Written by Paul Marston
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 02:09 |

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Raymond Branch Railroad
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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MS
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1836
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1839
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5'
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N
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REGION |
NAME
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MEANING OF THE VARIOUS ENTRIES IN THE TABLE |
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
TOTAL MILES CONSTRUCTED 7.00 1860 CENSUS 7.00 RINGWALT GIVES 0.00
NAME CHANGED TO OR ACQUIRED BY
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YEAR
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Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad
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1856
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Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad
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1889
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Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
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1926
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Illinois Central Railroad
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1946
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
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1972
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Clallum Bay and Southern Railroad
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1998
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Last Updated on Sunday, 29 June 2008 03:03 |