Experimental Railroad

Experimental Railroad

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. [ [http://www.ncmarkers.com/Markers.aspx?sp=search&k=Markers&sv=H-22 |North Carolina Office of Archives and History - Marker: H-22] ] It is considered North Carolina's first railroad. [ [http://www.bytrain.org/redbarinfo/kids/history.html North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division] ]

North Carolina's first self-powered railroad was the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, built in 1840. [ [http://www.bytrain.org/redbarinfo/kids/history.html North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division] ]

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