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Railroads Built up to 1850 |
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Written by Paul Marston
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 15:05 |
     
For the justification on why we had to depart from the U.S. Census Bureau figures for railroad miles constructed by year and by railroad, click on: Railroads by Regions.
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| US CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES |
US CENSUS BUREAU FIGURES |
OLD RAIL HISTORY FIGURES |
| FOR RAILROAD MILEAGE BUILT BY YEAR |
FOR RAILROAD MILEAGE BUILT BY YEAR |
FOR RAILROAD MILEAGE BUILT BY YEAR |
| BICENTENNIAL STATISTICAL ABSTRACT (SERIES Q 329) |
1880 CENSUS VOLUME 4 PAGES 308-309
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POOR'S MANUALS & BOOK, J. L RINGWALT'S BOOK & US CENSUS FIGURES
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| YEAR |
MILES |
ACCUMULATED |
MILES |
ACCUMULATED |
MILES |
ACCUMULATED |
| 1826 |
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2.79 |
2.79 |
| 1827 |
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9.00 |
11.79 |
| 1828 |
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0.00 |
11.79 |
| 1829 |
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21.99 |
33.78 |
| 1830 |
40 |
40 |
39.80 |
39.80 |
41.63 |
75.41 |
| 1831 |
99 |
139 |
98.70 |
138.50 |
108.11 |
183.52 |
| 1832 |
191 |
330 |
191.30 |
329.80 |
295.08 |
478.60 |
| 1833 |
116 |
446 |
115.91 |
445.71 |
129.88 |
608.48 |
| 1834 |
214 |
660 |
213.92 |
659.63 |
337.17 |
945.65 |
| 1835 |
138 |
798 |
137.82 |
797.45 |
116.84 |
1,062.49 |
| 1836 |
280 |
1,078 |
280.08 |
1,077.53 |
363.57 |
1,426.06 |
| 1837 |
348 |
1,426 |
348.38 |
1,425.91 |
505.92 |
1,931.98 |
| 1838 |
453 |
1,879 |
452.88 |
1,878.79 |
590.77 |
2,522.75 |
| 1839 |
386 |
2,265 |
385.88 |
2,264.27 |
404.50 |
2,927.25 |
| 1840 |
491 |
2,756 |
490.51 |
2,755.18 |
545.62 |
3,472.87 |
| 1841 |
606 |
3,362 |
605.88 |
3,361.06 |
490.92 |
3,963.79 |
| 1842 |
505 |
3,867 |
504.68 |
3,865.74 |
491.30 |
4,455.09 |
| 1843 |
288 |
4,155 |
287.81
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4,153.55 |
135.04 |
4,590.13 |
| 1844 |
180 |
4,335 |
179.96 |
4,333.51 |
223.82 |
4,813.95 |
| 1845 |
277 |
4,612 |
276.91 |
4,610.42 |
227.54 |
5,041.49 |
| 1846 |
333 |
4,945 |
332.77 |
4,943.19 |
255.61 |
5,297.10 |
| 1847 |
263 |
5,208 |
262.51 |
5,205.70 |
316.90 |
5,614.00 |
| 1848 |
1,056 |
6,264 |
1,056.46 |
6,262.16 |
757.01 |
6,371.01 |
| 1849 |
1,048 |
7,312 |
1,048.28 |
7,310.44 |
1,138.43 |
7,509.44 |
| 1850 |
1,261 |
8,573 |
1,261.04 |
8,571.48
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1,238.35 |
8,747.79 |
Railroads and Canals of the United States of America by Henry V. Poor (New York: John H. Schultz & Co, 1860). Available on the internet at: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=M0YKAAAAIAAJ
Development of Early Transportation Systems in the United States by J.L. Ringwalt (Philadelphia: Railway World Office, 1888). Available on the internet at: www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abrwindx.Html
Preliminary report on the Eighth Census 1860 by United States Census Bureau (Washington DC: 1862). Available on the internet at: http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860e.zip
Report on the Agencies of Transportation in the United States 1880 by United States Census Bureau (Washington DC: 1883). Available on the internet at: http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v4.zip
American Railroads; Their Growth and Development by Association of American Railroads (Washington DC, 1956). Available on the internet at: http://www.cprr.org/Museum/RR_Development.html#1L
RAILROADS IN NORTH AMERICA; Some Historical Facts and An Introduction to an Electronic Database of North American Railroads and Their Evolution by M. C. Hallberg (April 24, 2006). Available on the internet at: http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/m/c/mch/railroad/RAILROAD.DOC
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