Reporting mark NCVA Length 49 miles (79 km) | Dates of operation 1987–present | |
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Locale Boykins, VA to Cofield, NC Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Headquarters Ahoskie, North Carolina | ||
The North Carolina and Virginia Railroad (reporting mark NCVA) is a short-line railroad that operates 49 miles (79 km) of track.
History
The NCVA began operations in 1987 of former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trackage between Boykins, Virginia and Tunis in Cofield, North Carolina. The headquarters are in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The NCVA is a subsidiary of the Genesee & Wyoming and was previously owned by RailAmerica. It also operates the Virginia Southern Railroad (VSRR) and Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (CA).
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.
References
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA