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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 ...
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.
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 Fredericksburg Line runs north–south along trackage that was once part of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and is now part of CSX. Amtrak service to Richmond, Virginia, and points south (the Silver Service, Palmetto, Carolinian, and Northeast Regional runs to Hampton Roads) also uses this line. An extension to Spotsylvania ...
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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 ...
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.