Maps: Railroad

Railroad Maps, 1828 to 1900 Collection from the Library of Congress.
Go to: https://www.loc.gov/collections/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900

Browse railroad maps by state or by region.

North Carolina - Railroads Map of 1883: Cram's Railroad and County Map Nth & Sth Carolina. Geo. T. Cram. 1883.
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/railroads/1883_map_of_nc_railroads.html

North Carolina - Railroads Map of 1922: Blum's Commercial Map of North Carolina and South Carolina. 1922 by Max L. Blum.
Map shows main lines of railroads and interurban trolley lines. The Gastonia to Charlotte Piedmont and Northern Electric Railway is shown.
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/railroads/1922_map_of_nc_railroads.html

North Carolina Maps - Railroad Maps.
This collection begins in 1840 and contains only those maps on which railroads are prominently featured.

Go to: http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/ncmaps/searchterm/Railroad/field/subjea/mode/exact/conn/and/order/date!title/ad/asc/cosuppress/1

• Tunison's new Railroad, Distance and Township map of North Carolina and South Carolina. "Counties [including Gaston] are shown and the townships of each county are delineated and identified. Railroads, cities and towns, and rivers and other bodies of water are depicted. Alphabetical lists of the counties of and post offices in each state are found in tables at the bottom of the map."

Crucial Rally to Support Railroads, 1828
"On August 1, 1828, more than 200 people gathered at the home of William Albright in what is now Alamance County to respond to UNC President Joseph Caldwell’s pleas for a state-supported railroad."

South Carolina Railroad Photograph Collection includes photographs of train stations, depots, rail yards, engines, and rolling stock.
Go to: https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/south-carolina-railroad-photograph-collection/