List of Virginia railroads

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

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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] From To Successor Notes
Abingdon Coal and Iron Railroad N&W 1887 1894 Virginia Western Coal and Iron Railway
C&O 1895 1902 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway RF&P 1864 1890 Washington Southern Railway
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad SOU 1853 1870 Washington and Ohio Railroad
Alexandria and Harper's Ferry Railroad SOU 1847 1853 Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
Alexandria and Washington Railroad RF&P 1854 1887 Alexandria and Washington Railway
Alexandria and Washington Railway RF&P 1887 1890 Washington Southern Railway
Appomattox Railroad N&W 1847 1854 Southside Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ACL ACL 1898 1967 Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic and Danville Railway AD N&W 1882 1962 Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad N&W 1870 1881 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B&O, BO B&O 1867 1987 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad PRR 1890 1891 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Bay Coast Railroad BCR 2006 2018 Delmarva Central Railroad
Beaver Dam Railroad 1910
C&O 1902 1906
BS&C N&W 1900 1932 Norfolk and Western Railway
1912
1892 1912
Big Stony Railway N&W 1892 1915 Norfolk and Western Railway
SOU 1903 1908
N&W 1905 1910 Norfolk and Western Railway
N&W 1900 1905
Blue Ridge Railroad C&O 1849 1870 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Brighthope Railway 1877 1889 Farmville and Powhatan Railroad
SOU 1876 1882
C&O 1876 1880 Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
C&O 1879 1897 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
PRR 1906 1918 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway CC&O ACL/ L&N 1908 1990 CSX Transportation
Carolina and Northwestern Railway CRN SOU 1982 1988 Southern Railway
Carolina and Northwestern Railway CR&N SOU 1951 1974 Norfolk Southern Railway
N&W 1902 1909 Norfolk and Western Railway
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad ACL/ L&N 1887 1893
Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad SOU 1876 1914 Southern Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad C&O 1868 1878 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway C&O, CO C&O 1878 1987 CSX Transportation
C&O 1906 1907 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake, Shendun and Western Railroad N&W 1892 1895 Chesapeake and Western Railroad
Chesapeake and Western Railroad N&W 1895 1943 Chesapeake Western Railway
Chesterfield Railroad 1828 1851 N/A
ACL 1887 1889
City Point Railroad N&W 1836 1847 Appomattox Railroad
SOU 1887 1894 Southern Railway
N&W 1887 1887 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Clinchfield Railroad CRR ACL/ L&N 1924 1983 Seaboard System Railroad
Clinchfield Northern Railway ACL/ L&N 1911 1912 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Clover Hill Railroad 1841 1877 Brighthope Railway
Consolidated Rail Corporation CR 1976 1999 Norfolk Southern Railway
Covington and Ohio Railroad C&O 1853 1868 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland Valley Railroad PRR 1890 1919 N/A Leased the
PRR 1889 1958
SOU 1880 1899
SOU 1873 1890
NS 1887 1891
D&W SOU 1891
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad PRR 1883 1956 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
1896 1941 N/A
N&W 1881 1882 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Eastern Shore Railroad ESHR 1981 2006 Bay Coast Railroad
Eastern Shore Railroad PRR 1867 1878
Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad NS 1875 1883 Norfolk Southern Railroad
1901 1910 Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Elkhorn Southern Railway ACL/ L&N 1906 1911 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway, Clinchfield Northern Railway
Farmville and Powhatan Railroad 1884 1905 Tidewater and Western Railroad
1945 1958 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
1878 1932 N/A
Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Railroad 1853 1876 Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad
Fredericksburg, Orange and Charlottesville Railroad 1872 1873 Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Railroad
1892 1902
ACL 1834 1855 Petersburg Railroad
Haysi Railroad L&N/ SCL 1969 1983 Seaboard System Railroad
1882
1906
Lick Creek and Lake Erie Railroad ACL/ L&N 1902 1908 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
Louisa Railroad C&O 1836 1850 Virginia Central Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad L&N, LN L&N 1887 1983 Seaboard System Railroad
N&W 1907 1910 Norfolk and Western Railway
SOU 1866 1872
N&W 1887 1896
N&W 1884 1887
Lynchburg and Tennessee Railroad N&W 1848 1849 Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Manassas Gap Railroad SOU 1850 1867 Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Marion and Rye Valley Railroad 1891 1900 Marion and Rye Valley Railway
Marion and Rye Valley Railway 1900 1931 N/A
PRR 1870 1890
1878
1876 1894 N/A
1899 1910
NS 1873 1884
1903 1963 N/A
New River Railroad N&W 1877 1882 Norfolk and Western Railroad
N&W 1873 1877 New River Railroad
New River, Holston and Western Railroad NH&W N&W 1900 1919 Norfolk and Western Railway
N&W 1888 1889 Norfolk and Western Railroad
PRR 1872 1878
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad PRR 1882 1958
NS 1891 1896 Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad
ACL 1889 1900 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway NFD N&W 1962 1983 Norfolk and Western Railway
N&W 1896 1896 Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad N&W 1851 1871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
N&W 1896 1896 Norfolk and Western Railroad
NS 1872 1882
Norfolk Southern Railroad NS NS 1910 1942 Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railroad NS 1883 1891 Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Norfolk Southern Railway NS NS 1942 1982 Carolina and Northwestern Railway
Norfolk and Southern Railroad NS 1891 1906 Norfolk and Southern Railway
Norfolk and Southern Railway NS 1906 1910 Norfolk Southern Railroad
