Richmond and Petersburg Railroad

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The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a key role in connecting Richmond to southern routes and later became part of larger systems like the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad in Virginia ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
becamePartOf Richmond–Jacksonville main line of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
category Defunct Virginia railroad ⓘ
Predecessor of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
Railway line opened in 1838 ⓘ
chartered 1836 ⓘ
connectedCity Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
connectedTo rail lines toward North Carolina ⓘ
rail lines toward the Deep South ⓘ
southern rail routes from Petersburg ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge ⓘ
headquartersLocation Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
historicalSignificance important component of early Atlantic seaboard rail network ⓘ
key north–south rail link through Virginia ⓘ
laterBecamePartOf Atlantic Coast Line Railroad main line ⓘ
locatedIn Virginia ⓘ
notableEvent served as vital supply line during Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
opened 1838 ⓘ
operatedDuring 19th century ⓘ
American Civil War ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Coast Line Railroad system ⓘ
playedRoleIn American Civil War logistics ⓘ
supply of Confederate capital Richmond ⓘ
primaryFunction link Richmond with southern railroads ⓘ
railNetworkRole link between Richmond and southern trunk lines ⓘ
regionServed Central Virginia ⓘ
servedCity Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
CSX Transportation ⓘ
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad ⓘ
terminus Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
trackType steam railroad ⓘ
usedFor freight transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ

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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → predecessor → Richmond and Petersburg Railroad ⓘ
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → predecessor → Petersburg Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond → connectedBy → Petersburg Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Richmond defenses → protectedApproach → Petersburg–Richmond rail connections ⓘ
linked to: Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad → connectedTo → Richmond and Petersburg Railroad ⓘ