Washington and Old Dominion Railroad
 The former W&OD 57, a General Electric 70-ton diesel-electric switcher locomotive built in 1956, at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Riverside Yard in Baltimore in January 1969.[1] | |
| Reporting mark | WOD |
|---|---|
| Locale | Virginia |
| Dates of operation | 1912–1968 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 72 miles (116 kilometres) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., Arlington, Virginia |
The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (colloquially referred to as the W&OD), the successor to the bankrupt Washington and Old Dominion Railway, was an intrastate short-line railroad located in Northern Virginia. Its oldest line extended from Alexandria on the Potomac River northwest to Bluemont at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Snickers Gap, not far from the boundary line between Virginia and West Virginia. The railroad's route largely paralleled the routes of the Potomac River and the present Virginia State Route 7 (VA Route 7).
The line followed the winding course of Four Mile Run upstream from Alexandria through Arlington to Falls Church. At that point, the railroad was above the Fall Line and was able to follow a more direct northwesterly course in Virginia through Dunn Loring, Vienna, Sunset Hills (now in Reston), Herndon, Sterling, Ashburn, Leesburg, Paeonian Springs, Hamilton, Purcellville and Round Hill to its terminus at Bluemont, turning sharply to the west only after passing through Clarks Gap in Catoctin Mountain west of Leesburg. A branch connected the line to Rosslyn. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail), the Bluemont Junction Trail, the Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway Trail, several other trails, Interstate 66 (I-66), and Old Dominion Drive (Virginia State Route 309) have replaced much of the railroad's route.
Contents
1 History
2 Predecessors of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway/Railroad
2.1 Maps
2.2 Washington and Old Dominion Railway
2.3 Washington and Old Dominion Railroad
2.4 Abandonment
3 Legacy
4 Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line
4.1 Stations
4.2 Existing remnants of Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line
4.2.1 Stations
4.2.2 Bridges
4.2.3 Other remnants
4.3 Existing trails and parks along railroad route
4.3.1 Rail trails
4.3.2 Other trails
4.3.3 Linear parks
5 Great Falls Division
5.1 Stations
6 Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line
6.1 Existing roads, trails and parks along railroad route
6.1.1 Road
6.1.2 Rail Trail
6.1.3 Other Trail
6.1.4 Linear park
6.2 Surviving Locomotives
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 Videos
11 External links
History
Predecessors of the Washington and Old Dominion Railway/Railroad
Lewis McKenzie, between 1860 and 1875
A Union Army train running on the line was the focus of a Confederate States Army attack in the 1861 Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
Originally incorporated as the Alexandria and Harper's Ferry Railroad, construction on the line began in 1855 by the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire (AL&H) Railroad under the presidency of Lewis McKenzie.[2] First intended to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River to reach the coal fields in the western part of Hampshire County, Virginia, that are now within Mineral County, West Virginia, the AL&H began operating to Vienna in 1859 from a terminal station near Princess and Fairfax Streets in old town Alexandria.[3] In 1860, the AL&H reached Leesburg in Loudoun County.[4] Because of its proximity to Washington, D.C., the line saw much use and disruption during the Civil War.[5] After the war, the name of the line was changed in 1870 to the Washington and Ohio Railroad.[6] The line was extended from Leesburg to Hamilton in 1870 and to Round Hill in 1874.[7]
Upon acquisition by new owners in the 1880s, the line's name was changed twice: first to the Washington and Western Railroad in 1882 and in the next year to the Washington, Ohio and Western (WO&W) Railroad.[8] However, the line's trains did not serve either Washington, Ohio, or the West.
In 1886, the Richmond and Danville Railroad, whose trunk line travelled between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta with connections to New York City, New Orleans, Mississippi and Florida, leased the WO&W.[9][10] The Richmond and Danville also acquired a branch that paralleled the WO&W while traveling between Manassas and Strasburg, Virginia, where it connected to railroads in the Shenandoah Valley west of the Blue Ridge that the WO&W did not reach (see: Manassas Gap Railroad).[9][10] In 1888, the Richmond and Danville began to operate the WO&W's trains between Washington, D.C., and Round Hill.[9][10]
In 1894, the newly formed Southern Railway absorbed the Richmond and Danville Railroad and acquired the WO&W.[11][12][13] In 1900, the Southern Railway extended the line westward for four miles from Round Hill to Bluemont (formerly Snickersville).[11][12] The Southern Railway designated the line as its Bluemont Branch.[11][12]
By 1908, steam locomotives were hauling Southern Railway passenger trains from the new Union Station in Washington, D.C., to Alexandria Junction (north of old town Alexandria), where they switched to travel westward on the Bluemont Branch.[11][14] Connecting trains shuttled passengers between Alexandria Junction and the former AL&H terminal in old town Alexandria.[11] On weekends, express trains carried vacationers from Washington to Bluemont and other towns in western Loudoun County in which resorts had developed.[11][12][15]
Meanwhile, in 1906, electric trolleys had begun to run on the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad (GF&OD) northwest to Great Falls from Georgetown in Washington, D.C.[16] This line, which John Roll McLean and Stephen Benton Elkins owned at the time, crossed the Potomac River on the old Aqueduct Bridge, passed through Rosslyn, and traveled northwest on a double-tracked line through Arlington and Fairfax County to an amusement park (trolley park) that the railway constructed and operated near the falls.[17]
Maps
Richmond & Danville Railroad system map, 1891
Richmond & Danville Railroad system map, 1893
Southern Railway system map, 1895
Washington and Old Dominion Railway
Diagram of Washington area trolley lines c. 1920–1925 (enlargeable image showing the Great Falls Division of the W&OD Railway in dark green and the Bluemont Division in light green).
In 1911, McLean and Elkins formed a new corporation, the Washington and Old Dominion Railway.[18] In that year, they concluded negotiations with the Southern Railway to lease the Southern's Bluemont Branch and to take over all service on the branch on July 1, 1912.[19] The lease excluded the portion of the Southern's route that connected Potomac Yard with the former AL&H terminal in old town Alexandria.[19]
In 1912, the GF&OD became the "Great Falls Division" of the W&OD Railway, while the Southern's Bluemont Branch became a part of the W&OD Railway's "Bluemont Division".[20] The W&OD electrified all of its operations over the next four years, becoming an interurban electric trolley system that carried passengers, mail, milk and freight.[21] From that time onward, W&OD trains crossed over Potomac Yard on a long trestle constructed earlier for the Southern Railway.[22] In contrast to the Southern Railway's earlier Bluemont Branch service, the W&OD Railway's Bluemont Division did not serve Washington's Union Station.[23]
To join its two lines, the W&OD Railway constructed in 1912 a double-tracked Bluemont Division connecting line that traveled between two new junctions in Arlington: Bluemont Junction on the Alexandria-Bluemont line and Thrifton Junction on the Georgetown-Great Falls line.[24][25] The connecting line passed through Lacey (near the west end of Ballston), crossing on a through girder bridge over a competing interurban electric trolley line, the Fairfax line of the Washington-Virginia Railway (see Northern Virginia trolleys).[26][27] The rival line carried passengers between Rosslyn, Clarendon, Ballston, Falls Church, Vienna and Fairfax City.[28]
The railway's electrification system distributed 650 volts direct current (DC) to its Bluemont Division cars and trains through overhead catenary lines.[29] Single overhead lines carried the Great Falls Division's electricity over its tracks.[29][30] Stationary and movable electrical substations containing Westinghouse alternating current (AC) to DC converters were located at various points along the railway's routes.[29][31]
The W&OD's main passenger line ran from Georgetown and Rosslyn through Thrifton Junction, Bluemont Junction and westward to Bluemont.[32] However, after crossing the Potomac River from Georgetown, many W&OD passengers transferred in Rosslyn to the trolleys of the competing Washington-Virginia Railway.[33] Most of the W&OD's freight trains ran between Potomac Yard, Bluemont Junction and either Rosslyn or various locations along the Bluemont Division.[32]
In 1923, the W&OD Railway ceased operating from Georgetown when the federal government replaced the aging Aqueduct Bridge with the new Francis Scott Key Bridge.[34] At the same time, the railroad constructed a new passenger station in Rosslyn which became its "Washington" terminal.[34]
The W&OD Railway fell upon hard times in the 1930s during the Great Depression.[35] In 1932, the railway went into bankruptcy and was placed in receivership.[36] In 1934, the railway abandoned operations on the Great Falls Division between Thrifton Junction and Great Falls. The abandoned railway route then became Old Dominion Drive.[34][37][38] In 1979, the old rail trestle of the Great Falls Division over Difficult Run was demolished after years of carrying car traffic on Old Dominion Drive.[39]
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad
In 1936, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, a new corporation that Davis Elkins (the son of Stephen Benton Elkins) had created, assumed operation of the remnants of the W&OD Railway, which consisted only of the Railway's Bluemont Division and the portion of the former Great Falls Division that had remained between Rosslyn and Thrifton (which was no longer a junction).[40][41] Shortly thereafter, in 1939, the railroad abandoned the western end of its line, which had connected the towns of Purcellville and Bluemont.[42]
The former W&OD 55, a Whitcomb 75-ton diesel-electric switcher locomotive built in 1950, at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Riverside Yard in Baltimore in January 1969.[1]
In 1945, the W&OD Railroad acquired ownership of the section of line between Potomac Yard and Purcellville that the W&OD Railway had earlier leased from the Southern Railway.[43] The Southern Railway retained ownership of the easternmost section of the railroad's route, which still connected Potomac Yard to the Southern's freight and passenger stations in old town Alexandria.
During the 1940s, the W&OD Railroad converted all of its lines' operations from electric to diesel or gasoline power.[41][44] the railroad discontinued its electrified passenger service in 1941, but temporarily resumed passenger service during World War II using gas-electric motor cars and cars pulled by diesel-electric locomotives.[45] Passenger and mail service finally ended in 1951; thereafter, the railroad carried only freight.[46] The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) purchased the W&OD Railroad in 1956, but did not change the railroad's name.[47]
The 1960s were a decade of decline and closure for the W&OD. The Virginia highway department began negotiations to purchase Rosslyn spur in 1960 and was trying to buy the mainline as early as 1962 for the construction of a road that was to become Interstate 66 (I-66) [48] In July 1962, the highway department bought the Rosslyn Spur for $900,000. In September 1963, the railroad stopped operating to Rosslyn. The railroad removed its tracks between Lacey's Siding (south of Washington Boulevard Washington Boulevard) and Rosslyn by November 1964.[49][50]
Abandonment
In February 1965, the Commonwealth of Virginia contracted to buy 30.5 miles (49.1 km) of the mainline from Herndon to Alexandria for $3.5 million. The C&O Railway then petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) for permission to abandon the railroad's remnant. The purchase would eliminate the need to build a grade separation where the railroad crossed the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, (now Interstate 395 (I-395)) at grade and at another grade separation for I-66. The purchase would also provide 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of right-of-way for I-66, saving the state $5 million.[51]
The purchase was opposed by business interests in Loudoun County, the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce, various state, county and local officials, railway labor organizations and 21 of the 133 shippers who still used the freight service. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVCC), which was interested in converting the line to a commuter rail service, also opposed the purchase.[51] The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which at the time was planning to construct a rapid transit system for the Washington area, tried to postpone the abandonment in the hopes of using part of the right-of-way for transit.[52]
The highway department simultaneously made plans to secretly sell all but 4 miles (6.4 km) of the route to the Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) (now Dominion Virginia Power), whose transmission lines had run along the railroad's right-of-way.[53] As a result, the highway department would sell to VEPCO the remaining 17.5 miles (28.2 km) of right-of-way, including the 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Herndon. The sale would thus prevent the NVCC from buying the land for mass transit.[54]
In August 1967, transit advocates led by Del. Clive L. DuVal II (Fairfax-Falls Church) and WMATA secured a 60-day postponement of the abandonment while they put together a plan to use the right-of-way for transit.[55] However, according to WMATA general manager Jackson Graham, the estimated cost of using the full right-of-way for commuter rail was $70 million. Because WMATA did not expect the proposed transit line to be able to generate enough ridership to be cost-effective, WMATA rejected that option.[56]
On November 10, 1967, WMATA announced that it had come to an agreement with the highway department that would give WMATA a two- year option to buy a 5 miles (8.0 km) stretch of the right of way from Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) to the Capital Beltway (now Interstate 495 (I-495)), where I-66 was to be built, and to operate mass transit in the highway's median strip. WMATA would also have a 2-year option to buy the 10 miles (16.1 km) of right-of-way from the Beltway to Herndon for the use of commuter trains, an option that WMATA did not exercise.[57] A last minute offer to buy the railroad at its salvage cost and keep it running that the railroad's customers made was rejected in 1967.[58]
In 1968, the ICC decided to permit the C&O to abandon and sell its line. After initially planning to run their last train on January 30, 1968, a temporary restraining order kept the line open until early August 1968.[59] By 1969, the C&O had removed all of its tracks and ties, except for some tracks that were crossing paved roads. In 1974, the railroad's bridge over the Capital Beltway was demolished to enable the highway to be widened.[60]
Legacy
The Virginia highway department retained the section of the railroad's route that crossed the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway along the Arlington-Alexandria boundary and the portion of the route in Arlington immediately east of Falls Church, on which it built I-66.[61] WMATA then constructed a part of Washington Metro's Orange Line within the median strip of I-66 on that portion of the railroad's former route.[62]
In 1977, VEPCO agreed to sell to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) for $3.6 million the portion of its right-of-way that lay west of the Alexandria/Arlington boundary.[61] The NVRPA then incorporated that portion of the right-of-way into its Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, within which it constructed the W&OD Trail.[63] NVRPA completed the trail to Purcellville in 1988.[64]
Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line
Most of the Bluemont Division's passenger cars or trains ran on the W&OD Railway's Great Falls Division's line from Georgetown over the Aqueduct Bridge through Rosslyn to Thrifton Junction. From Thrifton Junction, the trains ran on the Bluemont Division's connecting line to Bluemont Junction, where they met other Bluemont Division passenger cars or trains that ran from Alexandria, following Four Mile Run in Arlington. Some of the Bluemont Division cars or trains then continued their trips through Falls Church, Vienna, Herndon, Sterling, Ashburn, Leesburg, Clarkes Gap and Purcellville to terminate in Bluemont, Virginia, at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, following a route that was similar to that of Virginia State Route 7.[65]
After the W&OD Railroad closed, the Southern Railway and its successor, the Norfolk Southern Railway, operated a spur between the Alexandria waterfront and a north-south route that traveled through Potomac Yard before the Yard closed in 1989.[66] The spur formerly served trains traveling from the eastern end of the Bluemont Division to the Southern Railway's freight and passenger stations in old town Alexandria.[67] As the Southern Railway owned and operated the spur and the stations, this section of track remained in operation after the W&OD closed.[66] Railroad operations ended on the spur in 2012-2013 when GenOn Energy's Potomac River Generating Station and the Robinson Terminal's Oronoco Street warehouse closed.[68]
A paved trail in Alexandria's linear Mt. Jefferson Park has replaced part of the Bluemont Division's course through that city.[69] The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority's W&OD Trail travels in the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park within the Bluemont Division's former right-of-way from the Alexandria/Arlington boundary through Bluemont Junction to Purcellville.[70] The section of the Bluemont Division between Purcellville and Bluemont has not become a part of any trail, as the W&OD Railroad abandoned this section in 1938, thirty years before the remainder of its line closed.
Stations
The stations on the Alexandria-Bluemont line of the W&OD's Bluemont Division (with locations of sites in 2008) were:
| Station[71] | Location | Coordinates | Jurisdiction | W&OD Trail Mile[72] | Side of Tracks | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Passenger Terminal[73][74] | Northeast corner of Princess Street and N. Fairfax Street | 38°48′29″N 77°02′30″W / 38.808041°N 77.041572°W / 38.808041; -77.041572 (Alexandria Passenger Terminal (Southern Railway)) | City of Alexandria | --------- | West | Circa 1863 | Operated by Southern Railway |
| Alexandria Freight House[74][75] | Northwest corner of Princess Street and N. Lee Street | 38°48′29″N 77°02′27″W / 38.808024°N 77.040972°W / 38.808024; -77.040972 (Alexandria Freight Terminal (Southern Railway)) | City of Alexandria | --------- | East | Operated by Southern Railway | |
| W&OD locomotive maintenance shed | Northwest of intersection of Massey Lane and Hunting Creek Drive | 38°49′21″N 77°02′46″W / 38.8224781°N 77.0460114°W / 38.8224781; -77.0460114 (Former site of locomotive maintenance shed (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | City of Alexandria | --------- | Northeast | Undated | East end of W&OD Railroad; Northeast of Southern Railway junction on east side of Potomac Yard |
| Alexandria Junction[69][76] | Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway,[77] between Calvert Avenue and Stewart Avenue, west of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. Route 1) | 38°49′46″N 77°03′16″W / 38.8294239°N 77.0544899°W / 38.8294239; -77.0544899 (Alexandria Junction Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | City of Alexandria | --------- | Southwest | Circa 1918 Undated | Site of track connecting to Washington & Ohio Junction on Washington and Alexandria Railway (Southern Railway main line).[78] Connecting track removed in 1912.[79] Historical markers near site:[80][81][82] 1) The Bluemont Line 2) St. Asaph Racetrack 3) Crossroads of Transportation |
| St. Elmo[69][83] | Commonwealth Avenue (northwest side) at intersection with Ashby Street near northwest end of Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway[77] | 38°50′00″N 77°03′32″W / 38.833237°N 77.058899°W / 38.833237; -77.058899 (St. Elmo Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | City of Alexandria | --------- | Southwest | 1932 1932 | Crossing of Washington-Mt. Vernon line of Washington-Virginia Railway[69] Historical marker near site:[80][81][84]The Electric Railway |
