List of Virginia railroads

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The following railroads operate(d) in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Passenger carriers

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Defunct railroads

Note: railroads that existed only in present-day West Virginia before 1863 are not listed.

Name Mark System [nb 1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Abingdon Coal and Iron Railroad N&W 18871894 Virginia Western Coal and Iron Railway
Alberene Railroad C&O 18951902 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway RF&P 18641890 Washington Southern Railway
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad SOU 18531870 Washington and Ohio Railroad
Alexandria and Harper's Ferry Railroad SOU 18471853 Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
Alexandria and Washington Railroad RF&P 18541887 Alexandria and Washington Railway
Alexandria and Washington Railway RF&P 18871890 Washington Southern Railway
Appomattox Railroad N&W 18471854 Southside Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ACLACL18981967 Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic and Danville Railway AD N&W 18821962 Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad N&W 18701881 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B&O, BOB&O18671987 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad PRR 18901891 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Bay Coast Railroad BCR20062018 Delmarva Central Railroad
Beaver Dam Railroad 1910
Big Sandy Railway C&O 19021906 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Kentucky
Big Sandy and Cumberland Railroad BS&C N&W 19001932 Norfolk and Western Railway
Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railroad 1912
Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railway 18921912 Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railroad
Big Stony Railway N&W 18921915 Norfolk and Western Railway
Black Mountain Railway SOU 19031908 Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Blackstone and Lunenburg Railroad N&W 19051910 Norfolk and Western Railway
Blackstone and Southern Railroad N&W 19001905 Blackstone and Lunenburg Railroad
Blue Ridge Railroad C&O 18491870 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Brighthope Railway 18771889 Farmville and Powhatan Railroad
Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Railroad SOU 18761882 South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad
Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway C&O 18761880 Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
Buckingham Railroad C&O 18791897 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Cape Charles Railroad PRR 19061918 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway CC&O ACL/ L&N 19081990 CSX Transportation
Carolina and Northwestern Railway CRN SOU 19821988 Southern Railway
Carolina and Northwestern Railway CR&N SOU 19511974 Norfolk Southern Railway
Catawba Valley Railway and Mining Company N&W 19021909 Norfolk and Western Railway
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad ACL/ L&N 18871893 Ohio River and Charleston Railroad
Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad SOU 18761914 Southern Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad C&O 18681878 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway C&O, COC&O18781987 CSX Transportation
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Kentucky C&O 19061907 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake, Shendun and Western Railroad N&W 18921895 Chesapeake and Western Railroad
Chesapeake and Western Railroad N&W 18951943 Chesapeake Western Railway
Chesterfield Railroad 18281851N/A
Chowan and Southern Railroad ACL 18871889 Norfolk and Carolina Railroad
City Point Railroad N&W 18361847 Appomattox Railroad
Clarksville and North Carolina Railroad SOU 18871894 Southern Railway
Clinch Valley Railroad N&W 18871887 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Clinchfield Railroad CRR ACL/ L&N 19241983 Seaboard System Railroad
Clinchfield Northern Railway ACL/ L&N 19111912 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Clover Hill Railroad 18411877 Brighthope Railway
Consolidated Rail Corporation CR19761999 Norfolk Southern Railway
Covington and Ohio Railroad C&O 18531868 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland Valley Railroad PRR 18901919N/ALeased the Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad PRR 18891958 Penndel Company
Danville, Mocksville and Southwestern Railroad SOU 18801899 Danville and Western Railway
Danville and New River Railroad SOU 18731890 Danville and Western Railway
Danville and Seaboard Railroad NS 18871891 Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad
Danville and Western Railway D&W SOU 1891
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad PRR 18831956 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Dismal Swamp Railroad 18961941N/A
East River Railroad N&W 18811882 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Eastern Shore Railroad ESHR19812006 Bay Coast Railroad
Eastern Shore Railroad PRR 18671878 Peninsula Railroad
Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad NS 18751883 Norfolk Southern Railroad
Elizabeth River Railroad 19011910 Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Elkhorn Southern Railway ACL/ L&N 19061911 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway, Clinchfield Northern Railway
Farmville and Powhatan Railroad 18841905 Tidewater and Western Railroad
Franklin and Carolina Railroad 19451958 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad 18781932N/A
Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Railroad 18531876 Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad
Fredericksburg, Orange and Charlottesville Railroad 18721873 Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Railroad
Gladeville Railroad 18921902 Virginia and Kentucky Railway
