North Carolina Railroads - North Carolina & Virginia Railroad




North Carolina Railroads - North Carolina & Virginia Railroad

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
NC&VA RR	1987	1987	Still Operational	Boykins, VA	Tunis, NC

In 1987, RailAmerica, Inc. acquired this line from CSX Transportation, Inc.
The North Carolina & Virginia Railroad operates from Boykins, VA to Ahoskie and Tunis, serving businesses in the northeastern North Carolina counties of Northampton, Bertie, and Hertford. The railroad began operations after its parent company purchased the line from CSX Transportation, Inc. in 1987. The North Carolina & Virginia Railroad is a member of the RailAmerica Inc. family of railroads headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. Commodities carried by the railroad are plate steel, scrap metal, peanuts, chemicals, and grain. The North Carolina & Virginia Railroad connects with CSX at Boykins, VA. The company owns eight (8) locomotives and transports over 25,000 carloads annually.
Click Here for RailAmerica's webpage showing its map for this line.
Towns on Route (in NC): NC/VA State Line Severn Conway Milwaukee Potocasi Woodland Rich Square Roxobel Kelford Aulander Ahoskie Tunis