| Cowdon[83] | Opposite side (east side) of S. Shirlington Road from Mile Zero of W&OD Trail (0.1 mile west of Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway (I-395)) | 38°50′39″N 77°05′08″W / 38.8441553°N 77.0854908°W / 38.8441553; -77.0854908 (Cowdon Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County[85] | 0[86] | South | Also named Nauck Station.[87] Historical markers near site:[88] 1) Washington and Old Dominion Trail 2) Tracks Into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad 3) Nauck: A Neighborhood History | |
| Barcroft[89] | Columbia Pike (VA Route 244) (south side) & W&OD Trail | 38°51′23″N 77°06′34″W / 38.8563063°N 77.109569°W / 38.8563063; -77.109569 (Barcroft Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 1.6[90] | Southwest | Circa 1910 | Formerly Arlington Mill station |
| Barcroft Freight House | Columbia Pike (VA Route 244) (northwest side) & W&OD Trail | 38°51′24″N 77°06′36″W / 38.856686°N 77.109947°W / 38.856686; -77.109947 (Barcroft Freight Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 1.6[90] | Northeast | Circa 1967 | |
| Glencarlyn[91] | W&OD Trail in Glencarlyn Park (near north side of Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) overpass) | 38°52′01″N 77°07′29″W / 38.866845°N 77.124667°W / 38.866845; -77.124667 (Glencarlyn Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 2.7[90] | Southwest | 1896–1912 1918 | Agency station. Formerly Carlin Springs station. Historical marker at site.[92] |
| Bluemont Junction[91][93] | W&OD Trail between Wilson Boulevard and Bluemont Junction Trail | 38°52′22″N 77°07′57″W / 38.872834°N 77.1325073°W / 38.872834; -77.1325073 (Bluemont Junction Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 3.4[94] | Northeast | 1934 (aerial) 1950s 1960s 1968 1968 | Junction with Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line Wye on east side of tracks.[93] Station and electrical substation within wye[93] Station near south side of electrical substation in 1916.[93] Station adjacent to south side of electrical substation after 1918 Historical markers at site:[88] 1) Bluemont Junction 2) The Great Falls Line 3) Rosslyn Station 4) Bluemont Junction, c. 1934 Historical marker near site:[88] Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad |
| Torrison[91] | Wilson Boulevard (northwest side) & W&OD Trail | 38°52′30″N 77°08′02″W / 38.875115°N 77.133958°W / 38.875115; -77.133958 (Torrison Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 3.6[94] | Northeast | ||
| Fostoria[95] | North Ohio Street (west side) & W&OD Trail | 38°52′55″N 77°08′46″W / 38.8820761°N 77.1462268°W / 38.8820761; -77.1462268 (Fostoria Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 4.4[94] | Southwest | Historical marker near site:[96]Brandymore Castle | |
| Falls Church (East Falls Church)[95] | Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) (northwest side) & W&OD Trail | 38°53′14″N 77°09′45″W / 38.887358°N 77.162583°W / 38.887358; -77.162583 (Falls Church (East Falls Church) Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 5.6[94] | Southwest | 1951 Undated Undated 1960s Circa 1966 1968 Undated distant view of East Falls Church station from west | Agency station Historical marker at site:[88] East Falls Church Station Historical marker near site:[97] East Falls Church Three stations near site[98] |
| Rothsay[95] | W&OD Trail southeast of Oak Street | 38°53′26″N 77°10′36″W / 38.890611°N 77.176551°W / 38.890611; -77.176551 (Rothsay Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | City of Falls Church | 6.5[99] | Northeast | Historical marker near site:[88]Train Wrecks | |
| West Falls Church (West End)[100] | W. Broad Street (VA Route 7) (east side) & W&OD Trail | 38°53′30″N 77°11′07″W / 38.891653°N 77.185282°W / 38.891653; -77.185282 (West Falls Church Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | City of Falls Church | 7.0[99] | South | 1890s Undated | Historical marker at site:[88] West Falls Church Station Historical marker near site:[88] Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad |
| Evans | W&OD Trail near Fowler Street | 38°53′30″N 77°11′35″W / 38.8915798°N 77.1931091°W / 38.8915798; -77.1931091 (Evans Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 7.4[99] | |||
| Green | Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority right-of-way near Interstate 66 and Avon Lane; 0.4 miles south of W&OD Trail | 38°53′21″N 77°12′47″W / 38.8892103°N 77.2130942°W / 38.8892103; -77.2130942 (Green Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | --------- | |||
| Dunn Loring[101] | Sandburg Street (west side) & W&OD Trail | 38°53′30″N 77°13′21″W / 38.891734°N 77.222471°W / 38.891734; -77.222471 (Dunn Loring Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 9.1[102] | North | 1950s Undated | Agency station. Historical markers at site:[88] 1) Dunn Loring Station 2) Camp Alger 3) Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad |
| Wedderburn[101] | W&OD Trail, 0.2 miles west of Cedar Lane | 38°53′46″N 77°14′23″W / 38.8962268°N 77.239755°W / 38.8962268; -77.239755 (Wedderburn Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 10.1[102] | South | Undated | |
| Franklin | W&OD Trail, between Owaissa Road SE and Adahi Road SE (0.1 mile southeast of bridge abutment of Fairfax line of Washington-Virginia Railway on north side of W&OD Trail) | 38°53′56″N 77°14′40″W / 38.8988987°N 77.2443151°W / 38.8988987; -77.2443151 (Franklin Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Vienna | 10.3[102] | |||
| Park Street | Park St. SE & W&OD Trail | 38°54′04″N 77°15′34″W / 38.901013°N 77.259515°W / 38.901013; -77.259515 (Park Street Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Vienna | 11.3[102] | West of site of Civil War Battle of Vienna, Virginia Historical markers near site:[88] 1) "Civil War Action at Vienna"..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em 2) Electric Trains on the W&OD 3) The Great Falls Line | ||
| Church Street | Church Street NE & W&OD Trail | 38°54′12″N 77°15′56″W / 38.903232°N 77.265419°W / 38.903232; -77.265419 (Church Street Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Vienna | 11.7[102] | Adjacent to Vienna Station of Washington-Virginia Railway | ||
| Vienna[103] | 231 Dominion Road NE at Ayr Hill Avenue NE (southeast side) & W&OD Trail | 38°54′15″N 77°16′01″W / 38.904142°N 77.266974°W / 38.904142; -77.266974 (Vienna Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Vienna | 11.8[104] | Southwest | 1894–1912 1894-1912 Circa 1913 1950 Undated Undated looking west toward Washington-Virgina Railway station and W&OD station Undated Undated Undated | Agency station. National Register of Historic Places nomination form for station prepared in 2002[105] Historical marker at site:[88] Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Historical markers near site:[88] 1) Vienna Station 2) Vienna Centennial Park |
| Clarks Crossing[106] | Clarks Crossing Road (southwest side) & W&OD Trail | 38°55′16″N 77°17′09″W / 38.921097°N 77.285804°W / 38.921097; -77.285804 (Clarks Crossing Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 13.3[104] | Northeast | ||
| Piney | Piney Branch & W&OD Trail (northwest of Peppermill Place) | 38°55′32″N 77°17′18″W / 38.925563°N 77.288336°W / 38.925563; -77.288336 (Piney Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 13.7[104] | Historical marker near site:[88]Terror by the Tracks | ||
| Lowland | Lowland Station Road & W&OD Trail | 38°55′42″N 77°17′34″W / 38.928382°N 77.292686°W / 38.928382; -77.292686 (Lowland Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 14.0[104] | |||
| Hunters[107] | Hunter Mill Road (VA Route 674) (east side) & W&OD Trail | 38°55′57″N 77°18′18″W / 38.9325737°N 77.3049277°W / 38.9325737; -77.3049277 (Hunter Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 14.7[108] | Southwest | Before 1912 Circa 1950 Undated | Historical markers near site:[88] 1) Hunter Station Circa 1900 2) Hunter Station 3) Strategic Junction: Hunter Mill Road and the AL&H Railroad 4) Crossroads to War |
| Pinecrest | W&OD Trail near Michael Faraday Court | 38°56′58″N 77°19′57″W / 38.949535°N 77.33245°W / 38.949535; -77.33245 (Pinecrest Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 16.7[108] | |||
| Soapstone Siding | W&OD Trail | Fairfax County | |||||
| Sunset Hills[109] | Old Reston Avenue (northwest side) & W&OD Trail | 38°57′21″N 77°21′06″W / 38.955869°N 77.351789°W / 38.955869; -77.351789 (Sunset Hills Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 17.7[110] | Northeast | 1966 1968 1968 | Agency station. Formerly Wiehle station. Historical markers near site:[88] 1) Sunset Hills Station 2) Train Wrecks |
| Thornton | W&OD Trail east of Town Center Parkway | 38°57′23″N 77°21′41″W / 38.956330°N 77.361367°W / 38.956330; -77.361367 (Thornton Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 18.4[110] | |||
| Jackson | Sugarland Run & W&OD Trail, between Fairfax County Parkway and Herndon Parkway E | 38°57′34″N 77°22′16″W / 38.959511°N 77.371025°W / 38.959511; -77.371025 (Jackson Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 18.8[110] | |||
| Coral[111] | Coral Road (northeast side) & W&OD Trail | 38°57′57″N 77°22′47″W / 38.9657322°N 77.3796594°W / 38.9657322; -77.3796594 (Coral Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Herndon | 19.6[110] | Southwest | ||
Herndon[111][112] | 717 Lynn Street at Station Street (south side) & W&OD Trail | 38°58′13″N 77°23′09″W / 38.970170°N 77.385700°W / 38.970170; -77.385700 (Herndon Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Herndon | 19.9[110] | Southwest | 1890 1905 1968 | Agency station. Wye northwest of station (northeast side of tracks).[111] Electrical substation attached to southeast side of station.[111] Station listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[113][114] Historical markers near site:[88] 1) Herndon Station 2) Mosby's Herndon Station Raid 3) Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad 4) The Rail Strike of 1916 |
| Herndon Heights[115] | Crestview Drive (northwest side) & W&OD Trail | 38°58′48″N 77°23′56″W / 38.9800163°N 77.3988855°W / 38.9800163; -77.3988855 (Herndon Heights Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Herndon | 20.9[116] | Northeast | ||
| Oak Grove | Locust Lane & W&OD Trail (near Dominion Lane) | 38°59′02″N 77°24′14″W / 38.983871°N 77.403995°W / 38.983871; -77.403995 (Oak Grove Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 21.3[116] | |||
| Lynn | W&OD Trail | 38°59′17″N 77°24′29″W / 38.988077°N 77.408059°W / 38.988077; -77.408059 (Lynn Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 21.6[116] | |||
