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The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was chartered on February 25, 1834, [2] to run from Richmond north via Fredericksburg to the Potomac River.It opened from Richmond to Hazel Run in 1836, to Fredericksburg on January 23, 1837, and the rest of the way to the Potomac River at Aquia Creek on September 30, 1842.
The RF&P Subdivision is a railroad line operated by CSX Transportation and jointly owned by CSX and Virginia. It runs from Washington, D.C., to Richmond, Virginia, over lines previously owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The line's name pays homage to that railroad, which was a predecessor ...
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad: RF&P, RFP RF&P 1920 1991 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway: Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway: RFP 1991 Still exists as a subsidiary of CSX Transportation: Southern Railway: SOU SOU 1894 1990 Norfolk Southern Railway: Southern Maryland Railroad: 1882 1886 Washington and ...
The railroad of The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, herein called the carrier, is situated entirely within the State of Virginia. The main line, which is double-track, extends from Richmond to a connection with the Potomac Railroad, lessor of the Washington Southern, at a point near Quantico, a distance of 78.822 miles.
Former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad stations (6 P) Pages in category "Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 ...
What is today the Fredericksburg Line was originally part of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (or RF&P), a connector railroad between the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads in Washington, D.C., and the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line Railroads in Richmond.
Others included the Virginia Central Railroad, to the west, and the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad to the south, initially from Manchester. The predecessor to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was complete north to Potomac Creek, where it connected with steamship service via the Chesapeake Bay to Alexandria, Baltimore, and beyond.