The Daily Clarion

Railroads in the South.
All the railroads in the Southern States
were sadly damaged during the war, and
some of them nearly destroyed. Work
on them has progressed rapidly, however,
and it is believed that all of them, except
the York River and Richmond road,
will be repaired during the month of
August.
The following will afford some idea of
their present condition and prospects:
Louisville and Nashville.—180 miles running, and in complete order.
Nashville and Chattanooga.—150 miles in
good order.
Augusta and Savannah.—From Augusta
to Millen, Ga., fifty-three miles. Running
from Augusta to Waynesboro, thirty-two
miles. Baldwin road destroyed.
Atlanta and West Point.—From Atlanta
to West Point, Ga., eighty-seven miles.
Trains run to Chattahoochee River, four
miles from West Point. The bridge over
the river is rebuilding, and will be completed
in September.
Atlantic and North Carolina—Goldsboro
to Morehead City, N. C., ninety-five miles.
In complete running order.
Alabama and Florida.—Montgomery to
Pollard, Ala., seventy-one miles. Trains
running every other day. The road in
tolerable good condition.
Charlotte and South Carolina.—Columbia
to Charlotte, one hundred and nine
miles. Badly damaged. Will not be
repaired for some time.
Savannah and Charleston.—One hundred
and four miles. Track badly damaged
and bridges destroyed. Repairs progressing.
Central Georgia.—Macon to Savannah.
One hundred and ninety-one miles. In
order from Macon to Gordon, twenty
miles, and on branch to Milledgeville.
One hundred and twenty miles torn up
south of Macon. Repairs in progress.
Western
and Atlantic.—From Chattanooga
to Atlanta, one hundred and
thirty-eight miles. In complete running
order.
Montgomery and West Point.—From West
Point to Montgomery, one hundred and
eighty-eight miles. Running to within
ten miles of Montgomery. Repairs are
in progress, which are expected to be
completed during September.
Mobile and Girard—Columbus, Georgia,
to Union Springs, Alabama, forty miles.
In good order, and running trains occasionally.
Mobile and Ohio.—Mobile to Columbus,
Kentucky. In running order from Mobile
to Corinth, Miss. Will soon be running
to Columbus.
Macon and Western—Atlanta to Macon.
One hundred and one miles. Running
through and in good order.
East Tennessee and Georgia.—From Knoxville
to Dalton, one hundred and ten
miles, in running condition.
Georgia State Central.—From Augusta to
Atlanta, one hundred and seventeen
miles. This road is in tolerable condition,
including its branches.
East Tennessee and Virginia.—From Chattanooga
to Bristol, Ala., Knoxville, 250
miles, running through.
Florida and Alabama.—From Pollard,
Ala., to Pensacola, 50 miles, damaged
and repairing.
Memphis and Charleston.—From Memphis
to Stephenson, 272 miles. Trains
running within 18 miles of Corinth.
Repairs progressing.
Mississippi Central.—From Jackson to
Grenada, two hundred and thirty-seven
miles, in course of repair. Trains running
from Oxford to Canton.
New Orleans and Jackson.—Trains running
from Canton to Magnolia, Mississippi—will
soon be repaired.
Mississippi and Tennessee.—From Memphis
to Grenada, ninety-seven miles. In
operation from Grenada to Panola, thirty-eight
miles. Repairs in progress on
remainder of the line.
North Carolina—From Charlotte to
Goldsboro, two hundred and thirty-three
miles, in complete order.
South Carolina.—Augusta to Charleston,
137 miles; Augusta to Columbia, 130
miles. On the first branch trains are
running from Augusta to Johnston's
Turnout, 27 miles. The road is also in
operation from Charleston to Orangeburg,
79 miles. Branchville is the junction of
trains for Columbia, Charleston and Augusta.
No repairs are in progress from
Branchville to Johnston's Turnout. The
bridge over the Edisto River has been
destroyed. No railroad communication
track and trestle work over Wateree
Swamp are destroyed.
North Eastern—From Charleston to
Florence, 102 miles. In repair and will
soon be running.
Raleigh and Gaston.—Running to Weldon,
97 miles.
Savannah, Albany and Gulf.—Savannah
to Thomasville, 200 miles. In operation
from Thomasville to No. 7, 80 miles. Repairs
commenced from Savannah.
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford.—
From Charlotte to Lincolnton, 34 miles.
In operation.
Wilmington and Manchester.—From Wilmington
to Kingsville, 171 miles. Will
be in operation by the middle of August.
The North Western Railroad and the
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad connect
at Florence with this line.
Western North Carolina.—Salisbury to
Morgantown, 50 miles, trains running
through.
Pensacola and Georgia.—Quincy to Lake
City, 130 miles, in operation.
Florida.—From Fernandina to Cedar
Keys; in operation from Gainesville to
Baldwin.
Florida Central.—Lake City to Jacksonville:
60 miles in running order.
This road was built by the Confederate
Government.
Piedmont—From Greensboro, N. C., to
Danville, Va., 49 miles in good condition.
Greenville and Columbia, S. C.—143 miles
badly damaged and repairing.
Mississippi and Alabama—From Meridian
to Selma, running through.
Alabama and Tennessee River.—From
Selma to Blue Mountain, 212 miles. Running
from Selma to Talladega. In course
of repair.
Spartanburg and Union, S. C.—63 miles
badly damaged, and no repairs making.
Vicksburg and Shreveport.—Badly damaged
but repairing.