| Buchanan | Warwick Court & W&OD Trail | 38°59′46″N 77°25′17″W / 38.996040°N 77.421470°W / 38.996040; -77.421470 (Buchanan Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 22.6[116] | |||
| Sterling[117] | W&OD Trail, north of Ruritan Circle (Old Church Road) (VA Route 859) | 39°00′25″N 77°25′44″W / 39.006996°N 77.4289852°W / 39.006996; -77.4289852 (Sterling Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 23.4[118] | West | 1927 | Agency station. Formerly Guilford station. Historical marker at site:[88]Sterling Station |
| Smiths[119] | W&OD Trail; 0.4 miles southeast of crossing of Smith's Switch Road and W&OD Trail | 39°01′25″N 77°27′13″W / 39.0236389°N 77.453565°W / 39.0236389; -77.453565 (Smiths Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 25.1[118] | Historical marker near site:[88]Rails to Dulles Airport | ||
| Normans (Smith's)[120] | 0.1 mile northwest of crossing of Smith's Switch Road and W&OD Trail; 0.03 miles northwest of W&OD Trail rest stop. | 39°01′41″N 77°27′39″W / 39.0279918°N 77.4607506°W / 39.0279918; -77.4607506 (Normans (Smith's) Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 25.7[121] | Northeast | 1920s | Historical markers near site: 1) Norman's Station[88] 2) Tracks into History: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad[122] |
| Ashburn[123] | Ashburn Road (VA Route 641) (east side) & W&OD Trail | 39°02′38″N 77°29′14″W / 39.043974°N 77.487305°W / 39.043974; -77.487305 (Ashburn Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 27.5[121] | Northeast | 1967 1968 | Agency station. Formerly Farmwell station.[124] Historical marker at site:[88]Ashburn Station |
| Graves | W&OD Trail (west of west end of Graves Lane) | 39°03′00″N 77°29′52″W / 39.050115°N 77.497644°W / 39.050115; -77.497644 (Graves Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 28.1[121] | |||
| Belmont Park[112] | Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659) & W&OD Trail | 39°03′49″N 77°30′40″W / 39.063594°N 77.511082°W / 39.063594; -77.511082 (Belmont Park Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 29.4[125] | Historical marker near site: Belmont[126] | ||
| Trap Rock | Luck Stone Quarry & W&OD Trail (0.5 miles west of Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659)) | 39°03′49″N 77°30′40″W / 39.063594°N 77.511082°W / 39.063594; -77.511082 (Trap Rock Quarry) | Loudoun County | 29.9[125] | North | Served Trap Rock Quarry (now Leesburg plant of Luck Stone Corp.). Historical marker near site:[88]Diesel Trains on the W&OD | |
| Compher | Cochrane Mill Road & W&OD Trail | 39°04′26″N 77°31′42″W / 39.073773°N 77.528232°W / 39.073773; -77.528232 (Compher Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 30.6[125] | |||
| Pleasant View | W&OD Trail (west of intersection of Trailview Boulevard and Breakstone Drive) | 39°04′52″N 77°31′57″W / 39.081007°N 77.532438°W / 39.081007; -77.532438 (Pleasant View Station) | Loudoun County | 31.2[127] | |||
| Lawson[128] | Lawson Road SE (southeast side) & W&OD Trail | 39°05′59″N 77°32′47″W / 39.0997139°N 77.5464445°W / 39.0997139; -77.5464445 (Lawson Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Leesburg | 32.7[127] | Northeast | ||
| Leesburg Freight House[128] | Harrison Street SE (west side) & W&OD Trail | 39°06′40″N 77°33′50″W / 39.1111031°N 77.5640023°W / 39.1111031; -77.5640023 (Leesburg Freight Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Leesburg | 34.2[129] | Northeast | 1966 | Wye on northeast side of tracks Freight House inside of wye Historical marker at site:[88]Leesburg Freight Station Historical markers near site:[88] 1) The Leesburg Lime Company 2) Stationmaster's House 3) The Depot 4) Norman-Harding Barn (The "Wharf") 5) McKimmey's Mill |
| Leesburg Passenger Station[128] | S. King Street (U.S. Route 15) (west side) & W&OD Trail | 39°06′44″N 77°33′58″W / 39.112156°N 77.566164°W / 39.112156; -77.566164 (Leesburg Passenger Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Leesburg | 34.4[129] | Northeast | 1906 1909 colorized postcard 1960s | Agency station. Historical marker at site:[88]Leesburg Passenger Station Historical markers near site:[88] 1) Electric Trains on the W&OD 2) The Great Falls Line |
| Dry Mill | W&OD Trail, north of intersection of Dry Mill Road and Woodburn Road | 39°06′42″N 77°35′34″W / 39.111715°N 77.592852°W / 39.111715; -77.592852 (Dry Mill Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 35.8[129] | |||
| Clarkes Gap[130] | Dry Mill Road (northwest side) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′16″N 77°36′35″W / 39.1378331°N 77.6096374°W / 39.1378331; -77.6096374 (Clarkes Gap Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 38.0[131] | Northeast | 1930 | Agency station. Historical marker at site:[88]Clarkes Gap |
| Paeonian Springs[130] | Simpson Circle (west side) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′52″N 77°37′10″W / 39.147768°N 77.619438°W / 39.147768; -77.619438 (Paeonian Springs Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 39.2[131] | South | 1920s | Agency station. Historical marker at site:[88]Paeonian Springs Station |
| Hamilton[132] | Hamilton Station Road (east side) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′39″N 77°39′05″W / 39.144091°N 77.651303°W / 39.144091; -77.651303 (Hamilton Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 40.9[133] | South | Before 1912 Undated | Agency station. Historical markers at site:[88] 1) Hamilton Station 2) Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad |
| Ivandale[134] | Ivandale Road (east side) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′47″N 77°40′12″W / 39.1463955°N 77.6699495°W / 39.1463955; -77.6699495 (Ivandale Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 42.0[133] | North | ||
| Florance | N. Maple Avenue (VA Route 722) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′28″N 77°42′12″W / 39.141012°N 77.703284°W / 39.141012; -77.703284 (Florance Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Purcellville | 43.8[135] | Historical marker near site:[88]Electric Trains on the W&OD | ||
Purcellville[136] | N. 21st Street (northeast side) and W&OD Trail | 39°08′19″N 77°42′58″W / 39.1384821°N 77.7161211°W / 39.1384821; -77.7161211 (Purcellville Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Purcellville | 44.8[135] (End) | South | Undated 1940 1951 1951 | Agency station. Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[137] Historical markers at site:[88] 1) Purcellville Station 2) Beyond Purcellville Historical marker near site:[88] Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad |
| Simmons | --------- | ||||||
| Round Hill Passenger Station[138] | 35 Main Street (southeast side of Main street) | 39°08′10″N 77°46′08″W / 39.1360397°N 77.7688479°W / 39.1360397; -77.7688479 (Round Hill Passenger Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Round Hill | --------- | South | Circa 1912 looking south Circa 1912 looking west | Agency station. Electrical substation adjacent to south side of station. |
| Round Hill Freight House[138] | 34 Main Street (northwest side of Main Street) | 39°08′10″N 77°46′09″W / 39.1360668°N 77.7692932°W / 39.1360668; -77.7692932 (Round Hill Freight House (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Round Hill | --------- | North | Circa 1912 looking west | |
| Scotland Heights[139] | Scotland Heights Road (northeast side) | Loudoun County | --------- | Southwest | |||
| Homestead | --------- | ||||||
| Bluemont Terminal[140] | Railroad Street (VA Route 753), north of Snickersville Turnpike (VA Route 734) | 39°06′40″N 77°49′56″W / 39.111066°N 77.832169°W / 39.111066; -77.832169 (Bluemont Terminal) | Town of Bluemont | --------- | Northwest | Circa 1905 Circa 1912 1939 | Agency station. Wye on southeast side of tracks, opposite station. Original station constructed circa 1900; later burned. Replaced by smaller station. |
Existing remnants of Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line
The following remnants of the Alexandria-Bluemont Line existed in 2000 and later.[141] Some were photographed in 1997 or in subsequent years:
Stations
| Station | Location | Coordinates | Jurisdiction | Operator | Present use | Photo | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 231 Dominion Road NE at Ayr Hill Avenue NE (southeast side) & W&OD Trail | 38°54′15″N 77°16′01″W / 38.904142°N 77.266974°W / 38.904142; -77.266974 (Vienna Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Vienna | Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc.[142] | Museum and model railroad layout | 2007[143] undated[144] | Nomination form for National Register of Historic Places prepared in 2002.[105] |  Vienna Depot, July 2018 |
| Sunset Hills | Old Reston Avenue (west side) & W&OD Trail | 38°57′21″N 77°21′06″W / 38.955869°N 77.351789°W / 38.955869; -77.351789 (Sunsett Hills Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority | Vacant | 2009[145] undated | Former headquarters office of Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. | |
| Herndon | 717 Lynn Street at Station Street (south side) & W&OD Trail | 38°58′13″N 77°23′09″W / 38.970170°N 77.385700°W / 38.970170; -77.385700 (Herndon Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Herndon | Herndon Historical Society[146] | Herndon Depot Museum and visitor center | video 2006[147]undated | Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[113][114] |  Herndon Depot Museum, August 2012 |
| Leesburg Freight House | Market Station[148] at Harrison Street SE (west side) and Royal Street SE (201 Harrison Street SE) | 39°06′46″N 77°33′46″W / 39.112851°N 77.562854°W / 39.112851; -77.562854 (Relocated Leesburg Freight Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Leesburg | Metro Management Services[149] | Pizza restaurant[150] | 2008[151] | Moved two blocks north of original location in 1984.[152] Historical marker on building: The Depot | |
| Clarkes Gap Passenger Shelter | Simpson Circle (west side) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′52″N 77°37′10″W / 39.147768°N 77.619438°W / 39.147768; -77.619438 (Relocated Clarkes Gap Passenger Shelter (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad) | Loudoun County | Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority | Trailside shelter | 2007[153] | Replaced burned Clarkes Gap station. Preserved by former W&OD Railroad employee. Relocated to former site of Paeonian Springs station by Northern Virginia Regional Parks Authority.[154] | |
