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1851 map; 1854 map; 1861 map "Map of Warrenton Junction, Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October 1863." Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-18, "Orange & Alexandria Railroad, Wilkes Street Tunnel, Wilkes Street vicinity, Alexandria, Independent City, VA", 3 measured drawings
With the coming of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in 1854, the settlement was renamed Rapid Ann Station, reflecting the customary name of the river (a fast-moving stream named for Princess Ann). In January 1854, the railroad reached the Rapidan River and a station was established. A post office was opened at "Rapid Ann Station".
The company focused instead on rebuilding and consolidating with other regional railroads, becoming the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Gap Railroad Co. (OA&M). [14] Local newspapers reported the opening of a new facility at Fairfax Station in January 1873. [15] The new building was near or at the location of the 1852 structure. [16]
Fairfax Station is located in western Fairfax County, between Clifton to the west, Burke to the east, and the city of Fairfax to the north. The original community of Fairfax Station is located in the eastern part of the CDP, where State Route 123 (Ox Road) crosses the Norfolk Southern Railway line.
Warrenton was connected to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad in 1853 via a branch line. Warrenton's connection to the line had previously been proposed, but construction hasn't begun until 1852. [17] Given the rail line's strategic usage during the American Civil War, the Warrenton Branch was a target for attack twice. [18]
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 ...
The Washington District is a Norfolk Southern Railway line in the U.S. state of Virginia that connects Alexandria and Lynchburg. Most of the line was built from 1850 to 1860 by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad , while a small portion in the center opened in 1880 as the Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad.
The Herndon Depot Museum, also known as the Herndon Historical Society Museum, is located in the town of Herndon in Fairfax County, Virginia. [3] Built in 1857 for the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, the depot later served the Richmond and Danville Railroad, the Southern Railway and the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.