Experimental Railroad Explained

The Experimental Railroad was a horse-driven railroad in Raleigh, North Carolina built in 1833 to transport granite for the North Carolina State Capitol from a quarry one mile away in southeast Raleigh.[1] It is considered North Carolina's first railroad.[2]

North Carolina's first self-powered railroad was the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, built in 1840.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina Office of Archives and History - Marker: H-22 . 2008-04-21 . 2011-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110125192855/http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?sp=search&k=Markers&sv=H-22 . dead .
  2. http://www.bytrain.org/redbarinfo/kids/history.html North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division

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