List of Virginia railroads

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

## Common freight carriers

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* Buckingham Branch Railroad (BB)
* Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Delaware and Hudson Railway (DH) (trackage rights, not used)
* Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (CA)
* Commonwealth Railway (CWRY)
* CSX Transportation (CSXT)
* Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR)
* Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad (DGVR) operates Shenandoah Valley Railroad (SV)
* North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (NCVA)
* Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (NPB)
* Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

## Passenger carriers

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* v
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Virginia passenger rail

Legend

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| Amtrak

Virginia Railway Express

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|  | Crystal City

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|  | Alexandria

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Backlick Road |  |

|  | Franconia–Springfield

Rolling Road |  |

|  | Lorton

Burke Centre |  |

|  | Lorton

| Clifton

events only

|  | Woodbridge

Manassas Park |  |

|  | Rippon

Manassas |  |

|  | Quantico

Broad Run |  |

|  | Brooke
Culpeper |  |

|  | Leeland Road
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|  | Fredericksburg

Charlottesville |  |

|  | Spotsylvania
Staunton |  |

|  | Ashland
Clifton Forge |  |

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| Richmond

Staples Mill Road

| Cardinal

to Chicago

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Lynchburg |  |

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| Richmond

Main Street

Roanoke |  |

|  | Williamsburg

| Christiansburg

(planned)

|  | Newport News
Danville |  |

|  | Petersburg

| Crescent

to New Orleans

|  | Norfolk

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| Palmetto to Savannah

Carolinian to Charlotte

| Floridian/Silver Meteor

to Miami

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Auto Train to Sanford

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Key

|  Amtrak |  |

|  |  Manassas Line

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All services  |  |

|  |  Fredericksburg Line

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All stations are accessible
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* Amtrak (AMTK)
* Busch Gardens Railway (located in Busch Gardens Williamsburg)
* The Tide
* Virginia Railway Express
* Washington Metro

## Private carriers

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* Fort Eustis Military Railroad (USAX)
* Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (NNSX)
* Norfolk Naval Shipyard (USNX)

