The City Point Terminal Model Railroad
City Point was the US Armies main supply base during the siege of
Petersburg, the final defeat of the Confederacy and occupation of
the
Southeast states during reconstruction. This base was
considered
one of the busiest ports in the world during this period. It
was
quite a marvel for the time. Prior to the US Army's
occupation,
it was a run down port of minor consequence. For a short
article about City Point, see this page.
The plans for modelling this site were initially concieved after
seeing Merrick's excellent map of the City
Point facilities made shortly after the war. Also many
photographs of
City Point can be found online at the Library of Congress's digital
archives, at the National Archives site and elsewhere on the web.
About the City Point and Army Line Railroad
Layout construction and modeling
About the name of my model railroad:
The most commonly used name of the US Military Railroad serving the
Union forces around Petersburg was the City Point and Army Line.
My model is only planned to model the part of the railroad at the end of
the line around the City Point port facilities, not the portions
serving the Armies. The end of a railroad is known as the terminus
of the railroad, or terminal. Hence the name of my model railroad is "the City Point Terminal Railroad."
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