Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac and Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection Company

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The railroad of The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac and the[sic] Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection Company, herein called the Connection Company, which is leased to and operated by the carrier, is a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, 1.216 miles in length, situated entirely within the city of Richmond.

CORPORATE HISTORY

The Connection Company was incorporated March 3, 1866, by a special act of the Legislature of the State of Virginia, for the purpose of building a railroad in the city of Richmond, Va., from Byrd Street station, its connection with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (formerly the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad), to a connection with the carrier at a point 200 feet northwest of Elba Station, about 1.216 miles. The date of organization of the Connection Company was not determined.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The owned mileage of the Connection Company, amounting to 1.216 miles, was acquired by construction during the years 1866 and 1867.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING