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Richmond and Alleghany Railroad
Overview
Headquarters122 South 8th Street, Richmond, Virginia
LocaleRichmond - Buchanan, Virginia
Dates of operationMarch 4, 1880–1888
PredecessorJames River and Kanawha Canal
SuccessorChesapeake and Ohio Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Richmond and Alleghany Railroad was built along the James River along the route of the James River and Kanawha Canal from Richmond on the Fall Line at the head of navigation to a point west of Lynchburg near Buchanan, Virginia, and combined with the Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Company to reach Clifton Forge, Virginia.

The James River Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Virginia. It was formerly part of the CSX Huntington East Division.[1] It became part of the CSX Florence Division on June 20, 2016. The line runs from Gladstone, Virginia to Clifton Forge, Virginia for a total of 110.2 miles. At its east end it continues west from the Rivanna Subdivision and at its west end it continues west as the Alleghany Subdivision.[2]

  1. ^ G. M. Williams, III (General Manager) (8 December 2004). "Huntington East Division Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "JR-James River Sub - The RadioReference Wiki". wiki.radioreference.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

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