Greensville and Roanoke Railroad ACL 18341855 Petersburg Railroad
Haysi Railroad L&N/ SCL 19691983 Seaboard System Railroad
Henrico Railroad 1882
Laurel Railway 1906
Lick Creek and Lake Erie Railroad ACL/ L&N 19021908 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Louisa Railroad C&O 18361850 Virginia Central Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad L&N, LNL&N18871983 Seaboard System Railroad
Lynchburg Belt Line and Connecting Railway N&W 19071910 Norfolk and Western Railway
Lynchburg and Danville Railroad SOU 18661872 Virginia and North Carolina Railroad
Lynchburg and Durham Railroad N&W 18871896 Norfolk, Lynchburg and Durham Railroad
Lynchburg, Halifax and North Carolina Railroad N&W 18841887 Lynchburg and Durham Railroad
Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad N&W 18481849 Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Manassas Gap Railroad SOU 18501867 Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Marion and Rye Valley Railroad 18911900 Marion and Rye Valley Railway
Marion and Rye Valley Railway 19001931N/A
Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad PRR 18701890 Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad
Meherrin Valley Railroad 1878
Milton and Sutherlin Railroad 18761894N/A
Mount Airy and Eastern Railway 18991910 Virginia and Mount Airy Railway
Nansemond Land, Lumber and Narrow Gauge Railway Company NS 18731884 Suffolk and Carolina Railway
Nelson and Albemarle Railway 19031963N/A
New River Railroad N&W 18771882 Norfolk and Western Railroad
New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company N&W 18731877 New River Railroad
New River, Holston and Western Railroad NH&W N&W 19001919 Norfolk and Western Railway
New River Plateau Railway N&W 18881889 Norfolk and Western Railroad
New York and Norfolk Railroad PRR 18721878 Peninsula Railroad
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad PRR 18821958 Penndel Company
Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad NS 18911896 Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad
Norfolk and Carolina Railroad ACL 18891900 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway NFD N&W 19621983 Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk, Lynchburg and Durham Railroad N&W 18961896 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad N&W 18511871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Norfolk, Roanoke and Southern Railroad N&W 18961896 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Sewalls Point Railroad NS 18721882 Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad and Improvement Company
Norfolk Southern Railroad NSNS19101942 Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railroad NS 18831891 Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Norfolk Southern Railway NSNS19421982 Carolina and Northwestern Railway
Norfolk and Southern Railroad NS 18911906 Norfolk and Southern Railway
Norfolk and Southern Railway NS 19061910 Norfolk Southern Railroad
Norfolk Terminal Company N&W 18821889 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk Terminal Railway NS/ N&W 1910
Norfolk Terminal and Transportation Company C&O 18961945 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad NS 18871891 Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad
Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad and Improvement Company NS 18821887 Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad
Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad NS 18961900 Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railroad N&W 18811896 Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway N&W, NWN&W18961998 Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Wharf, Warehouse and Terminal Company C&O 18931896 Norfolk Terminal and Transportation Company
North and South Railroad PRR 18531878 Peninsula Railroad
Norton and Northern Railway 19161934N/A
Ohio River and Charleston Railroad ACL/ L&N 18941894 Ohio River and Charleston Railway
Ohio River and Charleston Railway ACL/ L&N 18941902 South and Western Railway
Orange and Alexandria Railroad SOU 18481867 Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad SOU 18671872 Virginia and North Carolina Railroad
Orange and Fredericksburg Railroad 19251926 Virginia Central Railway
Peninsula Railroad PRR 18781882 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company PC19681976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Penndel Company PRR 19581976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad PRRPRR19181968 Penn Central Transportation Company
Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad
Petersburg Railroad ACL 18301898 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Petersburg and Asylum Railway ACL 18881896 Petersburg and Western Railroad
Petersburg and Western Railroad ACL 18961898 Petersburg Railroad
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad PRR 19021918 Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad PRR 18911902 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Piedmont Railroad SOU 18621894 Southern Railway
Pocahontas and Western Railroad N&W 19041910 Norfolk and Western Railway
Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad SAL 18321846 Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Potomac Railroad RF&P 18671917 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad 18761925 Orange and Fredericksburg Railroad
Prince George and Chesterfield Railway SAL 19291946 Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Radford-Southern Railroad and Mining Company N&W 18981903 Norfolk and Western Railway
Richmond and Alleghany Railroad C&O 18781889 Richmond and Alleghany Railway
Richmond and Alleghany Railway C&O 18891890 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Richmond and Danville Railroad SOU 18471894 Southern Railway
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad RF&P, RFPRF&P18341991 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway RFP1991Still exists as a subsidiary of CSX Transportation
