Virginia State Map 3-16-2018.kmz

Virginia State Map

Class I Railroads

Atlantic Coast Line

ACL Routes

Aulander NC to Drivers VA
55.00 miles
Construction started by Chowan & Southern RR 1889
completed by Norfolk & Carolina RR 1889
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 5-1-1900

Pinners Point VA to Drivers VA
12.00 miles
Built by Western Branch Ry 1887-88
to Chowan & Southern RR 6-30-1888
to Norfolk & Carolina RR 2-14-1889
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 5-1-1900

Weldon NC to Emporia VA
20.00 miles
Built by Petersburg RR 1831-33
to Richmond & Petersburg RR 11-21-1898
to Atlantic Coast Line RR Co of Virginia 11-21-1898
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 4-23-1900

Petersburg VA to Emporia VA
Built by Petersburg RR 1831-32
to Richmond & Petersburg RR 11-21-1898
to Atlantic Coast Line RR Co of Virginia 11-21-1898

Richmond VA to Petersburg VA
Built by Richmond & Petersburg RR 1836-38
to Atlantic Coast Line RR Co of Virginia 11-21-1898

Clopton VA to James River
Built by Richmond & Petersburg RR 1890-91

Walthall to Port Walthall
Built by Richmond & Petersburg RR 1842-44
abandoned
route uncertain

Collier VA to BX

Hicksford VA to Gaston NC
Built by Greensburg & Roanoke RR 1834-37
to Petersburg RR 11-13-1855
abandoned 1874

new bypass

new connector

Baltimore & Ohio

Newport mine spur
shown on 1909 USGS topo map "Uhrichsville"

Alexandria to Shepherd
ferry was operated at this point 1874-1906
bridge built by Army Corps of Engineers 1942
removed 1947

Harper's Ferry WV to Winchester VA
Built by Winchester & Potomac RR 1836
controlled by Baltimore & Ohio RR

Winchester VA to Strasburg Jct VA
Built by Winchester & Strasburg RR 1867
controlled by Baltimore & Ohio RR

Strasburg Jct VA to Harrisonburg VA
B&O trackage rights on Southern Ry

quarry spur

Harrisonburg VA to Staunton VA
Built by Valley RR 1871-74
controlled by Baltimore & Ohio RR
to Chesapeake Western Ry 1942
to Norfolk & Western control 1954
to Norfolk Southern control ca1985

Staunton VA to Lexington VA
Built by Valley RR 1880-83
to Chesapeake Western Ry 1942
abandoned 1942

Chesapeake & Ohio

Ivy VA to Mechums River VA
Built by Virginia Central RR 1852
to Chesapeake & Ohio RR 8-31-1868
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 7-1-1878
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Waynesboro VA to Staunton VA
Built by Virginia Central RR 1854
to Chesapeake & Ohio RR 8-31-1868
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 7-1-1878
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Staunton VA to Goshen VA
Built by Virginia Central RR 1855
to Chesapeake & Ohio RR 8-31-1868
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 7-1-1878
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Goshen VA to Millboro VA

Millboro VA to Jackson River VA

Jackson River VA to Covington VA

Mechums River VA to Waynesboro VA
Built by Blue Ridge RR 1849-56

Charlottesville VA to Ivy VA
Built by Louisa RR 1851
to Virginia Central RR 2-22-1852

Shadwell VA to Charlottesville VA
Built by Louisa RR 1850
to Virginia Central RR 2-22-1852

Rogers Mill VA to Shadwell VA
Built by Louisa RR 1849
to Virginia Central RR 2-22-1852

Gordonsville VA to Rogers Mill VA

Louisa VA to Gordonsville VA

Fredricks Hall VA to Louisa VA

Doswell VA to Fredricks Hall VA

Doswell VA to Richmond VA

Covington VA to Huntington WV
Built by Chesapeake & Ohio RR 1869-73

Licking River to Kentucky Central Jct
Built by Covington Short Route Transfer Ry 1888
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry of Kentucky 7-7-1904

Richmond VA to Newport News VA
Built by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1882

Old Point Jct to Phoebus VA
Built by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1882

Phoebus VA to Old Point VA
Built by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1890
abandoned

Covington VA to Hot Springs VA

Covington VA to Hot Springs VA abandoned
abandoned

Eagle Mountain to New Castle VA

Peanut Mine spur
shown on 1915 USGS topo map

Lignite spur
shown on 1915 USGS topo map

Covington VA to Bess VA
Built by Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 1907-08

Meade Fork Jct KY to Meade VA
Built by C&O 2-1948

Clifton Forge VA to Lynchburg VA
Built by Richmond & Allegheny RR 1881
to Richmond & Allegheny Ry 5-20-1889

