and the railroads ended them: railroad lines pushed into Texas and made the great drives obsolete. References. Statesville, N. R. The completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development. In addition to transporting western food crops and raw materials to East Coast markets and Other lines acquired and added to the network included the Chicago, St. It was originally announced that the new 3 ft. They depict the development of cartographic style and technique, highlighting the achievement of early railroaders. Joseph and Western Railroad S. . The two lines met near Green River, Utah in 1883. The maps included below show the extent of the Public Land Surveys from 1866 to 1875. George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad Company records contain cash accounts, 1916-1917, a monthly record of vouchers 1880-1882; wage records 1880-1881, vouchers bills, promisary notes, checks, 1879-1880; documents on accounts for 1906-1907, and correspondence and security reports of the company's sinking fund, 1885-1910. In addition, the Colorado Central operated roughly 145 miles and the Denver, South Park & Pacific another 335 miles. Colonialism (1840-1890) Nazism and World War II (1920-1940) Post-war Economic Boom and Racial Discrimination (1945-1950) Civil Rights, Vietnam and the Decade of Protest (1960-1970) Anti-Immigrant Movement and Racial Profiling (1980-2000) Apr 20, 2010 · In 1862, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies began building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west. S. William Jackson Palmer, Dr. They illustrate the tremendous growth of the railroad in the western United States during this fifty-year period. in JSTOR; Petrowski, William R. The railroads themselves were granted public lands to allow them right of way and a way to raise money by selling off part of these lands. Retrieved March 23, 2005. Railroad Passenger Miles (1929) 34 billion: Automobile Passenger Miles (1929) 175 billion: Peak Interurban Mileage (1916) 15,580: Class 1 Railroads (1939) 132: Class 1 Railroad Definition (Annual Revenue) Until 1956 = $1 million. The railroad opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together. St. The North River Railway was incorporated on April 3, 1880, to extend the line north to Albany, with a branch to Schenectady and a connection to the New York, Ontario and Western Railway (O&W) at Cornwall, New York. W. What the OM’s developers had promised the railroad would do had occurred; but it was Western railroads opening Western elevated railway in bowery in new york city 1880 - 1880 train stock illustrations. A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fé Railroad and its connections. Blodgett, The Huntington’s H. 5 km) of track. It has served as artery for 200 million acres of settlement between the Mississippi and the Pacific. Railroad mileage increase by groups of states Source: Chauncey Depew (ed. In 1953, the D&RGW constructed a massive 4-mile-long classification yard on the eastern edge of its old Grand Junction railyard. This company was organized by trustees appointed by the village of Mt. Retrieved October 11, 2005. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Description: A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to 1880, and the railroad network in 1880. Map of South West. Louis: Grayville and Mattoon Railroad: IC: 1876 1880 Sep 4, 2019 · By 1880, the transcontinental railroad was transporting $50 million worth of freight each year. Railroads in the state got their start in 1877 when the Southern Pacific arrived in Yuma on its way to completing its line to Tucson in 1880. Aug 21, 2024 · Railroad Passengers: 1916 = 1 billion. Detailed map of the central United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, counties, cities and towns, roads, wagon trails, and the railroad network. When the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad finally reached the western terminus of the Trail in 1880, transportation costs declined, and wagon hauls grew shorter. As the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian region, West Virginia provides an ideal site for studying the broader social impact of deforestation in The possibility of railroads connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts was discussed in the Congress even before the treaty with England which settled the question of the Oregon boundary in 1846. This legislation had created Union Pacific to begin construction westward from Omaha/Council Bluffs and the CP would strike out eastward from Sacramento. into a "war" in 1878 and was not settled by the courts (in favor of the D&RG) until 1880. Louis Railway: Minnesota Western Railway: MW MSTL: 1932 1959 Minneapolis Industrial Railway: Minnesota Western Railway: CNW: 1901 1902 Chicago and North Western Railway: Mississippi, Hill City and Western The Kansas Pacific: a study in railroad promotion (Arno Press, 1981). (1859-1880) Kansas City Southern Railroad K. Over the years Arizona would become home to seventy-six different railroads although most of those have since been either abandoned, sold, or merged (actually, many disappeared during the industry's early years due to poor management, economies, or other The line reached Washington in 1880, operating over 52. The intention of the D&RGW (aka the "Western") was to work eastward from Provo to an eventual link with westward bound D&RG in Colorado. Mar 25, 2009 · But it was the Guarantee Act, 1849, sponsored in the Canadian legislature by Galt’s friend Francis Hincks, which ensured the railway’s completion (1853). Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad: CB&Q: 1870 1901 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: Keithsburg Bridge Aug 22, 2024 · The Sacramento Valley Railroad is identified as its first, filing articles of incorporation as a common-carrier on August 4, 1852. At this time, the D&RGW was in competition with other western railroads for very profitable intercity traffic. [1] Although mismanagement of funds was commonplace, the southern rail network did begin to expand west into the southern frontier territories. William Bell, and three others. The American railroad mania began with the founding of the first passenger and freight line in the country, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in 1827, and the "Laying 1879 – March 7 – Jay Gould and associates with Union Pacific agree to purchase controlling interest in Kansas Pacific Railway. The Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) was incorporated on October 27, 1870. Although profits slowly leveled off, large profits could still be made. Audio on iTunes. Map. MOUNT GILEAD SHORT LINE RAILWAY COMPANY. Louis Terminal Railroad: 1906 Granite City and Madison Belt Line Railroad: 1892 Terminal Railroad Association of St. Transcontinental Railroad and the Western Indian Wars (1860-1880) Immigration, Black Migration, and U. P. In the summer of 1881, in order to facilitate the D&RG's westward push, Palmer incorporated a new railway in Salt Lake City - the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway. Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. T. Joseph and Denver City Railroad) (1862-1877) (Union Pacific Railway--St. Railroad. The 1880 Train isn't just a train ride; it's a gateway to the history of the American West. 1827). &S. The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. This competition was beneficial for consumers as prices were driven down but hurt American railroad companies’ profits. United States. By 1880, the Pacific railroad carries $50 million worth of freight annually. : Drake and Son. (914 mm) railroad would proceed south from Denver and travel an estimated 875 miles (1,408 km) south to El Paso via Pueblo, westward along the Arkansas River, and continue southward through the San Luis Valley of Colorado toward the Rio Grande. Construction began southward By late 1880, William Bell had begun to organize railway construction in Utah that would become the Palmer controlled Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway in mid-1881. California's very first railroad actually put into operation was the Arcata & Mad River Railroad, established in 1854 and opened later that year. Elevated railway in Bowery in New York City 1880. The map is color–coded to show the original states, the states admitted between 1791 and 1860 (including Maine from Massachusetts in 1820), states admitted between 1861 and 1876 The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. 1956 = $3 million. CONTENT. J. (1860-1884) (Palmetto and Roseport Railroad Company) (1860-1862) (St. 5 miles (84. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. jpg 598 × 600; 142 KB. Railroad History Timeline 1880. In January 1845 he The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark ET&WNC), affectionately called the "Tweetsie" as a verbal acronym of its initials (ET&WNC) but also in reference to the sound of its steam whistles, was a primarily 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad established in 1866 for the purpose of serving the mines at Cranberry, North Carolina. Gilead under the laws of Ohio, authorizing cities, towns and villages to build and operate, or lease railroads, passed April 6, 1879, March 20, 1880, and March 11, 1881. The railroads made it easier to move west. 1988 – August – Katy Industries sold line to the Union Pacific Railroad Millions of people moved and set up homesteads from the 1850's until 1988. Minnesota Western Railroad: MSTL: 1924 1932 Minnesota Western Railway: Minnesota Western Railroad: MSTL: 1853 1870 Minneapolis and St. And yet, by the 1880s, the great cattle drives were largely done. [8] Chief promoter of a transcontinental railroad was Asa Whitney, a New York merchant active in the China trade who was obsessed with the idea of a railroad to the Pacific. The growth of America's railroad network in the 1850s had a significant impact on America's economy at large. The 1870s were a fairly turbulent time for the American rail industry as competition between railroad companies led to the construction of unprofitable lines and a series of high profile bankruptcies in 1873. (1890-????) Birmingham, Alabama, for example, founded in 1871, flourished as a center for iron and steel manufacturing during the 1880s, when two railroads first linked that city to the region’s mineral resources. With this came stiff competition between railroads as they raced to serve more towns and cities. In the early 1880s, the race was on for the silver-rich mines surrounding Leadville, Colorado. 4 The growth of cotton mills in the “upcountry” section of the Carolinas began during the 1870s. Western Railroad Lines, 1880 and 1930 These two maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depict the extent of western railroads in 1880 and 1930. Oct 16, 2020 · The first passenger train on the line took 102 hours to travel from Omaha, Nebraska to San Francisco, and a first-class ticket cost $134. Under the Act, railways that were longer than 75 miles (120 km) were eligible to receive a government grant that guaranteed interest of up to 6 per cent on half its bonds once half of the railway had been completed. The document was created as a result of a Colorado State Historical Fund grant awarded to Colorado State Parks for the purpose of preparing a historic context that would assist in evaluation and planning efforts related to railroad abandonments and potential rails-to-trails conversions. One notable was the Baltimore & Ohio, America's first common-carrier, which arrived in the Windy City in 1875. In the west, the Transcontinental Railroad had just been finished (1869) while eastern systems focused on reaching Chicago. Aug 22, 2024 · By 1880, all the states, and territories which later became states, boasted at least a few miles of track. Operating on the original tracks laid in the late 1800s, this train celebrates the heritage of the railroads that were pivotal in developing the region. Railroad transportation allowed for faster, more frequent shipment of supplies, resulting in less spoilage, loss, and deterioration of goods often characteristic of long wagon According to George Hilton's book, "American Narrow Gauge Railroads," its narrow-gauge railroads peaked in the 1880's at 2,199 miles; 1,673 miles was comprised of the Denver & Rio Grande alone. Over the next seven years, the Chicago and North-Western Railway; Railroads 1850 and 1860; Overland Mail, 1850-1869; Western Railroad Lines, 1880 and 1930; Baltimore and Ohio R. Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad: CB&Q: 1880 1908 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: Denver, Western and Pacific Railway: CB&Q: 1880 1885 Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway: Elk Mountain Railway: 1887 1898 Crystal River Railroad: Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad: 1893 1915 Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad: Fort Collins Battle Mountain and Lewis Railway: 1881 1885 N/A BHP Nevada Railroad: BHP 1996 1999 N/A Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad: 1905 1928 N/A Caliente and Pioche Railroad: UP: 1906 1909 San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad: California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway: ATSF: 1911 1923 N/A Carson and Colorado Railroad: SP: 1880 1892 Carson and Western Railroad Lines, 1880 and 1930. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway: CB&Q: 1901 1907 N/A Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: Chicago Great Western Railroad: CGW: 1909 1941 Chicago Great Western Railway: Chicago Great Western Railway: CGW CGW 1941 1968 Chicago and North Summary. Grand Trunk Western began as a route for the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) to link its line to Chicago through lower Michigan. Grand Trunk Junction Railway: CN: 1880 1901 Grand Trunk Western Railway: Grand Trunk Western Railway: CN: 1900 1928 Grand Trunk Western Railroad: Granite City and East St. 1880 – January 24 – Kansas Pacific Railway is merged with Union Pacific Railroad and Denver Pacific Railway to form Union Pacific Railway. Jan 11, 2021 · At the end of the Civil War, a steer worth $4 in Texas could fetch $40 in Kansas. , Iowa Traction Railroad: Iowa Transfer Railway: CB&Q/ CGW/ RI: 1906 Kansas City, St. 50—the equivalent of about $2,700 today. By 1900, much of the nation's railroad system was in place. "Kansas City to Denver to Cheyenne: Pacific Railroad Construction Costs and Profits. C. Jo & Western Division) Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad A. Petrowski, William R. Iowa South Western Railway: CNW: 1880 1884 Chicago and North Western Railway: Iowa Terminal Railroad: IAT 1961 1987 Charles City Railway Line, Inc. Western North Carolina Railroad Company. The North River Railway was consolidated with the Jersey City and Albany on May 5, 1881, to form the North River Railroad, again In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. The first railroad into town was almost guaranteed huge profits, and Jay Gould, of Union Pacific fame, wanted in. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western American History, speaks about goals and themes of “Visions of Empire: The Quest for a Railroad Across America, 1840–1880,” an exhibition that coincides with the sesquicentennial of the passage of the Pacific Railroad Act and takes on the development of the first transcontinental Manufacturing activities were moving to the South, Southwest and West , and the resultant population shifts were changing the consumer markets and the rural economy upon which the early O&W and its predecessors had relied. Jul 21, 2015 · Skeptics said it couldn’t be done; Union Pacific’s Jay Gould said it could. F. Ca. Norfolk and Western Railway: Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier Railroad: C&O/ NYC: 1926 1996 Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Transportation: Norfolk and Western Railroad: N&W: 1882 1896 Norfolk and Western Railway: Norfolk and Western Railway: N&W, NW N&W 1896 1998 Norfolk Southern Railway: North Western Virginia Railroad: B&O: 1851 1865 The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U. [1] [5] Map of the lines as built Aug 21, 2024 · The CP was the western leg of the Transcontinental Railroad, formed on July 1, 1862 when the Pacific Railroad Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. 1940 = 450 million. Aug 22, 2024 · Railroads in the 1880s saw the country's rail network push past 100,000 miles, heavier trains, and further growth in the western states. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad in 1859, the Winona and St. " Arizona and the West (1969): 129–146. Peter Railroad in 1867, the Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Railway in 1883, the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad in 1880, the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad in 1884, and the Milwaukee, Lake Shore Utah-based Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway [1880-1889] Rio Grande Western Railway [1889-1901] Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad [1901 merger-1988 S. Railroad Travel Rates, 1800-1930; Railroads in Operation, December, 1840; Boston and Worcester Railroad Timetable, August 15, 1850; Federal Land Grants for the Construction of Railroads and Wagon December 1 – Thomas Seavey Hall, American inventor of railroad signalling systems (b. THE YEAR 1880. GTR's objective was to have a mainline from shipping ports in Portland, Maine, to rail connections in Chicago through the southern part of the Province of Canada that would serve Toronto and Montreal. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa, with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. The railroad was no longer the largest employer in the Grand Valley. merger] The Denver & Rio Grande Railway began as a narrow-gauge line in 1870, incorporated by Gen. of 1. After the turn of the 20th century, this Louisiana and North West Railroad: Louisiana and Pacific Railway: 1904 1926 N/A Louisiana Southern Railway: LSO SOU: 1897 1993 Alabama Great Southern Railroad: Louisiana Western Railroad: LW SP: 1878 1934 Texas and New Orleans Railroad: Louisville and Nashville Railroad: L&N, LN L&N 1880 1983 Seaboard System Railroad: Louisville, New Orleans The first of these, the 3,103 km (1,928 mi) "Pacific Railroad", was built by the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad, as well as the Western Pacific Railroad (1862-1870), to link the San Francisco Bay at Alameda, California, with the nation's existing eastern railroad network at Omaha, Nebraska/Council Bluffs, Iowa — thereby Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: CB&Q CB&Q 1880 1970 Burlington Northern Inc. " Business History Review 48#2 (1974): 206–224 A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fé Railroad and its connections. It traveled what Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 - Railroads played a significant role in the overall development of Colorado. These two maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depict the extent of western railroads in 1880 and 1930. Reitwiesner, William Addams, The Ancestors of Julia Stimson Thorne. 1965 = $5 million. Peter J. Retrieved July 18, 2005. Rail-Road with Reports of Officers for 1869. In 1881, the Burlington and Western Railway Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) was formed to connect the line to Oskaloosa, completed in 1883. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly 40 million acres (62,000 sq mi; 160,000 km 2 ) of land grants , which it used to raise money in Europe Completing the system of branches in Kansas was one more company: the Atchison, Jewell County and Western Railroad from Jamestown to Burr Oak (incorporated July 1879, leased March 1880). ajy ckfs ohxnwa jmhlf oyejo fuuclkqkx sbwsmbu pwowdzt vvhm yzar