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Railway Systems & Services
Location and operation of rail stations, as well as contact information.

State Rail Authority
The West Virginia State Rail Authority regulates the use and maintenance of state-owned railways in West Virginia.
Rail Industry Resources
Rail Travel/Tourist Resources
Multimodal
 Connections
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Freight Railroads

Class I Railroads
West Virginia is served by two major Class I railroads. CSX Transportation (CSXT) operates over 1,529 route miles in both northern and southern West Virginia. Norfolk Southern (NS) has 842 route miles in southern West Virginia, the Northern Panhandle and along the Kanawha River. Both CSXT and NS have numerous branch lines running into coal-producing areas.

Regionals and Short Lines
Included in this category are:

  • Beech Mountain Railroad
  • Elk River Railroad
  • Little Kanawha River Rail
  • South Branch Valley Railroad
  • Vaughan Railroad
  • West Virginia Central Railroad
  • West Virginia Southern
  • Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
  • Winchester and Western Railroad
  • Winifrede Railroad

 

WV State Home Page

West Virginia Department of Transportation
State Rail Authority
120 Water Plant Drive • Moorefield, WV 26836
Phone: (304) 538-2305 • Fax: (304) 538-7474  
General information and/or questions, please email info@dot.state.wv.us