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| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk and Western Railway Company. | Under general Act of Virginia, Jan. 15, 1896. | |
| 2 | Norfolk and Western Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Virginia, May 3, 1881. | Sold at foreclosure on Sept. 15, 1896, and reorganized as 1 on Sept. 24, 1896. Property conveyed to 1, Oct. 1, 1896. |
| 3 | Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, June 17, 1870. | Sold at foreclosure on Feb. 10, 1881, to organizers of 2. Property conveyed to 2, May 3, 1881. |
| 4 | Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 17, 1851. | Consolidated April 1, 1871, with 5 and 8 to form 3. |
| 5 | Southside Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 5, 1846. | Consolidated Apr. 1, 1871, with 4 and 8 to form 3. |
| 6 | Appomattox Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 16, 1847. | Sold to 5, May 1, 1854. |
| 7 | City Point Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Jan. 26, 1836. | Purchased by the City of Petersburg, Va., July 17, 1847, and reorganized as 6. |
| 8 | Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. | See 9. | Consolidated Apr. 1, 1871, with 4 and 5 to form 3. |
| 9 | Lynchburg and Tennesee[sic] Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 24, 1848. | Name changed to 8, Mar. 6, 1849. |
| 10 | East River Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Virginia, Mar. 25, 1881. | Merged with 2, May 9, 1882. |
| 11 | New River Railroad Company (of Virginia). | See 12. | Acquired by 2, May 9, 1882. |
| 12 | New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company (of Virginia). | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 7, 1872. | Name changed to 11, Apr. 4, 1877. |
| 13 | New River Railroad Company of West Virginia. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Dec. 22, 1881. | Merged with 2, May 9, 1882. |
| 14 | New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company of West Virginia. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Sept. 4, 1874. | Consolidated with 15 to form 13, Dec. 22, 1881. |
| 15 | Blue Stone Railroad Company. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Feb. 25, 1881. | Consolidated with 14 to form 13, Dec. 22, 1881. |
| 16 | Clinch Valley Railroad Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Apr. 6, 1887. | Merged with 2, May 20, 1887. |
| 17 | The Norfolk Terminal Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 6, 1882. | Merged with 2, Oct. 16, 1889. |
| 18 | The New River Plateau Railway Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Mar. 2, 1888. | Acquired by 2, Oct. 16, 1889. |
| 19 | The Scioto Valley and New England Railroad Company. | On Feb 1, 1890. | Merged with 2, July 22, 1890. |
| 20 | The Scioto Valley Railway Company. | Under laws of Ohio, Feb. 23, 1875. | Sold at foreclosure and reorganized as 19 on Feb. 1, 1890. |
| 21 | The Ohio River Railway Company. | Under laws of Ohio, Nov. 26, 1877. | Sold to 20, July 12, 1880. |
| 22 | West Virginia and Ironton Railroad Company. | Under laws of West Virginia on Mar. 7, 1888. | Merged with 2, Sept. 30, 1890. |
| 23 | Shenandoah Valley Railway Company. | Organized to receive title from 23,[sic] Dec. 2, 1890. | Merged with 2, Dec. 15, 1890. |
| 24 | Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company. | Under special Acts of Virginia, Feb. 23, 1867; West Virginia, Feb. 25, 1870, and Maryland, Apr. 4, 1870. | Sold at foreclosure to 22,[sic] Sept. 30, 1890. Property conveyed to 22,[sic] Nov. 29, 1890. |
| 25 | Washington and Western Railroad Company. | Under laws of Virginia, Dec. 20, 1887[sic - 1889]. | Sold to 24,[sic] Dec. 2, 1890. |
| 26 | Norfolk, Lynchburg and Durham Railroad Company. | Organized to receive title from 25,[sic] Dec. 20, 1889[sic - 1896??]. | Merged with 2, Oct. 6, 1896. |
| 27 | Lynchburg and Durham Railroad Company. | Formed on May 11, 1887. | Sold at foreclosure to 26, Sept. 24, 1896. |