Columbia VA to Lynchburg VA
Built by Richmond & Allegheny RR 1881
to Richmond & Allegheny Ry 5-20-1889

Columbia VA to Richmond VA
miles
Built by Richmond & Allegheny RR 1880
to Richmond & Allegheny Ry 5-20-1889

Warren VA to Alberene VA
Built by Alberene RR 1898

Balcony Falls VA to East Lexington VA

Dillwyn VA

Strathmore VA to Lindsay VA
Built by Virginia Air Line Ry 1908

Stone Branch spur
shown on 1910 topo map

Gordonsville VA to Orange VA

Mineral VA to Arminius Mine

Dillwyn to Rosney

North Anna Spur to power plant

Amoco Lead

refinery spur

Louisville & Nashville RR

L&N Cumberland Valley Division

VA/TN State Line to Hagans
Built by L&N 1891

Hagans to Norton VA
Built by L&N 1891

Middlesboro to Cumberland Gap
Built by Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louisville Ry
to Middlesborough Belt Ry 1891
to Middlesborough RR 8-22-1895

Popeville KY to Hagans

Hagans Switchback

Hagans Switchboack

Herron Spur

Pennington Gap VA to Pocket VA

Norfolk & Western RR

VA

Glasgow VA to Buena Vista VA
C&O trackage rights on N&W
or
N&W trackage rights on C&O ????

Phoebe VA to Forest VA
Built by Lynchburg Belt Line & Connecting Ry 1906-08
to Norfolk & Western Ry 7-30-1909
to Norfolk Southern Corp control 1982
to Norfolk Southern Ry control 12-31-1990
officially merged into Norfolk Southern Ry 1997

Walton VA to VA/WV State Line
Built by Norfolk & Western RR 1883
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-1-1896
to Norfolk Southern Corp control 1982
to Norfolk Southern Ry control 12-31-1990
officially merged into Norfolk Southern Ry 1997

Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio RR

Norfolk VA to Petersburg VA
Built by Norfolk & Petersburg RR 1853-58
to Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio RR 4-1-1871
to Norfolk & Western RR 5-3-1881
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-1-1896
to Norfolk Southern Corp control 1982
to Norfolk Southern Ry control 12-31-1990
officially merged into Norfolk Southern Ry 1997

Petersburg VA to Burkeville VA
Built by Southside RR 1849-1854
to Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio RR 4-1-1871
to Norfolk & Western RR 5-3-1881

Pamplin VA to Burkeville VA
Built by Southside RR 1849-1854
to Atlantic Mississippi & Ohio RR 4-1-1871
to Norfolk & Western RR 5-3-1881

Pamplin VA to Concord VA
Built by Southside RR 1849-1854

Phoebe VA to Lynchburg VA

Lynchburg VA to Bristol VA
Built by Virginia & Tennessee RR 1850-56

Lynchburg abandoned
Built by Virginia & Tennessee RR 1850-56

Glade Spring VA existing
Built by Virginia & Tennessee RR

Glade Spring VA to Saltville VA
Built by Virginia & Tennessee RR

Petersburg bypass

Blackstone VA to Dillard VA
Built by Blackstone & Lunenburg RR 1905-07
route uncertain
5.5 miles long

spur

Belt Line Jct connector

new connection

Dora Jct to Ivanhoe VA
Built by Norfolk & Western RR 1886

Graham VA to Norton VA
Built by Norfolk & Western RR 1891

VA/WV State Line to Powhatan WV

Ivanhoe VA to Gossan VA

Roanoke VA to Hagerstown MD
Built by Shenandoah Valley RR 1879-1882
to Shenandoah Valley Ry 11-19-1890

Buena Vista VA to VA/WV State Line
Built by Shenandoah Valley RR 1879-1882
to Shenandoah Valley Ry 11-19-1890

Lynchburg VA to Rustburg VA
Construction began by Lynchburg Halifax & North Carolina RR 1887
to Lynchburg & Durham RR 5-11-1887
completed 1889
to Norfolk Lynchburg & Durham RR 9-24-1896

Rustburg VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Lynchburg & Durham RR 1889-90
to Norfolk Lynchburg & Durham RR 9-24-1896

Roanoke VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Roanoke & Southern Ry 1889-1892
to Norfolk Roanoke & Southern Ry 11-25-1896

Abingdon VA to VA/NC State Line
Construction started by Abingdon Coal & Iron Co RR 1885
to Virginia Western Coal & Iron RR
to Virginia-Carolina Ry 1898
completed to Damascus 1900
completed to Taylor's Valley 1907
to Norfolk & Western Ry 1918
abandoned 1977

