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The Virginian Railway Company was formed in Virginia on March 8, 1907, to combine the Deepwater Railway in West Virginia and the Tidewater Railway in Virginia into a single interstate railroad, only a few months after Victoria was incorporated. On April 15, 1907, William Nelson Page became the first president of the new Virginian Railway.
The Princeton–Deepwater District is a rail line in West Virginia that connects Deep Water, West Virginia, on the Kanawha River southwards to Princeton, West Virginia, and beyond to rail lines leading to Virginia. [1] [2] [3] It is known for its rugged terrain and opportunities for rail photography. [2] [4]
It took two years to complete, but in 1909, both portions (the Tidewater portion and the Deepwater portion) were finally completed, and coal exports, from a new coal pier at Sewell's Point, began. In 1959, the Virginian Railway was merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway. This was the first major U.S. railroad merger of the last half of the ...
Princeton–Deepwater District: Kellysville, West Virginia: Deep Water, West Virginia: Former VGA and later N&W property, it was originally two N&W lines: Princeton District and Deepwater District. [15] The route combined was called the Kellysville to D.B. Tower rail corridor. All properties were started as part of the Virginian Railway main line.
This diagram shows active mainline railway stations, and is current as of August 2021. This is a route-map template for the List of Virginia railroads, a state passenger rail network. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}. For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The NPBL interchanges with; Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern.The NPBL is a terminal switching company that owns 36 miles (58 km) of track, (plus 27 miles (43 km) of trackage rights) and links commerce around the deepwater port from Sewells Point to Portsmouth Marine Terminal, including the Southern Branch Elizabeth River. [4]
The Deepwater Railway was an intrastate short line railroad located in West Virginia in the United States which operated from 1898 to 1907. William N. Page , a civil engineer and entrepreneur , had begun a small logging railroad in Fayette County in 1896, sometimes called the Loup Creek and Deepwater Railway .
The West Virginia end of the Virginian's system was originally incorporated as The Deepwater Railway Company, whose franchises and property were acquired by the carrier on April 22, 1907. At that time the Deepwater Railway Company owned 4 miles of completed railroad from Deepwater to Robson, both in West Virginia, and had under construction ...