| Hamilton | Hamilton Station Road (east side) & W&OD Trail | 39°08′36″N 77°39′02″W / 39.143375°N 77.650509°W / 39.143375; -77.650509 (Hamilton Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | Loudoun County Milling Company | Mill equipment storage | undated 2010[155] | ||
Purcellville | 21st Street N (east side) and W&OD Trail | 39°08′19″N 77°42′58″W / 39.1384821°N 77.7161211°W / 39.1384821; -77.7161211 (Purcelleville Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Purcellville | Town of Purcellville[156] | Loudoun Visitors Center.[157] Public meeting space | 2009[158] 2009[159] Interior, undated[160] | Preserved and restored by Purcellville Preservation Association.[161] Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[137] |  Purcellville Station, August 2008 |
| Round Hill Passenger Station | 35 Main Street (south side of Main Street) | 39°08′10″N 77°46′08″W / 39.1360397°N 77.7688479°W / 39.1360397; -77.7688479 (Round Hill Passenger Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Round Hill | Private property owner | Residence | 1997 undated | ||
| Round Hill Freight House | 34 Main Street (northwest side of Main Street) | 39°08′10″N 77°46′09″W / 39.1360668°N 77.7692932°W / 39.1360668; -77.7692932 (Round Freight Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Round Hill | Private property owner |
Bridges
Stone arch at Clarke's Gap crossing the former route of the W&OD in August 2008
| Crossing | Location | Coordinates | Jurisdiction | W&OD Trail Mile | Remnant | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Road | Russell Road (west side) between W. Glebe Road and Kentucky Avenue | 38°50′17″N 77°03′53″W / 38.838109°N 77.064588°W / 38.838109; -77.064588 (Russell Road Bridge abutment (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | City of Alexandria | ------------ | Abutment of former railroad bridge | undated |
Four Mile Run | W&OD Trail between Columbia Pike and Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) | 38°51′51″N 77°07′07″W / 38.864051°N 77.118632°W / 38.864051; -77.118632 (Four Mile Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 2.3[90] | Abutments under trail bridge | |
| Four Mile Run | W&OD Trail between Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) and N. Carlin Springs Road | 38°52′03″N 77°07′34″W / 38.86762°N 77.125987°W / 38.86762; -77.125987 (Four Mile Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 2.8[90] | Abutments under trail bridge | |
| Four Mile Run | W&OD Trail between N. Carlin Springs Road and Wilson Boulevard | 38°52′25″N 77°07′59″W / 38.873653°N 77.133143°W / 38.873653; -77.133143 (Four Mile Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 3.4[94] | Abutments under trail bridge | |
| Four Mile Run | W&OD Trail between Wilson Boulevard and N. Patrick Henry Drive | 38°52′42″N 77°08′16″W / 38.878464°N 77.137713°W / 38.878464; -77.137713 (Four Mile Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 3.9[94] | Abutments under trail bridge | |
| Four Mile Run | W&OD Trail between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Little Falls Street | 38°53′17″N 77°09′55″W / 38.888191°N 77.165407°W / 38.888191; -77.165407 (Four Mile Run Bridge abutments(Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 5.9[99] | Abutments under trail bridge | |
Piney Branch | W&OD Trail between Ayr Hill Avenue NE and Hunter Mill Road | 38°55′32″N 77°17′18″W / 38.925642°N 77.288381°W / 38.925642; -77.288381 (Piney Branch Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 13.6[104] | Abutments under trail bridge | 2010[162] |
Difficult Run | W&OD Trail between Ayr Hill Avenue NE and Hunter Mill Road | 38°55′51″N 77°17′54″W / 38.930942°N 77.29834°W / 38.930942; -77.29834 (Difficult Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | 14.3[104] | Abutments under trail bridge | 2009[163] |
Broad Run | W&OD Trail between Sully Road and Panorama Parkway | 39°01′06″N 77°26′42″W / 39.01845°N 77.444923°W / 39.01845; -77.444923 (Broad Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 24.6[118] | Abutments under trail bridge | undated |
Beaverdam Run | W&OD Trail between Smiths Switch Road and Ashburn Village Boulevard | 39°01′55″N 77°28′02″W / 39.031905°N 77.467293°W / 39.031905; -77.467293 (Beaverdam Run Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 26.2[121] | Abutments under trail bridge | |
Goose Creek | W&OD Trail between Belmont Ridge Road and Cochrane Mill Road | 39°04′10″N 77°31′10″W / 39.0694962°N 77.5195634°W / 39.0694962; -77.5195634 (Goose Creek Bridge abutments (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 30.1[125] | Abutments and piers supporting trail bridge | 2007[164] undated |
Sycolin Creek | W&OD Trail between Belmont Ridge Road and Cochrane Mill Road | 39°04′20″N 77°31′29″W / 39.0723241°N 77.5247133°W / 39.0723241; -77.5247133 (Sycolin Creek Bridge (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 30.4[125] | Span, abutments and pier of railroad bridge (now trail bridge). | undated |
Tuscarora Creek | W&OD Trail between Cochran Mill Road and Lawson Road SE | 39°05′44″N 77°32′32″W / 39.0955841°N 77.5422603°W / 39.0955841; -77.5422603 (Tuscarora Creek Bridge abutments and piers (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Leesburg | 32.3[127] | Abutments and piers of railroad bridge south of W&OD Trail | |
| Clarke's Gap | W&OD Trail and Dry Mill Road | 39°08′22″N 77°36′39″W / 39.1395702°N 77.6109248°W / 39.1395702; -77.6109248 (Clarke's Gap Stone Arch (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 38.2[131] | Stone arch above former W&OD line. | 2007[165] |
| Unnamed stream | W&OD Trail west of Simpson Circle | 39°08′53″N 77°37′19″W / 39.148105°N 77.622067°W / 39.148105; -77.622067 (Stone arch culvert west of Simpson Circle (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Loudoun County | 39.4[131] | Stone arch culvert under former W&OD line (now under W&OD Trail) | undated |
Other remnants
| Remnant | Location | Coordinates | Jurisdiction | W&OD Trail Mile | Side of W&OD Trail | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Norfolk Southern Railway spur | Tracks between Pendleton Street (east of intersection with N. Fairfax St.) and CSX main line near Slaters Lane | 38°49′01″N 77°02′22″W / 38.81694°N 77.039523°W / 38.81694; -77.039523 (Norfolk Southern Railway spur (former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railway)) | City of Alexandria | ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | No longer in operation; formerly owned by Southern Railway |
| Floor of electrical substation at Bluemont Junction | Between soccer field and 1971 Southern Railway caboose east of W&OD Trail in Bluemont Junction Park (between Bluemont Junction Trail and Wilson Boulevard) | 38°52′23″N 77°07′57″W / 38.872955°N 77.132521°W / 38.872955; -77.132521 (Floor of electrical substation at Bluemont Junction (Washington & Old Dominion Railway)) | Arlington County | 3.4[94] | East | 2009[166] | In Bluemont Junction Historical Railroad Display[167] in Bluemont Junction Park[168] |
Coal trestle with rails and ties[169] | 0.05 mile west of Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29); south of W&OD Trail | 38°53′15″N 77°09′48″W / 38.8875844°N 77.1634462°W / 38.8875844; -77.1634462 (Coal trestle (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 5.6[94] | South | 2007[170] | Formerly used to unload coal from hopper cars and fuel oil from tank cars[171] Partially demolished in June 2014. Designated as local historic district in September 2014.[172] |
| Leesburg Stationmaster's House | Market Station[149] at Harrison Street SE (west side) and South Street SE (205 Harrison Street SE) | 39°06′44″N 77°33′47″W / 39.1123206°N 77.563042°W / 39.1123206; -77.563042 (Relocated Leesburg Station Master's House (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Leesburg | ------------ | ------------ | 2008[173] Undated[174] | Moved to Market Station[149] (south of relocated freight station). Used as cigar and pipe store.[174] Historical marker on building: Stationmaster's House |
| Round Hill Electrical Substation | Adjacent to south side of former passenger station at 35 Main Street (southeast side of Main Street) | 39°08′09″N 77°46′08″W / 39.1359357°N 77.7688774°W / 39.1359357; -77.7688774 (Round Hill Electrical Substation (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Town of Round Hill | ------------ | ------------ | 1997[175] | Private residence Enclosed by house |
Existing trails and parks along railroad route
Rail trails
- Trail in Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway between Jefferson Davis Highway and Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria[77]
- Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail)
Other trails
- Unpaved trail connecting Russell Road and Landover Street, Alexandria.[176]
- Section of Mount Vernon Trail adjacent to Norfolk Southern Railway spur between Pendleton Street and E. Abingdon Drive, Alexandria[177]
Linear parks
- Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway, Alexandria[69][77]
- Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
Great Falls Division
Stations
The stations on the Great Falls Division of the W&OD (with locations of sites in 2008) were:
| Station[178][179] | Location | Coordinates | Jurisdiction | Side of Tracks[180][179] | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown[181] | M Street, N.W., between 35th and 37th Streets, N.W. | 38°54′19″N 77°04′13″W / 38.90519°N 77.070293°W / 38.90519; -77.070293 (Former location of Georgetown Terminal (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | District of Columbia | West | Terminal station of GF&OD and W&OD until 1923. Adjacent to Georgetown Car Barn, which served Washington's electric street cars. | |
| Rosslyn | Passenger Terminal: Fort Myer Drive (west side) between George Washington Memorial Parkway and Lee Highway | 38°53′58″N 77°04′18″W / 38.89957°N 77.071785°W / 38.89957; -77.071785 (Former location of Rosslyn Passenger Terminal (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | West | undated colorized postcard & 1923 interior photo of passenger terminal | The GF&OD and W&OD stopped at a passenger shelter from 1904 to 1923. The W&OD terminated behind a passenger station on Fort Myer Drive from 1923 to 1938. The railroad terminated near a maintenance shop in the present route of I-66 a short distance west of Fort Myer Drive from 1938 to 1964. All of the Rosslyn stations and termini were near the present site of the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel. Historical Marker: Rosslyn Station[182] |