| 28 | Roxboro Railroad Company. | See 29. | Consolidated with 30 and 31 to form 27, May 11, 1887. |
| 29 | Roxboro and Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. | Under Act of North Carolina, Mar. 13, 1879. | Name changed to 28, Feb. 4, 1881. |
| 30 | Lynchburg, Halifax and North Carolina Railroad Company. | Under Act of Virginia, Jan. 18, 1884. | Consolidated with 28 and 31 to form 27, May 11, 1887. |
| 31 | Durham and Roxboro Railroad Company. | Under Act of North Carolina, Mar. 11, 1885. | Consolidated with 28 and 30 to form 27, May 11, 1887. |
| 32 | Norfolk, Roanoke and Southern Railroad Company. | On Nov. 25, 1896, to receive title from 30.[sic] | Merged with 1, Dec. 2, 1896. |
| 33 | Roanoke and Southern Railway Company. | Formed on June 18, 1887. | Sold at foreclosure to 32, Nov. 25, 1896. |
| 34 | Roanoke and Southern Railway Company of Virginia. | Under laws of Virginia, Feb. 12, 1886. | Consolidated with 35 to form 33, June 18, 1887. |
| 35 | Roanoke and Southern Railway Company of North Carolina. | Under laws of North Carolina, Feb. 23, 1887. | Consolidated with 31[sic] to form 30,[sic] June 18, 1887. |
| 36 | Roanoke Machine Works. | Under laws of Virginia, Sept. 3, 1881. | Merged with 1, Jan. 18, 1897. |
| 37 | The Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Ohio, June 4, 1881[sic - should be 1891?]. | Merged with 1, Oct. 11, 1901. |
| 38 | The Ohio and North Western Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Ohio, Jan. 1, 1886. | Sold Mar. 13, 1890, to The Investment Company of Philadelphia, which conveyed property to 1[sic] on June 6, 1891. |
| 39 | The Cincinnati and Eastern Railway Company. | See 37.[sic] | Sold at foreclosure to 38, Jan. 5, 1887. |
| 40 | The Cincinnati, Batavia and Williamsburg Railroad Company. | Under laws of Ohio, Jan. 10, 1876. | Name changed to 39, May 26, 1876. |
| 41 | Columbus and Maysville Railroad Company. | See 39.[sic] | Merged with 37, Jan. 1, 1901. |
| 42 | Columbus and Maysville Railroad Company, Southern Division. | Under laws of Ohio, Apr. 16, 1877. | Name changed to 41, Jan. 31, 1881. |
| 43 | The Cincinnati Connecting Belt Railroad Company. | Under the laws of Ohio, Mar. 20, 1899. | Merged with 37, Apr. 9, 1901. |
| 44 | The Hillsboro Railroad Company. | Under laws of Ohio, Jan. 8, 1895. | Dissolved Oct. 25, 1904. |
| 45 | Hillsboro Short Line Railway. | Under laws of Ohio, Apr. 18, 1879. | Leased to 1 in perpetuity, equal to an estate in fee. |
| 46 | Radford-Southern Railroad and Mining Company. | Under an Act of Virginia, Feb. 14, 1898. | Merged with 1, July 28, 1903. |
| 47 | Kenova and Big Sandy Railroad Company. | Under laws of West Virginia, June 5, 1902. | Merged with 1, May 27, 1904. |
| 48 | The Columbus Terminal and Transfer Railroad Company. | Under laws of Ohio, Jan. 6, 1893. | Merged with 1, May 19, 1905. |
| 49 | Iaeger and Southern Railway Company. | Under laws of West Virginia, Jan. 18, 1898. | Merged with 1, Apr. 25, 1906. |
| 50 | Big Sandy, East Lynn and Guyan Railroad Company. | Under laws of West Virginia, June 16, 1902. | Merged with 1, Apr. 25, 1906[sic - 1908]. |
| 51 | West Virginia South Western Railroad. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Nov. 17, 1902. | Merged with 1, Feb. 26, 1909. |
| 52 | Caretta Railway Company. | Under laws of West Virginia, Mar. 27, 1906. | Merged with 1, Feb. 26, 1909. |
| 53 | Catawba Valley Railway and Mining Company. | Under Act of Virginia, Mar. 25, 1902. | Merged with 1, July 30, 1909. |
| 54 | Lynchburg Belt Line and Connecting Railway Company. | Under laws of Virginia, Feb. 7, 1907. | Merged with 1, Apr. 7, 1910. |
| 55 | Blackstone and Lunenburg Railroad Company. | Under laws of Virginia, Feb. 15, 1905. | Merged with 1, Apr. 25, 1910. |
| 56 | Blackstone and Southern Railroad Company. | Under laws of Virginia, Mar. 6, 1900. | Conveyed to 55, Feb. 27, 1905. |
