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'''Shenandoah Valley Railroad''' is a historic name used by 2 railroads in [[Virginia]] in the US.
'''Shenandoah Valley Railroad''' is a historic name used by 2 railroads in [[Virginia]] in the US.


*[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad (N&W)]], a line completed in the 1880s extending down the Shenandoah Valley from [[Hagerstown, Maryland]] through the [[West Virginia]] panhandle into Virginia to reach [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] (N&W) in the late [[19th century]]. After a bankruptcy, it became part of the N&W in 1891, and today, it is a part of the [[Norfolk Southern]] system.
*[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad (N&W)]] was a line completed in the 1880s extending down the Shenandoah Valley from [[Hagerstown, Maryland]] through the [[West Virginia]] panhandle into Virginia to reach [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[Norfolk and Western Railway]] (N&W) in the late [[19th century]]. After a bankruptcy, it became part of the N&W in 1891, and today, it is a part of the [[Norfolk Southern]] system.


*[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad (short-line)]], a government-owned intrastate [[short-line railroad]] extending northward from [[Staunton, Virginia]] in [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]] and [[Rockingham County, Virginia|Rockingham County]]. The line was originally built by the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] and later purchased in 1942 by the [[Chesapeake and Western Railway]]. The new short-line was formed late in the [[20th century]], and adopted the old historic name which was not in use. It is currently operated under contract by the [[Eastern Shore Railroad]], and interchanges with the [[Buckingham Branch Railroad]] and [[CSX Transportation]] at Staunton.
*[[Shenandoah Valley Railroad (short-line)]] is a government-owned intrastate [[short-line railroad]] extending northward from [[Staunton, Virginia]] in [[Augusta County, Virginia|Augusta County]] and [[Rockingham County, Virginia|Rockingham County]]. The line was originally built by the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] and later purchased in 1942 by the [[Chesapeake and Western Railway]]. The new short-line was formed late in the [[20th century]], and adopted the old historic name which was not in use. It is currently operated under contract by the [[Eastern Shore Railroad]], and interchanges with the [[Buckingham Branch Railroad]] and [[CSX Transportation]] at Staunton.


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Revision as of 02:46, 8 January 2006

Shenandoah Valley Railroad is a historic name used by 2 railroads in Virginia in the US.