Raleigh and Gaston Railroad

Cornerstone of the Raleigh and Gaston railroad building of Raleigh, NC

The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad was a Raleigh, North Carolina-based railroad opened in 1840 between Raleigh and the town of Gaston, North Carolina on the Roanoke River. It was North Carolina's second railroad (the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad opened one month earlier).

The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1900, eventually becoming part of CSX Transportation. The Raleigh and Gaston's tracks now make up part of CSX's S Line as the Norlina Subdivision of CSX's Florence Division.

External links

• North Carolina Office of Archives and History: Marker E-22: Raleigh and Gaston Railroad
• Csa-Railroads.com: Raleigh & Gaston Railroad
• The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad
• DocSouth: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Company
• NY Times: Raleigh and Gaston shareholders approve Seaboard consolidation
• NPS: Early History -- Raleigh: A Capital City
• http://www.ncgo.org/transportation-timeline1800-1850.cfm