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The railroad was started as part of Norfolk Southern's Thoroughbred Shortline Program, where low density lines were handed over to shortline operators. The current railroad began operations in 1990, was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000, [ 1 ] and subsequently acquired by the Genesee & Wyoming in 2012. [ 2 ]
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 ...
The Chesapeake Transit Company opened an electric traction line from Norfolk to Virginia Beach by way of Cape Henry in 1902, and the N&S extended its steam line north to Cape Henry to meet the competition. The Norfolk & Southern electrified its beach line in 1904 and purchased the transit company, giving the road two parallel lines up the beach.
East Coast Heritage Rail is a not for profit company limited by guarantee formed in June 1985 as 3801 Limited to operate steam locomotive 3801 and its associated rolling stock. The company operated heritage train tours from 1986 until 2017, with operations recommencing in February 2019 under the new brand, East Coast Heritage Rail.
The Southern Secondary runs from an interchange with Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) in Red Bank south to Lakewood. The Freehold Secondary runs from an interchange with CSAO in Jamesburg southeast to Farmingdale, New Jersey.. The Delaware and Raritan River Railroad is a subsidiary of Chesapeake and Delaware, LLC. [1]
The Chesapeake Beach Railway (CBR), now defunct, was an American railroad of southern Maryland and Washington, D.C., built in the 19th century.The CBR ran 27.629 miles from Washington, D.C., on tracks laid by the Southern Maryland Railroad and its own single track through Maryland farm country to a resort at Chesapeake Beach. [1]
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Rock Island Southern Pacific: Memphis, Tennessee - Tucumcari, New Mexico - Los Angeles, California [1951] 1950-1958 Chesapeake: Amtrak: Washington, DC - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1993] 1973-1983; 1991-1995 Chesapeake and Ohio Express: Pennsylvania: New York, New York - Cincinnati, Ohio - Louisville, Kentucky [1895] 1895-1917; 1923-1935 ...