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RAILROAD TRACK CONSTRUCTION FROM 1826 TO 1850
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RAILROAD

ST

1826-30

1831-35

1836-40

1841-45

1846-50

TOTALS

CENSUS

Old Colony RR

MA

37.26

7.76

45.02

45.02

Oswego & Syracuse RR

NY

35.91

35.91

35.91

Palmer & Machiasport RR

ME

7.75

7.75

Palmyra & Jacksonburgh RR

MI

9.09

9.09

Paterson & Hudson River RR

NJ

14.00

14.00

14.00

Paterson & Ramapo RR

NJ

15.12

15.12

15.12

Pennsylvania Coal CO RR

PA

47.00

47.00

47.00

Pennsylvania RR

Census data includes

Philadelphia & Columbia RR

PA

137.00

137.00

218.14

Peterborough & Shirley RR (MA)

MA

14.10

14.10

14.10

Peterborough & Shirley RR (NH)

NH

9.36

9.36

Petersburg RR (NC)

NC

2.69

2.69

Petersburg RR (VA)

Census data is consolidation of:

Petersburg RR (NC)

Greenville & Roanake RR (NC)

Greenville & Roanoke RR (VA)

and this railroad

VA

56.31

56.31

80.00

Philadelphia & Columbia RR

PA

81.14

81.14

Philadelphia & Delaware Counties

PA

19.00

19.00

Philadelphia & Reading RR

PA

77.00

18.00

95.00

95.00

Philadelphia & Trenton RR

PA

28.20

28.20

28.20

Philadelphia, Germantown & Norri

PA

20.20

20.20

20.20

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti

See Wilmington & Susquehanna RR

DE

DE

0.00

23.00

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti

See Wilmington & Susquehanna RR

MD

MD

0.00

56.00

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti

See Philadelphia & Delaware Coun

PA

0.00

19.00

Pittsfield & North Adams RR

MA

18.65

18.65

18.65

Plymouth RR

PA

3.00

3.00

Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR

ME

51.34

51.34

51.34

Portsmouth & Concord RR

NH

18.23

18.23

Portsmouth & Roanoke RR (NC)

NC

19.00

19.00

Portsmouth & Roanoke RR (VA)

VA

61.00

61.00

Portsmouth, Mount Joy & Lancaste

PA

36.00

36.00

36.00

Providence & Boston RR

RI

8.20

2.22

10.42

Providence & Worcester RR

RI

18.00

18.00

18.00

Providence & Worcester RWY

MA

25.41

25.41

25.41

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TOTAL FOR TIME PERIOD

0.00

210.74

226.31

114.35

346.54

897.94

860.09

The Census data shown is for the year 1850 as reported in the 1860 Census.

See www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860e-06.pdf (pages 214-229).


 
 
   
       
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