Confederate Railroads-- Part 2: Did Stonewall Steal the Locomotives?

Charlie Banks gave the presentation.

Strap rails were the most dangerous ones.  Steel rails were better than iron ones.

The North outproduced the South by a 9 to 1 margin in rail tonnage.

The cost of an engine was $10,000.

Two Confederate officers were somewhat in charge of the country's railroads:   Abraham Myers and Lucius Bellinger Northrup.

There is still a question as to whether Stonewall Jackson moved Baltimore& Ohio rolling stock, including engines, from Harpers Ferry to places further in Virginian in Virginia.

--Old Secesh