Virginia City to Caledonia VA

Banner VA to Vicco

Banner mine spur

Coeburn VA to Toms Creek

Dale Ridge Hollow spur

Carbo VA to Duty VA

Untitled Path

Tiller Creek Spur

Hurricane Branch

Putnam VA to Garden VA

Honaker VA to Blackford VA

Raven VA to Graceland VA

Doran to Zeal VA

Richlands VA to VA/KY State Line

Thomas Wye to Hurley WV
Built by Norfolk & Western Ry ca1927-31

Hurley WV to KY/VA State Line
Built by W. M. Ritter Lumber Co before 1900 as 42" gauge
to Big Sandy & Cumberland RR 1900
converted to standard gauge

Burke KY to Ward VA

Bull Creek VA to Harman VA

Vansant VA to Koenig VA

Dismal Creek Branch Jct Wye

Dismal Creek Branch Jct to Page VA

Oakwood VA to Mills VA

Oakwood wye

Long Spur Jct to Patterson VA

Dwight VA to Spruce VA

Wyatt VA to Jewell Valley VA

Seng Camp spur

Cedar Bluff wye

Cedar Bluff VA to VA/WV State Line

Penvir VA to Day VA
Built by New River Holston & Western RR 1907
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk & Western Ry 1919
see

Narrows VA to Penvir VA
Built by New River Holston & Western RR 1901
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk & Western Ry 1919
see

Day VA to Rocky Gap VA
Built by New River Holston & Western RR 1910
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
see

Rocky Gap VA to Suiter VA

Boissevain VA to Bluestone WV
Built by Pocahontas & Western RR 1906-07

Boissevain spur

Pocahontas spur

Ivanhoe VA to Galax VA

Fries Jct to Fries VA

Reed Jct to Patterson VA

Jett VA to Sylvatus VA

Creek Jct to Konnarock VA
route approximate

Potts Valley Connection

Virginian trackage rights

Norcross VA to Kerns VA
Built by Big Stony Ry 1896

WV/VA State Line to WV/ VA State Line
Built by Interior & West Virginia RR 1907-09
to Big Stony Ry 6-21-1910

WV/VA State Line to Paint Bank VA
Built by Virginia & Potts Creek RR 1907-10
to Big Stony Ry 6-21-1910

Radford VA to Miles VA

Christiansburg spur

Christiansburg VA to Blacksburg VA
Built by Virginia Anthracite Coal & Ry 1902-04

Salem VA to Lakeside VA

Lakeside to Sandburg VA

Cloverdale VA to Lone Star VA

Burkeville VA to Pamplin new route

Petersburg VA to City Point VA
Built by City Point RR 1837-39
to Appomattox RR 7-17-1847
to Southside RR 5-1-1854

Crimora spur

Kerns VA to VA/WV State Line
Built by Big Stony Ry 1896-1909

Lynchburg

Norfolk Southern RR

Providence Jct existing
Built by Norfolk & Southern RR ?
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906
to Norfolk Southern RR 5-3-1910
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982

Providence Jct to Euclid VA
Built by Norfolk & Southern RR ?
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906
to Norfolk Southern RR 5-3-1910
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974?

Virginia Beach abandoned

Camp Pendleton abandoned

Norfolk existing
Built by Chesapeake Transit Co ca 1898 as electric railroad??
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1904
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906
to Norfolk Southern RR 5-3-1910
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982

Norfolk abandoned

Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR

Euclid VA to Mundin VA
Built by Norfolk Virginia Beach & Southern RR 1896 as 36" gauge?
converted to standard gauge 1898
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1-1900

Norfolk abandoned
Built by Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR & Improvement Co 1883 as 36" gauge
to Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR 1887
to Norfolk Albemarle & Atlantic RR 1891
to Norfolk Virginia Beach & Southern RR 5-1896
converted to standard gauge 1898
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1-1900
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974?

Norfolk VA
Built by Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR & Improvement Co 1883 as 36" gauge
to Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR 1887
to Norfolk Albemarle & Atlantic RR 1891
to Norfolk Virginia Beach & Southern RR 5-1896
converted to standard gauge 1898
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1-1900
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982
to ??