| 57 | Pocahontas and Western Railroad Company. | Under laws of Virginia, Apr. 27, 1904. | Merged with 1, April 29, 1910. |
| 58 | Big Stony Railway Company. | Under special Act of Virginia, Jan. 16, 1892. | Merged with 1, Dec. 9, 1915. |
| 59 | Interior and West Virginia Railroad Company. | Under laws of West Virginia, June 27, 1906. | Conveyed to 58, June 21, 1910. |
| 60 | Virginia and Potts Creek Railroad Company. | Under laws of Virginia, June 27, 1906. | Conveyed to 58, June 21, 1910. |
| 61 | Virginia Anthracite Coal and Railway Company. | Under an Act of Virginia, Apr. 2, 1902. | Sold under court decree to 1, Aug. 29, 1911. |
| 62 | The Columbus Connecting and Terminal Railroad Company. | Under laws of Ohio, Mar. 7, 1892. | Merged with 1, Dec. 16, 1913. |
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The carrier has reached its present state of physical development by merging other railroad properties and by construction. Following is a tabular statement showing the companies which were merged, a description of their properties at date of acquisition, together with the mileage acquired by construction:
| Name of company and termini of property | Date acquired | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Acquired by merger: | ||
| Norfolk and Western Railroad Company— | Oct. 1, 1896 | |
| Lambert Point to Bristol, Va. (including branches) | 407.07 | |
| Roanoke, Va., to Hagerstown, Md. (including branches) | 257.29 | |
| Radford, Va., to Columbus, Ohio (including branches) | 457.12 | |
| Graham to Norton, Va. (including branches) | 116.18 | |
| Total | 1,327.66 | |
| Lynchburg and Durham Railroad Company— | Oct. 6, 1896 | |
| Lynchburg, Va., to Durham, N. C. | 115.10 | |
| Roanoke and Southern Railway Company— | Dec. 2, 1896 | |
| Roanoke, Va., to Winston-Salem, N. C. | 121.81 | |
| Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad Company— | Oct. 11, 1901 | |
| Cincinnati to Sciotoville, Ohio (including branches) | 130.10 | |
| Hillsboro Short Line Railway— | June 24, 1902 | |
| At Hillsboro, Ohio | 1.39 | |
| Radford-Southern Railroad and Mining Company— | July 28, 1903 | |
| Radford to Miles, Va. Road under construction, completed by the Norfolk as an extension | ||
| Kenova and Big Sandy Railroad Company— | May 27, 1904 | |
| Kenova to Cassville, W. Va. (Road under construction, completed by the Norfolk as an extension) | ||
| Iaeger and Southern Railway Company— | Apr. 25, 1906 | |
| Iaeger to Ritter, W. Va. | 4.90 | |
| Big Sandy, East Lynn and Guyan Railroad Company— | Apr. 25, 1908 | |
| Wayne to East Lynn, W. Va. | 7.48 | |
| West Virginia South Western Railway— | Feb. 26, 1909 | |
| Gordon to Coalwood, W. Va. | 10.96 | |
| Caretta Railway Company— | Feb. 26, 1909 | |
| Caretta Branch Junction to Juno, W. Va. | 2.52 | |
| Catawba Valley Railroad and Mining Company— | July 30, 1909 | |
| Salem to Sandberg, Va. | 9.39 | |
| Lynchburg Belt Line and Connecting Railway Company— | Apr. 7, 1910 | |
| Phoebe to Forest, Va. | 22.33 | |
| Blackstone and Lunenburg Railroad Company— | Apr. 25, 1910 | |
| Blackstone to Dillard, Va. | 5.52 | |
| Pocahontas and Western Railroad Company— | Apr. 29, 1910 | |
| Pocahontas to Boissevain, Va. | 3.29 | |
| Big Stony Railway Company— | Dec. 9, 1910 | |
| Potts Valley Junction to Paint Bank, Va. | 38.33 | |
| Virginia Anthracite Coal and Railroad Company— | Jan. 31, 1912 | |
| Christiansburg to Blacksburg, Va. | 8.88 | |
| Columbus Connecting and Terminal Railroad Company— | Dec. 16, 1913 | |
| Terminal property in Columbus, Ohio | 3.45 | |
| Total | 1,813.11 | |
| Less road now used as second main track | 6.65 | |
| Net total | 1,806.46 | |
| Acquired by construction: | ||
| Numerous branches and extensions | 264.35 | |
| Total recorded mileage | 2,070.81 | |
| Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation | 18.60 | |
| Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation | 2,052.21 | |
- HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING