Clarksburg, Weston & Glenville Railroad

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The Clarksburg, Weston & Glenville Railroad (CW&G), headed by Johnson N. Camden, was created by transfer of the holding of the Weston and West Fork Railroad, on Jan. 29, 1879. The line was a narrow gauge railroad, completed between Clarksburg (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Clarksburg%2C_West_Virginia) to Jane Lew (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Jane_Lew%2C_West_Virginia) on August 9, 1879, and from that point, completed to Weston, WV (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Weston%2C_West_Virginia) on September 1st of the same year. On November 1, 1879, the railroad took over the mail services to points along its route. The Riverside Iron Works, of Wheeling, WV (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Wheeling%2C_West_Virginia), supplied the rails, fish plates, bars, and spikes used to build the road.

In June of 1883, the CW&G was extended to Buckhannon, WV (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Buckhannon%2C_West_Virginia). The CW&G was merged with the Weston & West Fork Railroad Company, on April 10, 1889, to form the Clarksburg, Weston & Midland Railroad Company. In about 1891-2, the West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad took possession of the line, converting it to standard gauge.