Virginia Beach abandoned
Built by Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR & Improvement Co 1883 as 36" gauge
to Norfolk & Virginia Beach RR 1887
to Norfolk Albemarle & Atlantic RR 1891
to Norfolk Virginia Beach & Southern RR 5-1896
out of service by 2014

Norfolk VA to Virginia Beach VA
out of service by 2014

Chesapeake Transit Co

Virginia Beach to Cape Henry VA
Built by Chesapeake Transit Co ca 1898 as electric railroad
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1904

Rush St to Diamond Springs
Built by Chesapeake Transit Co ca 1898 as electric railroad
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1904

Diamond Springs to Cape Henry VA
Built by Chesapeake Transit Co ca 1898 as electric railroad

Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR

Carolina Jct abandoned
Built by Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR 1880-81
to Norfolk & Southern RR 6-1-1891

Carolina Jct to Norfolk
Built by Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR 1880-81
to Norfolk & Southern RR 6-1-1891

Built by Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR 1880-81
to Norfolk & Southern RR 6-1-1891
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982?

NC/VA State Line to Norfolk VA

Edenton abandoned
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982?

Suffolk & Carolina Ry

Suffolk VA to Ryland NC
Built by Nansemond Land Lumber & Narrow Gauge Ry
to Suffolk & Carolina Ry 1884
to Virginia & Carolina Coast RR 11-26-1906

Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry

Raleigh & Southport Ry

Sanford & Troy RR

Durham & Charlotte Ry

Aberdeen & Asheboro RR

Atlantic & North Carolina RR

Beaufort abandoned
Built by Atlantic & North Carolina RR 1857-58
leased to Norfolk Southern RR 1904-1934
leased to Atlantic & East Carolina Ry 1939-1958
to Southern Ry 1958

Pennsylvania RR

Winchester VA to VA/WV State Line
Built by Martinsburg & Potomac RR 1888-89
to Cumberland Valley & Martinsburg RR 1-3-1890
operated by Cumberland Valley RR 2-10-1888 to 11-1-1922
leased to Pennsylvania RR 11-1-1922

Rosslyn Connecting RR
Built by Washington Southern Ry 1892-96
to Rosslyn Connecting RR 6-2-1904
controlled by Pennsylvania RR

Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac RR

Byrd St to Elba Station
Built by Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac and Richmond & Petersburg RR Connection Co 1866-67
leased to Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR

Richmond abandoned
Built by Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 1836
abandoned east of Elba Station by 1905

Richmond VA to Fredricksburg VA

Richmond VA to Fredricksburg VA
Built by Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 1836-7
line reconstructed 1902-07
double tracked 1910-11
to CSX Transportation 1991

Acca to James River Bridge
Built by Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 1890

Old alignment

Old alignment?

Fredricksburg VA to Quantico VA
Built by Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 1842
line reconstructed 1902-07
double tracked 1910-11
to CSX Transportation 1991

Alexandria VA to Quantico VA
Built by Alexandria & Fredricksburg Ry 1872
to Washington & Southern Ry 3-31-1890
operated by Baltimore & Potomac RR (Pennsylvania RR) until 11-1-1901
leased to Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac Ry
merged into Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 2-24-1920
to CSX Transportation 1991

Alexandria abandoned
Built by Alexandria & Fredricksburg Ry 1872
to Washington & Southern Ry 3-31-1890
leased to Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac Ry

Alexandria
Built by Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR? by 1905

Alexandrai VA to Long Bridge VA
Built by Alexandria & Washington RR 1855-57
to Washington Southern Ry 3-31-1890
operated by Baltimore & Potomac RR (Pennsylvania RR) until 11-1-1901
leased to Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac Ry
merged into Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 2-24-1920

Alexandria abandoned
Built by Alexandria & Washington RR 1855-57
to Washington Southern Ry 3-31-1890
operated by Baltimore & Potomac RR (Pennsylvania RR) until 11-1-1901
merged into Richmond Fredricksburg & Potomac RR 2-24-1920

old alignment

Dahlgren Jct to Sealston
Built by US Government by 1943
to Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
to CSX

Seaboard Air Line

SAL Routes

Petersburg VA to DeWitt VA
Built by Richmond Petersburg & Carolina RR 1898
to Seaboard Air Line Ry 4-10-1900

Petersburg VA to Centralia VA
Built by Seaboard Air Line Ry 1900

Centralia VA to Acca VA
Built by Seaboard Air Line Ry 1900

Bellwood VA to Hopewell VA
Built by Seaboard Air Line Ry before 1938

DeWitt VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Seaboard Air Line Ry 1900
to Seaboard Air Line RR 1946
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 7-1-1967
to Seaboard System 12-29-1982

old route

Suffolk VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Portsmouth & Roanoke RR 1835-36
to Seaboard & Roanoke RR 9-4-1846
to Seaboard Air Line Ry 9-15-1911
to Seaboard Air Line RR 1946
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 7-1-1967
to Seaboard System 12-29-1982

