North Carolina Railroads - Virginia Southern Railroad




North Carolina Railroads - Virginia Southern Railroad

Acronym	Year Chartered or Incorporated	Year Line Operational	Year Service Ended	Original Starting Point	Original Ending Point
VSR	1988	1988	Still Operational	Burkeville, VA	Oxford, NC

1988 - RailAmerica (holding company) acquired the line from Norfolk Southern. The Virginia Southern Railroad is a Class III short line railroad that started in November of 1988. The line runs from Burkeville, VA to Oxford, NC, which is about 75 miles. The portion of the line between Clarksville, VA and Oxford, NC has not been in use for more than a decade and is overgrown with trees. The railroad is headquartered Keysville, VA and they interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway at Burkeville. The Virginia Southern Railroad is operated by the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad and is owned by RailAmerica.
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Towns on Route (in NC): NC/VA State Line Bullock Stovall Oxford