Private company
Clover Hill Railroad
Logo: Clover Hill Railroad, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Railroad company in Virginia, United States
The Clover Hill Railroad was a railroad company that operated for 36 years in central Virginia near Richmond. The railroad was created to carry coal most efficiently from the Clover Hill Pits in Winterpock, Virginia, to further transportation points in Chester, Virginia, where it could be sold for a better price than on the Appomattox River in the Piedmont region.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersRichmond1
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The Clover Hill Railroad was a railroad company that operated for 36 years in central Virginia near Richmond. The railroad was created to carry coal most efficiently from the Clover Hill Pits in Winterpock, Virginia, to further transportation points in Chester, Virginia, where it could be sold for a better price than on the Appomattox River in the Piedmont region.2
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by Brighthope Railway1
Links
- WikipediaClover Hill Railroad
- WikidataQ24088934
Sources
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- 1WikidataClover Hill Railroad on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaClover Hill Railroad on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsClover Hill Railroad logo by Clover Hill Railroad, Public domain