## Defunct railroads

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

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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Abingdon Coal and Iron Railroad |  | N&W | 1887  | 1894  | Virginia Western Coal and Iron Railway
Alberene Railroad |  | 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  |  |
Big Sandy Railway |  | C&O | 1902  | 1906  | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Kentucky
Big Sandy and Cumberland Railroad | BS&C  | N&W | 1900  | 1932  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railroad |  |  | 1912  |  |
Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railway |  |  | 1892  | 1912  | Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railroad
Big Stony Railway |  | N&W | 1892  | 1915  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Black Mountain Railway |  | SOU | 1903  | 1908  | Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Blackstone and Lunenburg Railroad |  | N&W | 1905  | 1910  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Blackstone and Southern Railroad |  | N&W | 1900  | 1905  | Blackstone and Lunenburg Railroad
Blue Ridge Railroad |  | C&O | 1849  | 1870  | Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Brighthope Railway |  |  | 1877  | 1889  | Farmville and Powhatan Railroad
Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Railroad |  | SOU | 1876  | 1882  | South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad
Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway |  | C&O | 1876  | 1880  | Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
Buckingham Railroad |  | C&O | 1879  | 1897  | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Cape Charles Railroad |  | 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
Catawba Valley Railway and Mining Company |  | N&W | 1902  | 1909  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad |  | ACL/ L&N | 1887  | 1893  | Ohio River and Charleston Railroad
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
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway of Kentucky |  | 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
Chowan and Southern Railroad |  | ACL | 1887  | 1889  | Norfolk and Carolina Railroad
City Point Railroad |  | N&W | 1836  | 1847  | Appomattox Railroad
Clarksville and North Carolina Railroad |  | SOU | 1887  | 1894  | Southern Railway
Clinch Valley Railroad |  | 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 Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad |  | PRR | 1889  | 1958  | Penndel Company
Danville, Mocksville and Southwestern Railroad |  | SOU | 1880  | 1899  | Danville and Western Railway
Danville and New River Railroad |  | SOU | 1873  | 1890  | Danville and Western Railway
Danville and Seaboard Railroad |  | NS | 1887  | 1891  | Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad
Danville and Western Railway | D&W  | SOU | 1891  |  |
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad |  | PRR | 1883  | 1956  | Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Dismal Swamp Railroad |  |  | 1896  | 1941  | N/A
East River Railroad |  | N&W | 1881  | 1882  | Norfolk and Western Railroad
Eastern Shore Railroad | ESHR  |  | 1981  | 2006  | Bay Coast Railroad
Eastern Shore Railroad |  | PRR | 1867  | 1878  | Peninsula Railroad
Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad |  | NS | 1875  | 1883  | Norfolk Southern Railroad
Elizabeth River 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
Franklin and Carolina Railroad |  |  | 1945  | 1958  | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Franklin and Pittsylvania 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
Gladeville Railroad |  |  | 1892  | 1902  | Virginia and Kentucky Railway
Greensville and Roanoke Railroad |  | ACL | 1834  | 1855  | Petersburg Railroad
Haysi Railroad |  | L&N/ SCL | 1969  | 1983  | Seaboard System Railroad
Henrico Railroad |  |  | 1882  |  |
Laurel Railway |  |  | 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
Lynchburg Belt Line and Connecting Railway |  | N&W | 1907  | 1910  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Lynchburg and Danville Railroad |  | SOU | 1866  | 1872  | Virginia and North Carolina Railroad
Lynchburg and Durham Railroad |  | N&W | 1887  | 1896  | Norfolk, Lynchburg and Durham Railroad
Lynchburg, Halifax and North Carolina Railroad |  | N&W | 1884  | 1887  | Lynchburg and Durham Railroad
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
Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad |  | PRR | 1870  | 1890  | Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad
Meherrin Valley Railroad |  |  | 1878  |  |
Milton and Sutherlin Railroad |  |  | 1876  | 1894  | N/A
Mount Airy and Eastern Railway |  |  | 1899  | 1910  | Virginia and Mount Airy Railway
Nansemond Land, Lumber and Narrow Gauge Railway Company |  | NS | 1873  | 1884  | Suffolk and Carolina Railway
Nelson and Albemarle Railway |  |  | 1903  | 1963  | N/A
New River Railroad |  | N&W | 1877  | 1882  | Norfolk and Western Railroad
New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company |  | N&W | 1873  | 1877  | New River Railroad
New River, Holston and Western Railroad | NH&W  | N&W | 1900  | 1919  | Norfolk and Western Railway
New River Plateau Railway |  | N&W | 1888  | 1889  | Norfolk and Western Railroad
New York and Norfolk Railroad |  | PRR | 1872  | 1878  | Peninsula Railroad
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad |  | PRR | 1882  | 1958  | Penndel Company
Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad |  | NS | 1891  | 1896  | Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad
Norfolk and Carolina Railroad |  | ACL | 1889  | 1900  | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway | NFD  | N&W | 1962  | 1983  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk, Lynchburg and Durham Railroad |  | N&W | 1896  | 1896  | Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad |  | N&W | 1851  | 1871  | Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Norfolk, Roanoke and Southern Railroad |  | N&W | 1896  | 1896  | Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Sewalls Point Railroad |  | NS | 1872  | 1882  | Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad and Improvement Company
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
Norfolk Terminal Company |  | N&W | 1882  | 1889  | Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk Terminal Railway |  | NS/ N&W | 1910  |  |
Norfolk Terminal and Transportation Company |  | C&O | 1896  | 1945  | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad |  | NS | 1887  | 1891  | Norfolk, Albemarle and Atlantic Railroad
Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad and Improvement Company |  | NS | 1882  | 1887  | Norfolk and Virginia Beach Railroad
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
Norfolk Wharf, Warehouse and Terminal Company |  | C&O | 1893  | 1896  | Norfolk Terminal and Transportation Company
North and South Railroad |  | PRR | 1853  | 1878  | Peninsula Railroad
Norton and Northern Railway |  |  | 1916  | 1934  | N/A
Ohio River and Charleston Railroad |  | 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  | Virginia and North Carolina Railroad
Orange and Fredericksburg Railroad |  |  | 1925  | 1926  | Virginia Central Railway
Peninsula Railroad |  | PRR | 1878  | 1882  | New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company | PC  |  | 1968  | 1976  | Consolidated Rail Corporation
Penndel Company |  | PRR | 1958  | 1976  | Consolidated Rail Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad | PRR  | PRR  | 1918  | 1968  | Penn Central Transportation Company
Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad |  |  |  |  |
Petersburg Railroad |  | ACL | 1830  | 1898  | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Petersburg and Asylum Railway |  | ACL | 1888  | 1896  | Petersburg and Western Railroad
Petersburg and Western Railroad |  | 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
Piedmont Railroad |  | SOU | 1862  | 1894  | Southern Railway
Pocahontas and Western Railroad |  | 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  | Orange and Fredericksburg Railroad
Prince George and Chesterfield Railway |  | SAL | 1929  | 1946  | Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Radford-Southern Railroad and Mining Company |  | 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
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac and Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Connection Company |  | RF&P | 1866  | 1919  | N/A (operated by Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad)
Richmond and Lynchburg Railroad |  | C&O | 1860  | 1873  | Straight-Shoot Railroad
Richmond and Mecklenburg Railroad |  | 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
Richmond Terminal 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
Roanoke and Southern Railway |  | N&W | 1887  | 1896  | Norfolk, Roanoke and Southern Railroad
Roanoke Valley Railroad |  | SOU | 1850  | 1880  | Richmond and Mecklenburg Railroad
Roaring Fork Railroad |  |  | 1904  |  |
Rockbridge Alum and Goshen Railroad |  |  | 1889  |  |
Rosslyn Connecting Railroad | RC  | PRR | 1904  | 1969  | Penndel Company
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
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad |  | SOU | 1882  | 1898  | Virginia and Southwestern Railway
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
Straight-Shoot Railroad |  | C&O | 1873  | 1878  | Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
Suffolk and Carolina Railway |  | NS | 1884  | 1906  | Norfolk and Southern Railway
Sulphur Mines Railroad |  | C&O | 1884  |  |
Surry, Sussex and Southampton Railway |  |  | 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
Tuckahoe and James River Railroad |  |  | 1837  |  |
Valley Railroad |  | B&O | 1866  |  |
Valley Street Railway |  |  | 1890  | 1892  | Big Stone Gap and Powell's Valley Railway
Virginia Air Line Railway |  | C&O | 1906  | 1912  | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Virginia Anthracite Coal and Railway Company |  | N&W | 1902  | 1911  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia Blue Ridge Railway | VBR  |  | 1914  | 1980  | N/A
Virginia and Carolina Railroad |  | SAL | 1882  | 1892  | Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
Virginia–Carolina Railway |  | N&W | 1898  | 1919  | Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia and Carolina Coast Railroad |  | NS | 1905  | 1906  | Norfolk and Southern Railway
Virginia–Carolina 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
Virginia and Kentucky Railroad |  | SOU | 1852  | 1876  | Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Railroad
Virginia and Kentucky Railway |  |  | 1902  | 1916  | Norton and Northern Railway
Virginia and Maryland Railroad | VAMD  |  | 1977  | 1981  | Eastern Shore Railroad
Virginia Midland Railway |  | SOU | 1880  | 1898  | Southern Railway
Virginia and Mount Airy Railway |  |  | 1920  |  | N/A  | Never operated
Virginia and North Carolina Railroad |  | SOU | 1872  | 1873  | Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway
Virginia and Potts Creek Railroad |  | N&W | 1906  | 1910  | Big Stony Railway
Virginia and Southeastern Railway |  | SOU | 1904  | 1908  | Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Virginia Southern Railroad |  |  | 1902  | 1931  | N/A
Virginia and Southwestern Railway |  | 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
Virginian Terminal Railway |  | N&W | 1907  | 1936  | Virginian Railway
Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad |  | RF&P | 1862  | 1868  | Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway |  | SOU | 1873  | 1880  | Virginia Midland Railway
Washington and Ohio Railroad |  | SOU | 1870  | 1882  | Washington and Western Railroad
Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad |  | SOU | 1883  | 1894  | Southern Railway
Washington Southern Railway | WSN  | RF&P | 1890  | 1920  | Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Washington and Western Railroad |  | N&W | 1889  | 1890  | Shenandoah Valley Railway
Washington and Western Railroad |  | SOU | 1882  | 1883  | Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad
Western Branch Railway |  | ACL | 1888  | 1888  | Chowan and Southern Railroad
White Top Railway |  |  | 1913  |  |
Winchester Railroad |  |  | 1929  | 1929  | Winchester and Wardensville Railroad
Winchester and Potomac Railroad |  | B&O | 1831  | 1988  | CSX Transportation
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad |  | 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
Wise Terminal Company |  | SOU | 1900  | 1913  | Interstate Railroad
Worcester Railroad |  | PRR | 1876  | 1883  | Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad

Electric

* Appalachian Power Company
* Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company
* Blue Ridge Light and Power Company
* Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway
* Chesapeake Transit Company
* Citizens Railway, Light and Power Company
* Danville Traction and Power Company
* Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
* Hampton Roads Traction Company
* Lynchburg Traction and Light Company
* Mill Mountain Incline
* Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Washington Railway
* Newport News and Old Point Railway and Electric Company
* Norfolk Railway and Light Company
* Norfolk City and Suburban Railway
* Norfolk and Ocean View Railroad and Hotel Company
* Norfolk and Ocean View Railway
* Norfolk Southern Railroad
* Norfolk and Southern Railroad
* Norfolk Street Railroad
* Radford Water Power Company
* Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway
* Richmond and Henrico Railway
* Richmond and Rappahannock River Railway
* Richmond-Ashland Railway
* Richmond-Petersburg Interurban Electric Railway
* Roanoke Railway and Electric Company
* Schuyler Railway
* Tazewell Street Railway

Virginia Railway & Power Company in Richmond, 1914

* Virginia Railway and Power Company
* Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
* Washington and Old Dominion Railroad
* Washington and Old Dominion Railway
* Washington Utilities Company
* Washington-Virginia Railway

Private carriers

* Centreville Military Railroad
* Lorton and Occoquan Railroad
* Suffolk Lumber Company's Railroad
* United States Military Railroad

## See also

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* List of railroad lines in the Delmarva Peninsula

## Notes

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

## External links

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* Virginia Association of Railroads official website

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