Portsmouth VA to Suffolk VA
Built by Portsmouth & Roanoke RR 1834
to Seaboard & Roanoke RR 9-4-1846
to Seaboard Air Line Ry 9-15-1911
to Seaboard Air Line RR 1946
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 7-1-1967
to Seaboard System 12-29-1982

Boykins VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Seaboard & Roanoke RR 1887
to North Carolina & Virginia RR 1987
to RailTex control
to RailAmerica control 2-2000
to Genesee & Wyoming control 12-28-2012

Bermuda Hundred spur

Southern Railway

Atlantic & Danville Ry

East Danville to NC/VA State Line
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
to Norfolk Southern 1982

NC/VA State Line to Lawrenceville VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
to Norfolk Southern 1982

Lawrenceville VA to Edgerton VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
to Norfolk Southern 1982

James River Jct to Edgerton VA

Suffolk VA to James River Jct VA

Suffolk abandoned

Shoulders Hill VA to Suffolk VA

Portsmouth VA to Shoulders Hill VA
abandoned by 1940

Shoulders Hill VA to West Norfolk VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry

West Norfolk abandoned
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry

West Norfolk existing
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry

Claremont VA to James River Jct VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1885 as 36" gauge
operation by Southern Ry ceased 1932
operated by Gray Lumber Co 1932-1938

Antlers VA to quarry

Buffalo Jct to Buffalo Springs VA

Hitchcock Jct to Hitchcock VA

Danville VA to VA/CA State Line

Holloway Mine Spur

Danville & Western Ry

Leaksville Jct to Fieldale VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 1-9-1891
to standard gauge 1900-02
to Southern Ry control

Fieldale VA to Stuart VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 1-9-1891
to standard gauge 1903
to Southern Ry control

Leaksville Jct VA to Leaksville NC
Built by Danville Mocksville & Southwestern Ry as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 3-1-1899
to standard gauge 1900
to Southern Ry control

Untitled Path
Built by Southern Ry ?

Stokesland to Leaksville Jct VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to standard gauge 1900-02

Richmond to Lynchburg
Construction started by Lynchburg & Danville RR 1866
to Virginia & North Carolina RR 10-15-1872
to Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Ry 2-4-1873
completed 1874
to Virginia Midland Ry 1-1-1881

Southern Ry

Southern Ry Routes

Margerum Spur
Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Co Spur

Richmond to West Point
Built by Richmond & York River RR 1861
wrecked by Federal troops during Civil War
reopened 1867
to Richmond, York River & Chesapeake RR 7-4-1873

Alexandria to Leesburg
Built by Alexandria, Loudon & Hampshire RR 1858
to Washington & Ohio Ry 7-26-1870
to Washington & Western RR 5-25-1882
to Washington Ohio & Western RR 5-23-1883
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936
abandoned west of Purcellville 1939
to Chesapeake & Ohio ownership 1956

Leesburg to Round Hill VA
Built by Washington & Ohio Ry 1874
to Washington & Western RR 5-25-1882
to Washington Ohio & Western RR 5-23-1883
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936
abandoned west of Purcellville 1939
to Chesapeake & Ohio ownership 1956

Danville VA to Greensboro NC
Built by Piedmont RR 1864

Bluemont Jct to Rosslyn VA

Richmond & Danville

Clarksville VA to Keysville VA
Some grading done by Roanoka Valley RR 1855
to Richmond & Mecklenburg RR 3-25-1875
completed 1884
operated by Richmond & Danville RR 1884-1894
operated by Southern Ry 1894-1898
leased to Southern Ry 1898
to Virginia Southern RR 11-1988
to Genesee & Wyoming control

Richmond to Danville
Completed by Richmond & Danville RR 1856

Richmond Spur
Built by Richmond & Danville
to Southern Ry 1894

Belle Isle Jct to Belle Isle
Built by Richmond & Danville RR
to Southern Ry 1894

Gordonsville VA to Alexandria VA
Built by Orange & Alexandria RR 1854
to Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 4-25-1867
to Virginia & North Carolina RR 10-15-1872
to Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Ry 2-4-1873
to Virginia Midland Ry 1-1-1881

Charlottesville VA to Lynchburg VA
Built by Orange & Alexandria RR 1860
to Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 4-25-1867
to Virginia & North Carolina RR 10-15-1872
to Washington City Virginia Midland & Great Southern Ry 2-4-1873
to Virginia Midland Ry 1-1-1881

Charlottesville VA to Orange VA
Built by Charlottesville & Rapidan RR 1880

Calverton VA to Warrenton VA
Built by Orange & Alexandria RR 1854
to Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 4-25-1867

Warrenton abandoned

Manassas VA to Strasburg VA
Built by Manassas Gap RR 1854

Strasburg VA to Harrisonburg VA
Construction started by Orange Alexandria & Manassas RR 1867

