Abandoned Rails
Something that I have
always been fascinated with is old railroad
infrastructure. This section of the website
focuses on infrastructure that has been either abandoned or
replaced. This includes but is not limited to:
rail lines, structures, and signals.
I would like to thank
the many people who have graciously shared their
knowledge and material in helping me to further
enhance these pages. Without your assistance
and generosity, the job of compiling much of this
information would have been even more difficult and
time consuming. Thank you!
Are you interested in
submitting material? Contributions are welcomed in
the form of both photographs and information.
You can e-mail me at
jl.hawkins@comcast.net.
Click on the thumbnails
to proceed to each page.
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Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad |
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A-Line
Fallen ACL Signals
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Old Mainline
Richmond, VA
(Under
Construction - Coming
Soon) |
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Shops Yard
Richmond, VA |
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Locomotive Shops
Rocky Mount, NC |
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Emerson Shops
Rocky Mount, NC |
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Wilson, NC
Station Agent's Last Day |
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Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway |
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Alleghany
Subdivision
Fallen C&O
Signals
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C&O Steamers Going to Scrap
Richmond, VA
- 1961
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Rivanna Subdivision
Fallen C&O Signals
(Under Construction - Coming Soon)
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James River Subdivision
Fallen C&O Signals
(Under Construction - Coming Soon)
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Norfolk &
Western Railway |
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Bluestone Branch
History, Overview and Photos |
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Kellysville
Connection
History,
Overview and Maps |
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Locomotive Dead Line
Radford, VA
- 1989 |
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Old Mainline via Farmville
History, Overview
and Photos
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Pocahontas Branch
History,
Photos and Map |
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Pocahontas District
Fallen N&W
CPL Signals
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Signs &
Markers
Photo
Gallery of N&W Signs and Markers
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Virginia Division
Fallen N&W CPL
Signals
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Winston-Salem District
Fallen N&W
CPL Signals
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Seaboard Air
Line Railroad |
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Norlina
Subdivision - Petersburg, VA to Norlina, NC
Overview &
Abandonment
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Norlina
Subdivision - Petersburg, VA to Norlina, NC
Mainline
Action Photos
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The Norlina
Subdivision Today
A look at
the line nearly 30 years post
abandonment
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Virginian
Railway |
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Princeton,
WV
Shop Complex
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Norfolk Division
First
Subdivision (Sewell's
Point to Victoria)
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New River
Division Photos
Narrows,
Glen Lyn, Princeton and Mullens
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Signals
Virginian Signals
Past & Present |
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Tidewater Junction
Norfolk, VA
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