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Clover Hill Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia
LocaleChesterfield, Virginia
Dates of operation1841–1877
SuccessorBrighthope Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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. This made the railroad important to the Confederacy in the Civil War to ensure a supply of coal for munitions and iron working. The mines were dangerous for the miners, and many accidents occurred. The railroad had to be sold when coal mining declined so that new owners could find other uses for the railroad.

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