Railway Companies Established in 1880 - Hull and Barnsley Railway, California Southern Railroad, Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Hull and Barnsley Railway, California Southern Railroad, Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway, European and North American Railway, Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad, New Jersey and New York Railroad, New York, Ontario and Western Railway, Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, Genesee Valley Canal Railroad, Roswell Railroad, Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico, Dover and Rockaway Railroad, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, Nevada and Oregon Railroad, Oregon Pacific Railroad, Charleston and Savannah Railway, Cathcart District Railway, Mexican Central Railway, Grand Trunk Junction Railway, Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad, Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railway, Peoria and Pekin Union Railway, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway, Augusta, Knoxville and Greenwood Railroad, Columbia and Greenville Railroad, Manistee Railroad, Laramie, North Park and Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company, Orange Ridge, DeLand and Atlantic Railroad, Columbus and Western Railway, East Florida Railway. Excerpt: The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company (HB&WRJR&DCo.) was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR) in 1905. Its Alexandra Dock in Hull opened 16 July 1885. The main line ran from Hull to Cudworth, with two other lines branching off at Wrangbrook Junction, the South Yorkshire Junction Railway to Denaby, and The Hull & South Yorkshire Extension Railway, an eight-mile branch to Wath-upon-Dearne, opened 31 March 1902. The company also had joint running powers on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway (Gowdall and Braithwell Railway). Before t...