Rail depots of eastern North Carolina / Larry K. Neal, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neal, Larry K., 1966- author.

Series:

Images of rail.

Images of rail

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--North Carolina.

Railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

Railroads have been an integral part of North Carolina since the 1850s, allowing goods and people to travel across the state or to other areas of the country. For many years, the main focus of small towns and large cities in the state was the railroad depots. Residents could purchase train tickets, businesses sought to ship or receive goods for market, and kids loved to visit and wave to the passing train crews. During the Christmas season, presents ordered from catalogs would arrive by Railway Express and were delivered to homes across the area. Mail was also delivered by rail to the depots, even if the train did not stop at a particular community. This book hopes to provide rail enthusiasts, local and economic historians, and history lovers in general a look back at the heyday of railroads and how much they affected daily life in North Carolina.

Contents:

Atlantic Coast line

Seaboard air line

Norfolk and Southern Railway

Union depots and short lines.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439662380

143966238X