Richmond and York River Railroad

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The Richmond and York River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a strategic role in the American Civil War, particularly in the Peninsula Campaign.

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Richmond and York River Railroad canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
connectedTo James River region via Richmond ⓘ
port facilities at West Point, Virginia ⓘ
connectsWith York River ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endPoint West Point, Virginia ⓘ
gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge ⓘ
hasRouteThrough Hanover County, Virginia ⓘ
King William County, Virginia ⓘ
New Kent County, Virginia ⓘ
headquartersLocation Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War

Antebellum period ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ
historicalSignificance illustrates military use of railroads in the Civil War ⓘ
important Confederate and Union supply line ⓘ
inception 1850s ⓘ
chartered in the 1850s ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
locatedIn Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
York River, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: York River
notableEvent military operations along the line during Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
use in supply movements toward Richmond in 1862 ⓘ
operationalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
partOf early railroad network of Virginia ⓘ
playedRoleIn American Civil War ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
primaryUse freight transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
railLineType short line railroad ⓘ
regionServed Central Virginia ⓘ
Virginia Peninsula ⓘ
startPoint Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
strategicImportance provided transportation corridor toward Richmond ⓘ
supplied Union forces during Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
successor Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ
Richmond and Alleghany Railroad ⓘ
terminus Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
West Point, Virginia ⓘ
trackType steam railroad ⓘ
transported agricultural products ⓘ
military supplies ⓘ
timber ⓘ
usedBy Confederate States Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Savage’s Station → railroadInvolved → Richmond and York River Railroad ⓘ
Richmond and Danville Railroad → connectsWith → Richmond and York River Railroad ⓘ
Fair Oaks Station → locatedOn → Richmond and York River Railroad ⓘ
Fair Oaks Station → railroadCompany → Richmond and York River Railroad ⓘ