N&W 1882 1889 Norfolk and Western Railroad
NS/ N&W 1910
C&O 1896 1945 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
NS 1887 1891
NS 1882 1887
Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad NS 1896 1900 Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railroad N&W 1881 1896 Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway N&W, NW N&W 1896 1998 Norfolk Southern Railway
C&O 1893 1896
North and South Railroad PRR 1853 1878
1916 1934 N/A
ACL/ L&N 1894 1894 Ohio River and Charleston Railway
Ohio River and Charleston Railway ACL/ L&N 1894 1902 South and Western Railway
Orange and Alexandria Railroad SOU 1848 1867 Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad SOU 1867 1872
1925 1926 Virginia Central Railway
PRR 1878 1882 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company PC 1968 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
PRR 1958 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad PRR PRR 1918 1968 Penn Central Transportation Company
Petersburg Railroad ACL 1830 1898 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
ACL 1888 1896
ACL 1896 1898 Petersburg Railroad
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad PRR 1902 1918 Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad PRR 1891 1902 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
SOU 1862 1894 Southern Railway
N&W 1904 1910 Norfolk and Western Railway
Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad SAL 1832 1846 Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Potomac Railroad RF&P 1867 1917 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad 1876 1925
SAL 1929 1946 Seaboard Air Line Railroad
N&W 1898 1903 Norfolk and Western Railway
Richmond and Alleghany Railroad C&O 1878 1889 Richmond and Alleghany Railway
Richmond and Alleghany Railway C&O 1889 1890 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Richmond and Danville Railroad SOU 1847 1894 Southern Railway
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad RF&P, RFP RF&P 1834 1991 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway RFP 1991 Still exists as a subsidiary of CSX Transportation
RF&P 1866 1919 N/A (operated by Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad)
C&O 1860 1873
SOU 1875 1950 Southern Railway
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad ACL 1836 1898 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad SAL 1892 1900 Seaboard Air Line Railway
ACL/ RF&P 1916 1976 N/A
Richmond and York River Railroad SOU 1853 1873 Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railroad
Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railroad SOU 1873 1894 Southern Railway
N&W 1887 1896
SOU 1850 1880
1904
1889
RC PRR 1904 1969
Seaboard Air Line Railroad SAL SAL 1946 1967 Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railway SAL 1900 1945 Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line System SAL 1893 1900 Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad SCL 1967 1983 Seaboard System Railroad
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad SAL 1846 1911 Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard System Railroad SBD 1983 1986 CSX Transportation
Shenandoah Valley Railroad N&W 1867 1890 Shenandoah Valley Railway
Shenandoah Valley Railway N&W 1890 1890 Norfolk and Western Railroad
SOU 1882 1898
South and Western Railroad ACL/ L&N 1905 1908 Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
South and Western Railway ACL/ L&N 1902 1906 South and Western Railroad
Southeastern and Atlantic Railroad 1896 1898 Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
Southern Railway SOU SOU 1894 1990 Norfolk Southern Railway
Southside Railroad N&W 1846 1871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
C&O 1873 1878 Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
NS 1884 1906 Norfolk and Southern Railway
C&O 1884
1886 1930 N/A
Tidewater Railway N&W 1904 1907 Virginian Railway
Tidewater and West Virginia Railroad N&W 1900 1901 Chesapeake Western Railway
Tidewater and Western Railroad 1905 1917 N/A
1837
B&O 1866
1890 1892
Virginia Air Line Railway C&O 1906 1912 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
N&W 1902 1911 Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Blue Ridge Railway VBR 1914 1980 N/A
SAL 1882 1892 Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
Virginia–Carolina Railway N&W 1898 1919 Norfolk and Western Railway
NS 1905 1906 Norfolk and Southern Railway
N&W 1906 1912 Virginia–Carolina Railway
Virginia Central Railroad C&O 1850 1868 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Central Railway VC 1926 1983 N/A
SOU 1852 1876
1902 1916
Virginia and Maryland Railroad VAMD 1977 1981 Eastern Shore Railroad
SOU 1880 1898 Southern Railway
1920 N/A Never operated
SOU 1872 1873
Virginia and Potts Creek Railroad N&W 1906 1910 Big Stony Railway
SOU 1904 1908
Virginia Southern Railroad 1902 1931 N/A
SOU 1899 Still exists as a lessor of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad N&W 1849 1871 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Western Coal and Iron Railway N&W 1894 1898 Virginia–Carolina Railway
Virginian Railway VGN N&W 1907 1959 Norfolk and Western Railway
N&W 1907 1936 Virginian Railway
RF&P 1862 1868 Alexandria and Washington Railroad
SOU 1873 1880
Washington and Ohio Railroad SOU 1870 1882
Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad SOU 1883 1894 Southern Railway
Washington Southern Railway WSN RF&P 1890 1920 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
N&W 1889 1890 Shenandoah Valley Railway
SOU 1882 1883 Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad
ACL 1888 1888
White Top Railway 1913
Winchester Railroad 1929 1929 Winchester and Wardensville Railroad
Winchester and Potomac Railroad B&O 1831 1988 CSX Transportation
B&O 1867 1988 CSX Transportation
Winchester and Wardensville Railroad 1929 1941 Winchester and Western Railroad
Winchester and Western Railroad 1916 1930 Winchester and Wardensville Railroad
SOU 1900 1913 Interstate Railroad
PRR 1876 1883 Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad
Electric
Virginia Railway & Power Company in Richmond, 1914
Private carriers

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

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