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac and Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection Company RF&P 18661919N/A (operated by Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad)
Richmond and Lynchburg Railroad C&O 18601873 Straight-Shoot Railroad
Richmond and Mecklenburg Railroad SOU 18751950 Southern Railway
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad ACL 18361898 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad SAL 18921900 Seaboard Air Line Railway
Richmond Terminal Railway ACL/ RF&P 19161976N/A
Richmond and York River Railroad SOU 18531873 Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railroad
Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railroad SOU 18731894 Southern Railway
Roanoke and Southern Railway N&W 18871896 Norfolk, Roanoke and Southern Railroad
Roanoke Valley Railroad SOU 18501880 Richmond and Mecklenburg Railroad
Roaring Fork Railroad 1904
Rockbridge Alum and Goshen Railroad 1889
Rosslyn Connecting Railroad RC PRR 19041969 Penndel Company
Seaboard Air Line Railroad SALSAL19461967 Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railway SAL 19001945 Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line System SAL 18931900 Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad SCL19671983 Seaboard System Railroad
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad SAL 18461911 Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard System Railroad SBD19831986 CSX Transportation
Shenandoah Valley Railroad N&W 18671890 Shenandoah Valley Railway
Shenandoah Valley Railway N&W 18901890 Norfolk and Western Railroad
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad SOU 18821898 Virginia and Southwestern Railway
South and Western Railroad ACL/ L&N 19051908 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
South and Western Railway ACL/ L&N 19021906 South and Western Railroad
Southeastern and Atlantic Railroad 18961898 Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Southern Railway SOUSOU18941990 Norfolk Southern Railway
Southside Railroad N&W 18461871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Straight-Shoot Railroad C&O 18731878 Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
Suffolk and Carolina Railway NS 18841906 Norfolk and Southern Railway
Sulphur Mines Railroad C&O 1884
Surry, Sussex and Southampton Railway 18861930N/A
Tidewater Railway N&W 19041907 Virginian Railway
Tidewater and West Virginia Railroad N&W 19001901 Chesapeake Western Railway
Tidewater and Western Railroad 19051917N/A
Tuckahoe and James River Railroad 1837
Valley Railroad B&O 1866
Valley Street Railway 18901892 Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railway
Virginia Air Line Railway C&O 19061912 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Virginia Anthracite Coal and Railway Company N&W 19021911 Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Blue Ridge Railway VBR19141980N/A
Virginia and Carolina Railroad SAL 18821892 Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
Virginia–Carolina Railway N&W 18981919 Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia and Carolina Coast Railroad NS 19051906 Norfolk and Southern Railway
Virginia–Carolina and Southern Railway N&W 19061912 Virginia–Carolina Railway
Virginia Central Railroad C&O 18501868 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Central Railway VC19261983N/A
Virginia and Kentucky Railroad SOU 18521876 Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Virginia and Kentucky Railway 19021916 Norton and Northern Railway
Virginia and Maryland Railroad VAMD19771981 Eastern Shore Railroad
Virginia Midland Railway SOU 18801898 Southern Railway
Virginia and Mount Airy Railway 1920N/ANever operated
Virginia and North Carolina Railroad SOU 18721873 Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway
Virginia and Potts Creek Railroad N&W 19061910 Big Stony Railway
Virginia and Southeastern Railway SOU 19041908 Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Virginia Southern Railroad 19021931N/A
Virginia and Southwestern Railway SOU 1899Still exists as a lessor of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad N&W 18491871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Western Coal and Iron Railway N&W 18941898 Virginia–Carolina Railway
Virginian Railway VGN N&W 19071959 Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginian Terminal Railway N&W 19071936 Virginian Railway
Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad RF&P 18621868 Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway SOU 18731880 Virginia Midland Railway
Washington and Ohio Railroad SOU 18701882 Washington and Western Railroad
Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad SOU 18831894 Southern Railway
Washington Southern Railway WSN RF&P 18901920 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Washington and Western Railroad N&W 18891890 Shenandoah Valley Railway
Washington and Western Railroad SOU 18821883 Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad
Western Branch Railway ACL 18881888 Chowan and Southern Railroad
White Top Railway 1913
Winchester Railroad 19291929 Winchester and Wardensville Railroad
Winchester and Potomac Railroad B&O 18311988 CSX Transportation
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad B&O 18671988 CSX Transportation
Winchester and Wardensville Railroad 19291941 Winchester and Western Railroad
Winchester and Western Railroad 19161930 Winchester and Wardensville Railroad
Wise Terminal Company SOU 19001913 Interstate Railroad
Worcester Railroad PRR 18761883 Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad
Electric
Virginia Railway & Power Company in Richmond, 1914 Electric railway journal (1914) (14761924805).jpg
Virginia Railway & Power Company in Richmond, 1914
Private carriers

Notes

  1. ↑ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

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