American Narrow Guage Railroads

George Hilton, Stanford University Press , 1990 - and reprinted after words, is one of the best books on narrowguage railroading that I have seen. I strongly recomend you get a copy, for research of any major or minor carrier in the United States. The following is a brief summary from that work, wich in turn is taken from "Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Bulliten #114 (1966) pg. 48-52.
Farmville & Powhatan Railroad - originally portions built as Standard Guage as the Clover Hill Railroad from the Clover Hill Mine (Coal) at Winterprock to Chester (18 miles). Reorganized as the Bright Hope Railway & Coal Co. in 1877. Switched to narrowguage in May of 1881 and extended 11 miles from Chester to Bermuda Hundred, also an extension south, 4.5 miles from Winterprock to Eppes Falls - completed Oct. 1882.
Farmville & Powhatan RR formed march 10, 1884 to build from Cumberland and Powhatan. July 1889 F&P bought the Bright Hope RR and merged it, connecting the two rr's at Coalboro in March of 1890. Sold under forclosure in June of 1905 and reorganized as the Tidewater and Western RR. Rairload had seven or eight locomotives and a daily passenger train. Dismantled for use in WWI for the french army / rail needs, remenents shipped over seas, but the was ended before they were put ot use.
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