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Montgomery & West Point Rail Road |
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Montgomery & West Point Railroad
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REGION
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STATE
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CHARTERED
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BEGAN OP
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GAUGE1
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GAUGE YR
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TYPE
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ABANDONED
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ABAND YR
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GC
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AL
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1834
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1842
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5'
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1870
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N
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NAME
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MEANING OF THE VARIOUS ENTRIES IN THE TABLE |
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NE
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NEW ENGLAND
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BEGAN OP = YEAR OPERATIONS BEGAN IF KNOWN
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MA
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MID-ATLANTIC
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GAUGE1 = ORIGINAL GAUGE IF NOT STANDARD
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SA
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SOUTH-ATLANTIC
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GAUGEYR = YEAR GAUGE CHANGED IF KNOWN
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GC
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GULF COAST
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GAUGE2 = SECOND GAUGE IF ANY AND NOT STANDARD
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SI
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SOUTHERN INTERIOR
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LOCAL = "L" FOR LOCAL, "R" FOR REGIONAL
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NI
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NORTHERN INTERIOR
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ABANDONED = "Y" FOR YES, "N" FOR NO
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PC
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PACIFIC COAST COAST
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ABANDON YR = YEAR OF ABANDONMENT IF ANY
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION WITH YEARS AND MILEAGE
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1844
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1845
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1846
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1847
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1848
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1849
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1850
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8.00
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8.00
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8.00
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8.00
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8.00
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8.00
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8.10
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TOTAL MILES CONSTRUCTED 56.10 1860 CENSUS 88.50 RINGWALT GIVES 88.50
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NAME CHANGED TO OR ACQUIRED BY
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YEAR
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Western Railroad of Alabama
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1870
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Western Railway of Alabama
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1883
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Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
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1983
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CSX Transportation System
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1980
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