▁and ▁the ▁line ▁returned ▁to ▁operation . ▁ ▁Reb u ild ing ▁Re const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Central ▁began ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁Confeder acy ' s ▁collapse , ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁General ▁Edward ▁Ord , ▁rep airs ▁comm enced ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁temporary ▁brid ges ▁and ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made ▁swift ly , ▁en abling ▁trains ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁Riv anna ▁River ▁by ▁May . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁over land ▁stage ▁and ▁w agon ▁routes ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁by pass ▁in oper able ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁as ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made ▁and ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁transport ation ▁of ▁goods ▁and ▁passengers . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July , ▁trains ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁of ▁Jackson ' s ▁River ▁Station . ▁ ▁The ▁Virginia ▁Central ' s ▁rolling ▁stock ▁had ▁suffered ▁throughout ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁oper able ▁equipment ▁had ▁dw ind led ▁to ▁an ▁amount ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁demand . ▁ ▁To ▁help ▁solve ▁this ▁issue , ▁four ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁forty ▁cars ▁were ▁r ented ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁$ 2 0 ▁and ▁$ 2 ▁($ ▁and ▁$ ▁today ) ▁each ▁per ▁day ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁Be aver dam ▁Dep ot ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁president