North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
{{Infobox rail | gauge={{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
|railroad_name=North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
|logo=North Carolina and Virginia Railroad logo.png
|image=North Carolina and Virginia Railroad 3837 at rural grade crossing.JPG
|image_caption=An NCVA EMD GP38 locomotive, painted in the colors of the Arizona and California Railroad
|marks=NCVA
|locale=Boykins, VA to Cofield, NC
|start_year=1987
|end_year=present
|hq_city=Ahoskie, North Carolina
|length={{convert|56|mi|km}}
|website=https://www.gwrr.com/ncva/}}
The North Carolina and Virginia Railroad {{Reporting mark|NCVA}} is a short-line railroad operating in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. Formed in 1987 to operate a CSX Transportation branch, the NCVA operates {{convert|56|mi|km}} of track. It is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. The company primarily hauls steel, grain, and chemicals, and reported 25,000 carloads hauled in 2008.
History
The North Carolina and Virginia Railroad was founded in November 1987, when shortline holding company RailTex purchased from CSX Transportation {{Convert|52|mi|km}} of former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trackage between Boykins, Virginia and Tunis in Cofield, North Carolina.{{Cite news |last=Rogers |first=Dennis |date=1988-10-10 |title=Small towns welcome sight of spunky short-line railroad |pages=21 |work=The News and Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108854506/small-towns-welcome-sight-of-spunky/ |access-date=2022-09-03}}{{Cite news |date=1987-11-19 |title=CSX sells 54-mile rail line |pages=21 |work=Rocky Mount Telegram |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108858502/csx-sells-54-mile-rail-line/ |access-date=2022-09-03}} As part of the purchase, CSX sold two EMD GP9 locomotives to the NCVA, though by 1988 only one, built in 1957, was used for train operations. The company started out with six employees and headquarters in Ahoskie, North Carolina.
A significant customer for the railroad is a Nucor steel mill in Hertford, which the state of North Carolina asserted chose its location because service was available from the NCVA.{{Cite news |date=2002-06-08 |title=Service at the end of the line |pages=36 |work=The News and Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108858978/service-at-the-end-of-the-line/ |access-date=2022-09-03}}
The NCVA is a subsidiary of the Genesee & Wyoming and was previously owned by RailAmerica.
The railroad's traffic comes mainly from steel products, as well as grain and chemical products. The NCVA hauled around 25,500 carloads in 2008.{{cite journal |date=June 2010 |title=RailAmerica's Empire |journal=Trains Magazine |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing}} As of 2019, the NCVA operates {{Convert|56|mi|km}} of trackage, with {{Convert|53|mi|km}} in North Carolina and the remainder in Virginia.{{Cite web |last=Genesee & Wyoming |title=North Carolina & Virginia Railroad (NVCA) |url=https://www.gwrr.com/ncva/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |language=en-US}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [https://www.gwrr.com/ncva/ North Carolina & Virginia Railroad]
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{{North Carolina railroads}}
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{{Genesee & Wyoming}}
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Category:North Carolina railroads