East Carolina Railroad

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The East Carolina Railroad was a short-line railroad that interchanged at Farmville, North Carolina with the original Norfolk Southern. The Railroad was organized and initially presided over by Henry Clark Bridgers, Sr. Henry was the nephew of Robert Rufus Bridgers, who was the president of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.

Based on knowledge of Bridgers' other activities, including being the president of the First National Bank in Tarboro, as well as banks in Conetoe, Pinetops, Macclesfield, Fountain, and Hookerton one can safely guess that the RR followed a route roughly from Tarboro to Kinston by way of all the towns mentioned above.

The East Carolina apparently shut down in 1965.

There still exists a railroad diamond crossing in Farmville that can be seen from aerial photos

[1] Farmville from the air look to the south and west of town for current NS E to W track and old crossing is between S Fields St. and S. George St.

[2] Henry Bridgers, Jr. info at East Carolina University

[3]Norfolk Southern Interchange list showing East Carolina RR

[4] News from England citing history of the Bridgers Family

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