North Carolina and Virginia Railroad

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North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad logo.png
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad 3837 at rural grade crossing.JPG
An NCVA EMD GP38 locomotive, painted in the colors of the Arizona and California Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersAhoskie, North Carolina
Reporting markNCVA
LocaleBoykins, VA to Cofield, NC
Dates of operation1987–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length49 miles (79 km)

The North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (reporting mark NCVA) is a short-line railroad that operates 49 miles (79 km) of track.[1]

History[]

The NCVA began operations in 1987[1] of former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trackage between Boykins, Virginia and Tunis in Cofield, North Carolina. The headquarters are in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The NCVA is a subsidiary of the Genesee & Wyoming and was previously owned by RailAmerica. It also operates the Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (CA).

The railroad's traffic comes mainly from steel products, as well as grain and chemical products. The NCVA hauled around 25,500 carloads in 2008.[1]

Locomotive fleet[]

Number Builder Type Build date Notes
1326 EMD GP7U Unknown [2]
2173 EMD GP38-2 Unknown [2]
3801 EMD GP38 Unknown [2]
3808 EMD GP38 Unknown [2]
3813 EMD GP38-2 Unknown [2]
3837 EMD GP38-2 Unknown [2]
4120 EMD Slug Unknown [2]
4167, 4169 EMD Road Mate Unknown [2]
6244 EMD GP9 Unknown [2]
504 EMD GP38-2 1977 [2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://www.thedieselshop.us/NCVA.HTML

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