Riverton VA to Front Royal VA

Clarksville old alignment

Round Hill VA to Bluemont VA
Built by Southern Ry 1900
leased to Washington & Old Dominion Ry 7-1-1912
to Washington & Old Dominion RR 1936

Clarksville VA to VA/NC State Line
Built by Clarksville & North Carolina RR ca1887
to VSRR

Virginia & Southwestern Ry

Bristol

Bristol wye

Bristol existing

Moccasin Gap VA to Gate City VA
Built by Virginia & Southwestern Ry 1910
controlled by Southern Ry

Moccasin Gap VA to TN/VA State Line
to Virginia & Southwestern Ry 4-26-1898
controlled by Southern Ry

Moccasin Gap VA to Bristol TN
Construction started by Virginia & Kentucky RR
to Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge RR 3-27-1876
to South Atlantic & Ohio RR 3-10-1884
to Virginia & Southwestern Ry 4-26-1898
controlled by Southern Ry

Gate City VA to Appalachia VA
Construction started by Virginia & Kentucky RR
to Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge RR 3-27-1876
to South Atlantic & Ohio RR 3-10-1884
to Virginia & Southwestern Ry 4-26-1898

Appalachia VA to Linden Mines
Construction started by Virginia & Kentucky RR
to Bristol Coal & Iron Narrow Gauge RR 3-27-1876
to South Atlantic & Ohio RR 3-10-1884

Linden VA to Laurel VA

Black Mountain Ry

Imboden VA to Pocket VA
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1908
to Virgina & Southwestern Ry 4-29-1908

Pocket VA to St Charles VA
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1905
to Virgina & Southwestern Ry 4-29-1908

St Charles VA to Darby Mines (Darbyville)
Built by Black Mountain Ry
to Virgina & Southwestern Ry 4-29-1908

Darbyville abandoned
Built by Black Mountain Ry

Turners Siding to Imperial

Monarch spur

St Charles wye

Bailey Creek Mine Branch
Built by Black Mountain Ry

Fawn Creek Mine Branch

Bundy Creek Branch

Newtown spur

Keokee Spur

Exeter spur

Bearden Branch spur

Appalachia VA to Imboden VA
Built by Imboden Coal & Coke Co

Lynchburg C&O connection

Virginian Ry

Bowers to Sewells Point VA
Construction started by Tidewater Ry 1904
to Virginian Ry 3-8-1907
completed 7-1-1909

WV/VA State Line to Whitethorne VA
Construction started by Tidewater Ry 1904
to Virginian Ry 3-8-1907
completed 7-1-1909
to Norfolk Southern 1982?

Whitethorne VA to Abilene VA
Construction started by Tidewater Ry 1904
to Virginian Ry 3-8-1907
completed 7-1-1909

Sewells Point abandoned
abandoned by 1980

Abilene VA to Bowers VA
to Norfolk Southern 1982?

Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry

Fink Yd VA to TN/VA State Line
Built by Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 1909
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983

Dante VA to Fink VA
Built by Lick Creek & Lake Erie RR 1902-06
to Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 6-1-1908
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983

VA/KY State Line to Dante VA
Built by Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 1915
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983

Elkhorn City KY to KY/VA State Line
Built by Clinchfield Northern Ry 1912
leased to Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry

Caney VA to Lick VA

McClure Jct to McClure VA

Nora Jct to Neece Creek

Neece Creek Jct to Blue Diamond

Virginia Shortlines

Big Sandy & Cumberland RR

Stacy VA to Blackey Fork
Built by W. H. Ritter Lumber Co as 42" gauge
leased to Cumberland & Big Sandy RR 1900
controlled by W. H. Ritter Lumber Co
route very approximate based on 1914 USGS topo map

Stacy VA to Hurley
Built by W. H. Ritter Lumber Co as 42" gauge
leased to Cumberland & Big Sandy RR 1900
controlled by W. H. Ritter Lumber Co
route very approximate based on 1914 USGS topo map

Guess Fork spur
Built by W. H. Ritter Lumber Co as 42" gauge
leased to Cumberland & Big Sandy RR 1900
controlled by W. H. Ritter Lumber Co
route very approximate based on 1914 USGS topo map

Lick Branch spur

Grundy to Stacy
route very approximate

Cape Charles RR
controlled by New York Philadelphia & Norfolk RR (later Pennsylvania RR)

Cape Jct VA to Kiptopeke VA
Built by Cape Charles RR 1912

Pokomoke MD to Cape Charles MD
Built by New York Philadelphia & Norfolk RR 1884-85
leased to Pennsylvania RR 8-5-1921
to Penn Central RR 2-1-1968
to Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission 1976
operated by Virginia & Maryland RR 1976-1981
operated by Eastern Shore RR 1981-2005
operated by Bay Coast RR 2005-

