Rogersville and Jefferson Railroad

Rogersville and Jefferson Railroad
Locale Alabama
Dates of operation 1860–1884
Successor Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Previous gauge 5 ft (1,524 mm)
American Civil War era
and 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)[1]

Rogersville and Jefferson Railroad Company was incorporated under special act of Tennessee on February 27, 1852.[2]

In 1860, the company completed construction of 12.1 miles (19.5 km) of 5 ft (1,524 mm)[3] gauge railroad line between Bulls Gap, Tennessee and Holston River, Tennessee.[4]

Financing for the construction of the railroad and its rehabilitation after the American Civil War was obtained mainly through the State of Tennessee.[5]

In 1867, the company constructed 2 miles (3.2 km) of railroad line between Holston River, Tennessee and Rogersville, Tennessee.[4]

The company was placed in receivership by the Governor of Tennessee in 1866 because it defaulted on the payment of the interest on its debt.[5] The State of Tennessee appointed commissioners during the years 1867–1871 to sell the delinquent railroads on which the State had statutory liens.[5] On March 20, 1872, Joseph Jacques, agent for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company, bid $23,000 for the property.[5] A court confirmed the sale on November 18, 1873.[5] On December 26, 1873, the railroad line was sold to W. P. Elliott, who operated the line until September 13, 1877.[5] On that date, W. P. Elliott conveyed the property to H. M. Aiken, who operated the property until October 24, 1884.[5] On that date, Aiken conveyed the property to the Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company.[5]

The Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company conveyed the property to East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company on July 22, 1889.[6]

The property eventually became part of Southern Railway Company on July 7, 1894, through its acquisition of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway Company.[7]

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Notes

  1. ↑ The Days They Changed the Gauge
  2. ↑ Interstate Commerce Commission. Southern Ry. Co., Volume 37, Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Reports, November 6, 1931, p. 213. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1932. OCLC 297351688.
  3. ↑ Confederate Railroads - Rogersville & Jefferson
  4. 1 2 ICC, Southern Ry. Co. valuation report, 1931, p. 221.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ICC, Southern Ry. Co. valuation report, 1931, p. 587.
  6. ↑ ICC, Southern Ry. Co. valuation report, 1931, p. 586.
  7. ↑ ICC, Southern Ry. Co. valuation report, 1931, pp. 212, 571.

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