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The North Carolina Midland Railroad Company, herein called the North Carolina Midland, is a single-track road wholly within the State of North Carolina, extending from Winston-Salem to Mooresville and connecting with the Southern at each end and at Barber. It embraces 55.570 miles of first main and 7.166 miles of yard and side tracks, a total of 62.736 miles of all tracks.


CORPORATE HISTORY

The North Carolina Midland was incorporated in the State of North Carolina by the consolidation of the property, rights, and franchises of [...]


No. Name Incorporation Succession
1 North Carolina Midland. By consolidation agreement of Sept. 9, 1880, ratified by act of North Carolina of Mar. 4, 1885.
2 Dan Valley and Yadkin River Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. Under special act of Virginia, Jan. 22, 1879, and of North Carolina, Feb. 19, 1881. Merged, Jan. 22, 1883, with 1.
3 Dan Valley and Yadkin River Railroad Company. Under general law of North Carolina, of Feb. 8, 1872, through articles of association filed June 7, 1879. Consolidated Sept. 9, 1880, with 4 and 5 to form 1.
4 The Winston-Salem and Madison Rail Road Company. Under general law of North Carolina of Feb. 8, 1872, through articles of association filed Nov. 13, 1879. Consolidated Sept. 9, 1880, with 3 and 5 to form 1.
5 Winston-Salem and Mooresville Railroad Company. Under general law of North Carolina of Feb. 8, 1872, through articles of association filed Aug. 6, 1878. Consolidated Sept. 9, 1880, with 3 and 4 to form 1.
DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The road owned by the North Carolina Midland, amounting to 55.570 miles, was all acquired by construction, and was opened for operation as indicated hereunder:

Winston-Salem to Mocksville, N. C., 1891 26.15
Mocksville to Mooresville, N. C., Apr. 1, 1899 27.47
Mileage inventoried to but not reported by the North Carolina Midland, Winston Junction to Mooresville Junction, N. C., date completed not ascertained 2.10
55.72
Less difference between total recorded mileage plus the 2.10 miles last referred to, and the mileage inventoried as of date of valuation .15
Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 55.57

In the construction of that portion of the North Carolina Midland's railroad extending from Winston-Salem to Mocksville, about 26 miles, the Greenville Construction Company