Alexandria rail yard and shops
Rail shops, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Rail shops
- Where
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Years
- 1861-1865
ALEXANDRIA RAIL YARD
Union logistical hub for the Army of the Potomac, held for the whole war. Herman Haupt ran Orange and Alexandria trains from his headquarters here in 1862, and cars loaded at Alexandria were floated on barges to Aquia Creek without unloading.
Then
Alexandria stayed under Union military control for the whole war and became a major logistical hub for the Army of the Potomac. Herman Haupt ran Orange and Alexandria trains from his Alexandria headquarters in 1862, the U.S. Military Railroads of Virginia kept their records office there, and cars loaded at Alexandria were floated on barges to Aquia Creek without unloading.
Now
Lines owned by CSX and Norfolk Southern run through Alexandria today.
Served by
Nearby
- 4 miWashington ArsenalUnion · Arsenal, Washington, District of Columbia
- 4 miGiesboro cavalry depotUnion · Depot, Washington (Giesboro Point), District of Columbia
- 5 miWashington Navy YardUnion · Naval works, Washington, District of Columbia
- 6 miWashington supply depotsUnion · Depot, Washington, District of Columbia
- 6 miLincoln proclaims a blockade of the Southern portsApril 19, 1861, Washington, District of Columbia
- 6 miCongress passes the Railways and Telegraph ActJanuary 31, 1862, Washington, District of Columbia
Sources
- Alexandria, Virginia (Wikipedia)
- Records Relating to the U.S. Military Railroads during the Civil War (Prologue, National Archives)
- General Haupt's Economic Legacy (National Archives blog)
- Bird's Eye View of Machine Shops, with East Yard of Orange and Alexandria Railroad, 1864 (Railroads and the Making of Modern America, University of Nebraska)