Deepwater Terminal Railroad

{{Short description|Defunct Virginia railroad}}Image:NNSX 58257.JPG, still sees use today at Sims Metal America.]]

The Deepwater Terminal Railroad was a 4.5 mile terminal railroad off the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Richmond, Virginia. The line was used to service Port of Richmond. {{Cite web |title=Port of Richmond |url=http://www.virginiaplaces.org/transportation/shipportrichmond.html |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.virginiaplaces.org}}The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw and operated the Deepwater Terminal Railroad. There were many industries along the line including Peck Recycling, some storage facilities, and the Port of Richmond or Deepwater Terminal.{{Cite web |title=Old Dominion RR Museum |url=https://donsdepot.irm.org/dr4559.htm |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=donsdepot.irm.org}} Today the line is still in use by CSX Transportation to access the port and Sims Metals.{{Cite web |title=Sims Metal - Richmond, Virginia (Richmond VA) |url=https://www.simsmm.com/locations/richmond-virginia/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=Sims Metal |language=en-US}}

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