Chesapeake Western Ry

Elkton VA to Bridgewater VA
Built by Chesapeake & Western RR 1896
controlled by Chesapeake Western Ry
to Norfolk & Western control 1954
to Norfolk Southern control ca1985

Elkton to Bridgewater VA
Built by Chesapeake & Western RR 1896
controlled by Chesapeake Western Ry
to Norfolk & Western control 1954
to Norfolk Southern control ca1985

Bridgewater VA to North River Gap VA
Built by Chesapeake Western Ry 1901-02

Dismal Swamp RR

Camden Mills to VA/NC State Line
Built by Norfolk & Camden RR by 1893 as 42" gauge
to Dismal Swamp RR 1896
owned by Richmond Cedar Works

Farmville & Powhatan RR

Farmville VA to Powhatan VA
Built by Farmville & Powhatan RR 1884-89 as 36" gauge
to Tidewater & Western RR 6-7-1905
route uncertain
assumed to be where road is now located in many places

Powhatan VA to Moseley Jct
Built by Farmville & Powhatan RR 1888-89? as 36" gauge
to Tidewater & Western RR 6-7-1905
assumed to be where road is now located in many places

Moseley Jct to Coalboro
Built by Farmville & Powhatan RR 1889 as 36" gauge
to Tidewater & Western RR 6-7-1905

Eppes Falls to Winterpock
Built by Clover Hill RR 1845 as standard gauge
to Brighthope Ry 1877
converted to 36" gauge 1881
to Farmville & Powhatan RR 1889

Winterpock VA to Coalboro
Built by Clover Hill RR 1847 as standard gauge
to Brighthope Ry 1877
converted to 36" gauge 1881
to Farmville & Powhatan RR 1889

Coalboro to Chester VA
Built by Clover Hill RR 1847 as standard gauge
to Brighthope Ry 1877
converted to 36" gauge 1881
to Farmville & Powhatan RR 1889

Chester to Osborne Landing

Chester to Bermuda Hundred
Built by Brighthope Ry 1881 as 36" gauge

Franklin & Carolina RR

Franklin Jct to Franklin VA
Built by Franklin & Carolina RR 1945
to Atlantic Coast Line 1958

Franklin existing

Franklin & Pittsylvania RR

Gretna to Rocky Mount VA
Built by Franklin & Pittsylvania RR ca1878-1880
controlled by Southern Ry until 1914
route approximate
see http://www.fandprailroad.org/photos/

Haysi RR

Haysi to Pittco-Greenbrier
Built by Haysi RR 1970
to CSX

Interstate RR

Tacoma Jct to Miller Yard
Built by Interstate RR 1923
to Southern Ry 10-1960
to Norfolk Southern control 1982
merged into Norfolk Southern 10-31-1985

N&W Connection

Norton VA to Tacoma Jct
Built by Interstate RR 1923
to Southern Ry 10-1960
to Norfolk Southern control 1982
merged into Norfolk Southern 10-31-1985

Appalachia VA to Norton VA
Completed by Interstate RR 1909
to Southern Ry 10-1960
to Norfolk Southern control 1982
merged into Norfolk Southern 10-31-1985

Appalachia VA to Stonega
Built by Interstate RR

Kent Jct to Pardee VA
Built by Interstate RR

Roaring Fork to Pine VA
Built by Interstate RR

Norton VA to Glamorgan
Built by Roaring Fork RR
to Interstate RR 1919

Addington wye

Holton VA to Dixiana VA
Built by Roaring Fork RR
to Interstate RR 1919

Dixiana spur

Abandoned

Mudlick Jct to Roda
Built by Interstate RR 1903

Arno Jct to Derby

Canepatch spur

Dorchester Jct to Sutherland VA
merged into Norfolk Southern 10-31-1985?

Dixiana abandoned

Glamorgan abandoned

Esserville spur

Pardee abandoned

Marion & Rye Valley Ry

Marion VA to Sugar Valley VA
Built by Marion & Rye Valley RR 1891
to Marion & Rye Valley Ry 1902-03
controlled by United States Spruce Lumber Co
abandoned 1931 southeast of Furnace Hill
route approximate

Meherrin Valley RR

Margarettsville SC to Emporia VA
Built by Meherrin Valley RR 1882 Margerettsville to Claresville
to Meherrin Valley Ry 3-1887 and completed to Hicksford (S Emporia)
owned by Greenville Land & Lumber Co
abandoned 8-1891

Milton & Sutherlin Narrow Gauge RR

Milton NC to Sutherlin VA
Built by Milton & Sutherlin Narrow Gauge RR 1876-78 as 36" gauge
to Richmond & Danville RR control
route very approximate

Mount Airy & Eastern RR

Mt Airy NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Mount Airy & Eastern RR 1899-1900 as 36" gauge

VA/NC State Line to
Built by Mount Airy & Eastern RR 1900 as 36" gauge

Kibler Valley Spur
Built by Mount Airy & Eastern RR as 36" gauge

Nelson & Albemarle Ry

Rockfish to Schuyler VA
Built by Nelson & Albemarle Ry 1905
see https://sites.google.com/site/nelsonalbemarle/

Schuyler VA to Guthrie VA
Built by Schuyler Ry
to Nelson & Albemarle Ry 5-1905
see https://sites.google.com/site/nelsonalbemarle/

Damon to Old Dominion VA

New River Holston & Western RR

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line RR

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt RR
Built by Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt RR 1898

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt RR

Carolina Jct to Norfolk
Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt RR trackage rights on Norfolk Southern RR

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt RR
Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt RR trackage rights on Virginian Ry

Norton & Northern Ry

Ramsey VA to Wise VA
Built by Norton & Northern Ry 1916

Potomac Fredericksburg & Piedmont RR

Fredericksburg VA to Parker VA
Graded by Fredericksburg & Gordonsville RR 1853
track finally laid by same company 1872
to Fredericksburg Orange & Charlottesville RR 1872 but returned
to Potomac Fredericksburg & Piedmont RR 5-13-1878
converted to 36" gauge
to Orange & Fredericksburg RR 6-11-1925
converted to standard gauge 9-10-1926
to Virginia Central Ry 11-26-1926
all but 1 mile in Fredericksburg abandoned 1937
remaining mile abandoned 1983

Parker VA to Orange VA
Graded by Fredericksburg & Gordonsville RR 1853
track finally laid by Potomac Fredericksburg & Piedmont RR 1878 as 36" gauge
to Orange & Fredericksburg RR 6-11-1925
converted to standard gauge 9-10-1926
to Virginia Central Ry 11-26-1926
all but 1 mile in Fredericksburg abandoned 1937
remaining mile abandoned 1983

Richmond & Rappahannock River RR

Henrico Jct to Pamunkey VA
Built by Richmond & Rappahannock River Ry
abandoned ca1920

Roanoke River Ry

Manson NC to Townsville NC
Built by Roanoke Valley RR 1855
destroyed during Civil War
rebuilt by Roanoke River Ry 1907-08
to Townsville RR 1919

Townsville NC to Clarksville VA
Built by Roanoke Valley RR 1855
destroyed during Civil War
rebuilt by Roanoke River Ry after 1907-08
abandoned 1919?

Surrey Sussex & Southampton Ry

Surry east

Tuckahoe & James River RR

Lorraine to Gayton
Built by Tuckahoe & James River RR 1840
owned by Richmond Coal Mining & Manufacturing Co
leased to Virginia Coal & Coke Co

Victoria & Western Ry

Goshen VA to Rockbridge Alum Springs
Built by Victoria & Western Ry 1890 as 36" gauge
owned by Empire Steel & Iron Co.
to Viginia Iron & Railway Co 3-1-1892
leased to Rockbridge Alum & Goshen RR

Alum Springs Switch VA to Rockbridge Alum Springs
Built by Rockbridge Alum & Goshen RR 1891 as 36" gauge

Springs Jct to Oreville
Built by Victoria & Western Ry 1890 as 36" gauge
owned by Empire Steel & Iron Co.
to Viginia Iron & Railway Co 3-1-1892
leased to Rockbridge Alum & Goshen RR

Virginia Blue Ridge Ry

Tye River VA to Buffalo Mine VA
Built by Virginia Blue Ridge Ry 1915

Buffalo Mine VA to Massies Mill
Built by Virginia Blue Ridge Ry 1915
abandoned before 1963

Lowesville to

Virginia Southern RR

Fairwood VA to Sugar Grove VA
Built by Virginia Southern RR 1902-04
controlled by United States Spruce Lumber Co
route very approximate

Winchester & Western RR

Winchester VA to Gore VA
Built by Winchester & Western RR 1917-18

Wardensville to Rock Enon Springs
Built by Winchester & Western RR 1918-21

Rock Enon Springs to Gore VA
Built by Winchester & Western RR 1918-21

Virginia US Govt RRs

US Navy Fredericksburg

Sealston E

Fort Pickett

Fort Eustis

Lee Hall Naval Weapons Station