DaveBrt
1st Lieutenant
- Joined
- Mar 6, 2010
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
One way to construct a railroad was to hire out the entire job. The contract for the San Antonio & Mexican Gulf RR's construction is below. It obviously failed since only 20 miles had been constructed 4 years after the contracted date, but this is the initial contract.
http://csa-railroads.com/Essays/Orignial Docs/NP/Misc/NP,_SAL_8-18-53.htm
http://csa-railroads.com/Essays/Orignial Docs/NP/Misc/NP,_SAL_8-18-53.htm