Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (HM1C4T)

Location: Richmond, VA 23223
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 31.934', W 77° 25.73'

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Chartered 1869

Origins in the James River & Kanawha Canal Co. (1785) and the Louisa Railroad (1836). Headquarted in Richmond. Profits came from hauling WVA coal to Newport News shipyards. Merged with B&O in 1972 to form Chessie System. Chessie System merged with Seaboard System in 1980 to form CSX.

Church Hill Tunnel, 1873 · 18th & east Marshall
Main Street Station, 1901 · 15th & East Main
Penisula Trestle, 1901 · Elevated track to the right
James River Viaduct, · 1901 East Dock Street
Triple Crossing, 1901 · Near 15th & East Dock Street
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HM NumberHM1C4T
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Year Placed2012
Placed By1717 Design Group
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 8:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 285390 N 4156689
Decimal Degrees37.53223333, -77.42883333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 31.934', W 77° 25.73'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 31' 56.04" N, 77° 25' 43.80" W
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Area Code(s)757, 804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1709 E Cary St, Richmond VA 23223, US
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