| Colonial[181] | I-66 at N. Nash Street | 38°53′55″N 77°04′25″W / 38.89866°N 77.07374°W / 38.89866; -77.07374 (Former location of Colonial Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Rosslyn Freight House[181] | I-66 near N. Oak Street | 38°53′55″N 77°04′32″W / 38.898682°N 77.075433°W / 38.898682; -77.075433 (Former location of Rosslyn Freight House (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | North | ||
| Mackeys[181] | I-66 at N. Quinn Street | 38°53′52″N 77°04′44″W / 38.8978717°N 77.078914°W / 38.8978717; -77.078914 (Former location of Mackeys Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Northwest | ||
| Park Lane[181] | I-66 east of N. Uhle Street; north of Lee Highway | 38°53′50″N 77°05′04″W / 38.89709°N 77.084509°W / 38.89709; -77.084509 (Former location of Park Lane Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southwest | ||
| Pearce[181] | I-66 near N. Adams Street | 38°53′54″N 77°05′22″W / 38.89823°N 77.089466°W / 38.89823; -77.089466 (Former location of Pearce Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Clark[181] | I-66 near N. Calvert Street | 38°53′52″N 77°05′35″W / 38.89782°N 77.092985°W / 38.89782; -77.092985 (Former location of Clark Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | Near east side of Spout Run. | |
| Thrifton[83] | I-66 between Lee Highway and Spout Run Parkway | 38°53′47″N 77°05′54″W / 38.89646°N 77.098306°W / 38.89646; -77.098306 (Former location of Thrifton Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | North of Lyon Village shopping center near southeast end of Maywood Historic District.[183] Named for Hugh A. Thrift.[184] East of junction with Thrifton – Bluemont Junction connecting line. | |
| Dominion Heights[185] | Lee Highway (between traffic lanes) at N. Monroe Street (east side)[186] | 38°53′46″N 77°06′15″W / 38.8960055°N 77.1040356°W / 38.8960055; -77.1040356 (Former location of Dominion Heights Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | Adjacent to Maywood Historic District[186] | |
| Cherrydale[185] | Intersection of Lee Highway and Old Dominion Drive at Military Road (east side) | 38°53′49″N 77°06′30″W / 38.8969741°N 77.1083701°W / 38.8969741; -77.1083701 (Former location of Cherrydale Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southwest | circa 1908 | |
| Harrison[185] | Old Dominion Drive at N. Thomas Street | 38°53′58″N 77°06′51″W / 38.89947°N 77.114174°W / 38.89947; -77.114174 (Former location of Harrison Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Greenwood[185] | Old Dominion Drive at Lorcom Lane (northwest side); east of N. Vermont Street | 38°53′57″N 77°07′01″W / 38.8991534°N 77.1170604°W / 38.8991534; -77.1170604 (Former location of Greenwood Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Maplewood[185] | Old Dominion Drive between traffic lanes north of Lee Highway; west of N. Abingdon Street | 38°53′55″N 77°07′17″W / 38.89867°N 77.12139°W / 38.89867; -77.12139 (Former location of Maplewood Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Livingston[185] | Old Dominion Drive at 24th Street N. (north side) | 38°54′03″N 77°07′28″W / 38.90073°N 77.124431°W / 38.90073; -77.124431 (Former location of Livingston Heights Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southwest | 24th Street N. was Livingstone Street prior to 1932 (named for Colin H. Livingstone) | |
| Lyonhurst[185] | Old Dominion Drive at 25th Street N. | 38°54′07″N 77°07′33″W / 38.90189°N 77.125799°W / 38.90189; -77.125799 (Former location of Lyonhurst Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southwest | Named for the nearby estate of Frank Lyon (now Missionhurst) | |
| Summit[185] | Old Dominion Drive at 26th Street N. (southeast side) | 38°54′10″N 77°07′38″W / 38.902907°N 77.127108°W / 38.902907; -77.127108 (Former location of Summit Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southwest | ||
| Rixey[185] | Old Dominion Drive at N. Glebe Road (east side) | 38°54′15″N 77°07′43″W / 38.9042925°N 77.1286476°W / 38.9042925; -77.1286476 (Former location of Rixey Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Northeast | undated | Named for the nearby estate of Dr. Presley Marion Rixey. Marymount University now occupies the Rixey estate. Later station on southwest side of tracks.[187] |
| Jewell[188] | Old Dominion Drive at Rock Spring Road (north side) | 38°54′28″N 77°07′58″W / 38.90781°N 77.132692°W / 38.90781; -77.132692 (Former location of Jewell Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southwest | undated | Named for Charles Jewell |
| Vanderwerken[188] | Old Dominion Drive at Little Falls Road (northwest side) | 38°54′35″N 77°08′13″W / 38.90980°N 77.136987°W / 38.90980; -77.136987 (Former location of Vanderwerken Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | North | Named for Gilbert Vanderwerken | |
| Franklyn Park[188] | Old Dominion Drive at Franklin Park Road | 38°54′55″N 77°08′54″W / 38.91540°N 77.148453°W / 38.91540; -77.148453 (Former location of Franklyn Park Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | undated | |
| Rockwell[188] | Old Dominion Drive near Dominion Crest Lane | 38°55′06″N 77°09′00″W / 38.9183177°N 77.1500731°W / 38.9183177; -77.1500731 (Former location of Franklin Park Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | ||
| Chesterbrook[188] | Old Dominion Drive at Kirby Road (northwest side) | 38°55′18″N 77°09′13″W / 38.9215898°N 77.1535599°W / 38.9215898; -77.1535599 (Former location of Chesterbrook Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | ||
| El Nido[189] | Old Dominion Drive at Birch Road | 38°55′26″N 77°09′42″W / 38.92394°N 77.161762°W / 38.92394; -77.161762 (Former location of El Nido Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | North | ||
| Selva[189] | Old Dominion Drive at 6th Place | 38°55′35″N 77°09′57″W / 38.92639°N 77.165893°W / 38.92639; -77.165893 (Former location of Selva Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | ||
| Viresco[189] | Old Dominion Drive between Pimmit Run and Linway Terrace | 38°55′44″N 77°10′04″W / 38.928889°N 77.1678776°W / 38.928889; -77.1678776 (Former location of Viresco Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | Southeast side of B&O Railroad right-of-way[95][190] | |
| Lawnvale[189] | Old Dominion Drive near Holmes Place | 38°55′51″N 77°10′22″W / 38.9309379°N 77.1728396°W / 38.9309379; -77.1728396 (Former location of Lawnvale Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | ||
| McLean[189] | Old Dominion Drive at Chain Bridge Road (northwest side) | 38°56′03″N 77°10′40″W / 38.93404°N 77.177692°W / 38.93404; -77.177692 (Former location of McLean Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | Named for John Roll McLean | |
| Ingleside[189] | Old Dominion Drive at Ingleside Avenue | 38°56′09″N 77°10′59″W / 38.93582°N 77.182946°W / 38.93582; -77.182946 (Former location of Ingleside Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | ||
| Balls Hill[191] | Old Dominion Drive at Balls Hill Road (east side) | 38°56′30″N 77°11′39″W / 38.94159°N 77.19419°W / 38.94159; -77.19419 (Former location of Balls Hill Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | West | ||
| Hitaffer[191] | Old Dominion Drive at Swinks Mill Road (south side) | 38°56′48″N 77°12′41″W / 38.9466559°N 77.2114956°W / 38.9466559; -77.2114956 (Former location of Hitafer Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | ||
| Jackson[191] | Old Dominion Drive northwest of Swinks Mill Road | 38°56′51″N 77°12′50″W / 38.9474402°N 77.2139579°W / 38.9474402; -77.2139579 (Former location of Jackson Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | undated | |
| Spring Hill[192] | Old Dominion Drive at Spring Hill Road (east side) | 38°57′10″N 77°13′35″W / 38.95275°N 77.226382°W / 38.95275; -77.226382 (Former location of Spring Hill Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | ||
| Prospect Hill[192] | Old Dominion Drive at Bellview Place | 38°57′30″N 77°14′11″W / 38.95836°N 77.236467°W / 38.95836; -77.236467 (Former location of Prospect Hill Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Northeast | undated | |
| Belleview[192] | Old Dominion Drive at Bellview Road | 38°57′40″N 77°14′25″W / 38.96098°N 77.240308°W / 38.96098; -77.240308 (Former location of Belleview Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | undated | |
| Glendale[193] | Old Dominion Drive at Towlston Road | 38°58′12″N 77°14′58″W / 38.96998°N 77.249559°W / 38.96998; -77.249559 (Former location of Glendale Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | ||
| Peacock[193] | Old Dominion Drive at Peacock Station Road (east side) | 38°58′25″N 77°15′12″W / 38.97348°N 77.253223°W / 38.97348; -77.253223 (Former location of Peacock Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | Southwest | undated | |
| Fairview[193] | Old Dominion Drive at Falls Run Road | 38°58′40″N 77°15′26″W / 38.97777°N 77.257141°W / 38.97777; -77.257141 (Former location of Fairview Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | West | ||
| Elkins[193] | Old Dominion Drive at Georgetown Pike (north side) | 38°58′54″N 77°15′25″W / 38.98177°N 77.25686°W / 38.98177; -77.25686 (Former location of Elkins Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County | West | undated | Named for Stephen Benton Elkins. |
| Dickeys Road | Old Dominion Drive in Great Falls Park | 38°59′36″N 77°15′20″W / 38.99338°N 77.255688°W / 38.99338; -77.255688 (Former location of Dickeys Road Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County (National Park Service) | Named for Dickey's Inn. Near former site of Matildaville. | ||
| Great Falls[193] | Old Dominion Drive in Great Falls Park | 38°59′48″N 77°15′19″W / 38.99663°N 77.255355°W / 38.99663; -77.255355 (Former location of Great Falls Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Fairfax County (National Park Service) | Inside turnaround | 1. undated postcard 2. undated photo | Terminal station of GF&OD and Great Falls Division of W&OD. |
Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line
The Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line, a component of the W&OD's Bluemont Division, opened in 1912. The line connected the W&OD's Great Falls Division (formerly the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad) with the Bluemont Division's Alexandria-Bluemont line.
The line closed in sections in 1963 and 1968.[194] I-66 and the adjacent Custis Trail replaced the line between Thrifton and Washington Boulevard in Ballston. Arlington County's Bluemont Junction Trail replaced the line between Washington Boulevard and Bluemont Junction.
Bluemont Junction, where the Bluemont Junction Trail now meets the W&OD Trail, presently contains an Arlington County railroad display that features a Southern Railway bay window caboose.[195] The caboose was built in 1971, three years after the W&OD Railroad closed.[196]
The stations on the Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line (with locations of sites in 2008) were:
| Station | Location | Coordinates | Jurisdiction | Side of Tracks | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrifton[83] | I-66 between Lee Highway and Spout Run Parkway | 38°53′47″N 77°05′54″W / 38.89646°N 77.098306°W / 38.89646; -77.098306 (Former location of Thrifton Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | North of Lyon Village shopping center near southeast end of Maywood Historic District.[183] Named for Hugh A. Thrift.[184] East of junction with Thrifton – Bluemont Junction connecting line. | |
| Hayes[197] | N. Lincoln Street (east side) and I-66 | 38°53′26″N 77°06′13″W / 38.890676°N 77.103577°W / 38.890676; -77.103577 (Hayes Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Douglas[198] | N. Quincy Street (east side) and I-66 | 38°53′23″N 77°06′29″W / 38.889619°N 77.108164°W / 38.889619; -77.108164 (Douglas Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Waverley Hills | N. Stafford Street and I-66 | 38°53′20″N 77°06′41″W / 38.888851°N 77.11128°W / 38.888851; -77.11128 (Waverley Hills Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Formerly Clements Avenue Station[198] | ||
| Clarenford[198] | N. Utah Street (east side) and I-66 | 38°53′17″N 77°06′51″W / 38.888162°N 77.114207°W / 38.888162; -77.114207 (Clarenford Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Lacey[198] | N. Glebe Road (east side) and I-66 | 38°53′12″N 77°07′03″W / 38.886592°N 77.11757°W / 38.886592; -77.11757 (Lacey Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southeast | ||
| Washington Boulevard[199] | Washington Boulevard and I-66 | 38°53′07″N 77°07′08″W / 38.8853499°N 77.1187931°W / 38.8853499; -77.1187931 (Washington Boulevard Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | |||
| Waycroft | N. Buchanan Street and Bluemont Junction Trail | 38°52′50″N 77°07′09″W / 38.8806°N 77.119198°W / 38.8806; -77.119198 (Waycroft Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | 0.2 mile south of crossing of Fairfax line of Washington-Virginia Railway Historical marker near site: Lacey Car Barn.[27][200] | ||
| Garrison[198] | N. George Mason Drive at Wilson Boulevard (north side) and Bluemont Junction Trail | 38°52′42″N 77°07′15″W / 38.87842°N 77.120832°W / 38.87842; -77.120832 (Garrison Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Southeast | Undated | |
| Arlington Avenue[199] | N. Jefferson Street and Bluemont Junction Trail | 38°52′19″N 77°07′35″W / 38.872016°N 77.126295°W / 38.872016; -77.126295 (Arlington Avenue Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | |||
| Bon Air[198] | N. Kensington Street (northeast side) and Bluemont Junction Trail | 38°52′15″N 77°07′41″W / 38.870886°N 77.128151°W / 38.870886; -77.128151 (Bon Air Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | South | ||
| Bluemont Junction[91][93] | W&OD Trail between Wilson Boulevard and Bluemont Junction Trail | 38°52′22″N 77°07′57″W / 38.872834°N 77.1325073°W / 38.872834; -77.1325073 (Bluemont Junction Station (Washington & Old Dominion Railroad)) | Arlington County | Northeast | 1934 (aerial) 1950s 1960s 1968 1968 | Junction with Bluemont Division, Alexandria-Bluemont Line Wye on east side of tracks.[93] Station and electrical substation within wye[93] Station near south side of electrical substation in 1916.[93] Station adjacent to south side of electrical substation after 1918 Historical markers at site:[88] 1) Bluemont Junction 2) The Great Falls Line 3) Rosslyn Station 4) Bluemont Junction, c. 1934 Historical marker near site:[88] Tracks into History: The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad |
Existing roads, trails and parks along railroad route
Road
I-66 between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Washington Boulevard.[201]
Rail Trail
Bluemont Junction Trail between Washington Boulevard and Mile 3.3 of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail.[202]
Other Trail
Custis Trail between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Washington Boulevard.[203]
Linear park
Bluemont Junction Park between Fairfax Drive and W&OD Trail.[168][204]
Surviving Locomotives
At least four locomotives that the W&OD had owned or leased still survived in 2014.
B&O 8413, a General Motors' (GM) Electro-Motive Corporation (later part of GM's Electro-Motive Division (EMD)) SW1 diesel-electric switcher locomotive assembled in 1940 with construction number 1111, was one of the first SW1s that Electro-Motive built.[205] After acquisition, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) initially numbered the locomotive as No. 213, but subsequently changed the number to 8413.[205] Leased by the W&OD in 1968, B&O 8413 was one of the last locomotives to operate on the W&OD before the railroad closed during the same year.[206] After several transfers of ownership, the locomotive was acquired by Cargill, becoming Cargill No. 6751.[205][207][208] Cargill moved the locomotive to Ogden, Utah, in 1993 for use in the company's Globe Mill.[205][208] Following Cargill's donation of the locomotive in 2010, the Utah Central Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad delivered it to the Utah State Railroad Museum at Ogden's Union Station on May 21, 2011.[205][208]
C&O 5015 is an American Locomotive Company (ALCO) S-2 diesel-electric switcher locomotive that the W&OD leased from the C&O.[206] Built in 1948 with a 1000-horsepower engine, the locomotive was used during the W&OD's final decade of operations.[206] After serving several other railroads, the locomotive became Columbia & Reading Railway No. 2-26 in 2009. In 2017, it was operating on that line in Columbia, Pennsylvania.[209]
W&OD 47, a General Electric (GE) 44-ton centercab switcher, built and delivered to the W&OD in December 1941 with construction number 15041 and a 380-horsepower engine, was the railroad's first diesel-electric locomotive.[210] It was joined by the similar Nos. 48 and 49, both built in August 1942.[211] Sold to the Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad in 1950 and renumbered to 30, the former W&OD 47 went to Cargill in Houston, Texas in 1967.[211][212] Cargill subsequently reassigned it to Denver, Colorado.[213] After serving on the Great Western Railway of Colorado as No. 44, it became the Burlington Junction Railway's first locomotive when that railroad opened in 1985.[212][213][214][215] It was in service in Mount Pleasant, West Burlington and Burlington, Iowa as No. 44 of that railroad from 1985 through 2014.[212][213][214][216]
IATR 50 (former W&OD 50) and IATR 54 in Mason City, Iowa, in 2009
W&OD 50 is a 50-ton steeplecab Baldwin-Westinghouse electric locomotive built in October 1920 with four Westinghouse type 562-D-5 100 horsepower motors as Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) serial number 53784 and brought to the W&OD Railway during the same year.[217] After retiring the locomotive in 1945, the W&OD Railroad sold it in 1947 to the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway, which renumbered it to 58.[218][219] In 1955 it was sold to the Kansas City, Kaw Valley & Western Railway as No. 507.[220][221] It was sold in 1962 to the Iowa Terminal Railroad and renumbered to 50, becoming No. 50 of the Iowa Traction Railroad in 1987.[218][222][223] Upon purchase in October 2012, the line was renamed to the Iowa Traction Railway.[224] The Iowa Traction Railway was operating the locomotive in Mason City, Iowa, in 2018, the locomotive's 98th year.[225]
See also
- Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
- Northern Virginia trolleys
Notes
^ ab Locomotive described in Harwood, p. 137. Archived December 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Williams, p. 3.
^ Harwood, pp.12, 15
^ Williams, p. 4
^ (1) Williams, pp. 8-10
(2) "Photograph of United States Military Railroad locomotive (Clarke) (formerly of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad) at roundhouse in Alexandria during the Civil War". Archived from the original on November 7, 2005.
^ (1) Harwood, p. 21.
(2) Washington and Ohio Railroad Company (1873). "Washington and Ohio Railroad. A Glance at the country through which it passes, between Washington D.C., and the Ohio River, a distance of 325 miles". Philadelphia: Collins, Printer. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016.
^ Williams, p. 27
^ Williams, pp. 27-28
^ abc (1) 1882 system map of Richmond and Danville Railroad Archived May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
(2) 1893 system map of Richmond and Danville Railroad Archived May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abc (1) Harwood, p. 24.
(2) Williams, p. 28.
^ abcdef Williams, pp. 42-43.
^ abcd Harwood, p. 26.
^ 1895 system map of Southern Railway Archived November 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Undated photograph of Southern Railway passenger train at Vienna station". Retrieved 2018-11-07 – via Google Plus.
^ "Complete Schedule Between Washington and Bluemont". Southern Railway Company. May 28, 1911.
at Harwood, p. 29.
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 33-41
(2) Williams, pp. 44, 71
^ Harwood, pp. 33-41
^ Harwood, p. 45
^ ab Harwood, p. 46.
^ Harwood, pp. 46, 49
^ Williams, pp. 45, 72
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 32, 46-47.
(2) "W&OD bridge over Potomac Yard north of the Yard's St. Asaph station" (photograph). Retrieved 2018-10-22 – via Pinterest.
Archived October 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Williams, pp. 43-44.
^ (1) Harwood, p. 46.
^ Williams, p. 72
^ Williams, pp. 107, 144, 156
^ ab ""Lacey Car Barn" marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-14.In 1896, the Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway began running electric trolleys from Rosslyn to Falls Church on the present routes of Fairfax Drive and I-66. By 1907, the line linked downtown Washington to Ballston, Vienna, and the Town of Fairfax. In 1910, the railway built at this location a car barn, rail yard, workshop, electrical substation, and general office. In 1912, the rival Washington & Old Dominion Railway began crossing the tracks on a bridge 200 yards west of here, traveling the present route of I-66 from Rosslyn. The line to Fairfax closed in 1939, but Metrorail's Orange Line follows its route through Arlington.
^ Harwood, pp. 31, 33.
^ abc Harwood, pp. 48-49
^ Harwood, p. 39
^ Williams, pp.70-71.
^ ab Harwood, p. 47
^ Harwood, p.38.
^ abc (1) Williams, p. 74.
(2) Harwood, pp. 68-69.
^ (1) Williams, pp. 74, 93
(2) Harwood, pp. 73-79.
^ (1) Williams, p. 93
(2) Harwood, p. 73.
^ Harwood, pp. 77-78.
^ King, 1934 (map)
^ Hanson, Christoper (April 9, 1979). "A Rusted Old Trestle Falls, A Relic of the Car Era". The Evening Star.
^ (1) Harwood, p. 79-80
^ ab Williams, p. 91
^ Harwood, p. 79.
^ (1) Harwood, p. 90.
(2) Williams, p. 94.
^ Harwood, pp. 83-84
^ (1) Harwood, p. 81, 83-88, 137-138
(2) Williams, pp. 93-94
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 90-91
(2) Williams, p. 95
^ (1) Harwood, p. 97
(2) Williams, p. 96
^ (1) "Senate Enacts W.& O.D. Bill". The Washington Post. March 9, 1960.
(2) Dewar, Helen (January 21, 1962). "Virginia Drops Plan To Buy W&OD Line". The Washington Post.
^ "Rail Spur Quiet for While: But the Old W&OD Route Soon Will Hum With Autos". The Washington Post. November 16, 1964.
^ "W&OD Rail Spur Bought by State". The Washington Post. July 10, 1962.
^ ab (1) "ICC Examiner Favors Death of W&OD Line". The Washington Post. March 8, 1966.
(2) "Want W&OD to Stay". The Washington Post. March 17, 1965.
(3) Douglas, Walter B (February 9, 1965). "Railroad Agrees to Sell Right of Way to Virginia". The Washington Post.
^ Flor, Lee (August 30, 1967). "Delay of Transit Talk May Bear on W&OD".
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 106-107.
(2) Williams, p. 109.
^ "Secret Deal Disclosed on W&OD Line". The Washington Post. March 10, 1966.
^ (1) "DuVal Asks Salvaging Of W&OD". The Washington Post. June 21, 1967.
(2) Jay, Peter A. (August 2, 1967). "Transit Unit Wins Delay In Rail Case". The Washington Post.
^ (1) "Law to Save W&OD Rails To Be Sought". The Washington Post. September 13, 1967.
(2) "Two Steps Advance Accord on Transit". The Washington Post. September 9, 1967.
^ (1) Corrigen, Richard (November 2, 1967). "WMATA Agrees On Rail Bed Route". The Washington Post.
(2) "Ailing Va. Railroad Allowed to Quit in '68". The Washington Post. January 25, 1968.
^ "Plant Owners Along W&OD Again Try to Keep Line Going". The Washington Post. November 20, 1967.
^ (1) McLaughlin, Maureen (January 30, 1968). "Judge's Order Delays Closing of W&OD". The Washington Post.
(2) "W&OD Limping to Extinction". The Washington Post. August 3, 1968.
^ (1) Yarbrough, Charles (November 4, 1969). "Dulles Seen as Our Savior". The Washington Evening Star.
(2) Braaten, David (April 7, 1974). "Bridge Taking a Hike". The Washington Evening Star.
(3) Beckham, Nancy (June 12, 1970). "Old Station at End of Line". Washington Evening Star.
^ ab Harwood, pp. 106-107.
^ Harwood, p. 112
^ Harwood, pp. 108-109.
^ Harwood, p. 109.
^ Williams, p. 43; Washington and Old Dominion Railway timetables: Bluemont Division, pp. 40, 68; Great Falls Division, p. 67.
^ ab Harwood, p. 112.
^ Harwood, p.112.
^ (1) Sullivan, Patricia (September 29, 2012). "GenOn power plant in Alexandria is set to close". Local. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
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(2) Sullivan, Patricia (September 25, 2013). "Sale of Robinson Terminal warehouses to bring development to Alexandria waterfront". Local. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
Archived June 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcde Stone
^ Harwood, pp. 108-109, 112
^ Locations of stations existing in 1916 according to distances in Harwood, pp. 139-141 and W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps
^ W&OD Trail mileages from detailed maps of portions of trail accessed from "Map of the W&OD". The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Harwood, p. 9.
^ ab "1949 Aerial photograph and 1951 map (T1951) of Alexandria, Virginia". HistoricAerials.com. 2011. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
^ <Harwood, p. 10
^ W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 1 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcd (1) "Mount Jefferson Park & Greenway" (PDF). 2015 Neighborhood Parks Improvement Plan. City of Alexandria government. November 19, 2015. Retrieved 2018-11-07.Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway is located .... on the former rail bed of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.
Archived February 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
(2) "Trail in Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway" (pdf). Alexandria Bike Map. City of Alexandria, Virginia, government. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
Archived November 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
(3) Coordinates of trail in Mount Jefferson Park and Greenway: 38°49′55″N 77°03′27″W / 38.8319285°N 77.0573918°W / 38.8319285; -77.0573918 (Trail between Jefferson Davis Highway and Commonwealth Avenue (former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
^ 1900 map of Del Ray and St. Elmo showing Alexandria Junction and Washington & Ohio Junction in Ness, Leland (2008). "St. Asaph Racetrack historical marker" (PDF). Del Ray and the Town of Potomac: Del Ray Interpretive Signs. City of Alexandria, Virginia. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ Ness, Leland (2008). "The Bluemont Line historical marker" (PDF). Del Ray and the Town of Potomac: Del Ray Interpretive Signs. City of Alexandria, Virginia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2015. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
^ ab "Del Ray and the Town of Potomac: Del Ray Interpretive Signs". City of Alexandria, Virginia. 2008. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ ab Locations and partial texts of markers: alsdmf (May 19, 2010). "Del Ray Interpretive Markers". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-23 – via Google Books.
^ "Crossroads of Transportation historic marker, with maps showing Alexandria Junction, Alexandria Canal and nearby railroads and roads" (PDF). City of Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ abcd W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 2 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Ness, Leland (2008). "The Electric Railway historical marker" (PDF). Del Ray and the Town of Potomac: Del Ray Interpretive Signs. City of Alexandria, Virginia. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ Johnson, Bert, Arlington County Manager (1967). A History of the Boundaries of Arlington County, Virginia (2nd ed.). Office of the County Manager, Arlington, Virginia. p. 1., describes the Arlington boundary in the area of the Cowdon station as: ".... westwardly, in general along the line of Four Mile Run, without regard to its meanders, intersecting the south right-of-way line of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, then 1,858.44 feet to where the center line of Shirlington Road intersects the said south right-of-way line; thence south and slightly east to the center line of Quaker Lane, ....". The Cowdon station was in Arlington County, between the railroad right-of-way's intersection with Four Mile Run and the right of way's intersection with the center line of Shirlington Road. The station was north of the railroad's south right-of-way line.
^ "Map 17: Arlington (mileage marker 0)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Map of Alexandria County, Virginia, for the Virginia Title Company, 1900. In Liebertz, John (2016). Boundary Markers of the District of Columbia: Benjamin Banneker (PDF). A Guide to the African American Heritage of Arlington County (2nd ed.). Historic Preservation Program: Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development, Government of Arlington County, Virginia. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeaf "Historical marker(s) in Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcde "Map 16: Arlington (mileage markers 0 to 2.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ abcd Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 4 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. "Glencarlyn Station" marker. Located northwest of Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) bridge over W&OD Trail and Four Mile Run and southwest of W&OD Trail at former site of station.
^ abcdefgh Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps": Bluemont Junction Wye Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcdefgh "Map 15: Falls Church (mileage markers 3 to 5.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ abcd Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 5 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ""Brandymore Castle" marker". Erected by Arlington County, Virginia, 0.4 miles (0.6 km) west of site of Fostoria Station. HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ ""East Falls Church" marker" (PDF). Erected by Arlington County, Virginia, 0.1 miles (0.2 km) east of site of Falls Church (East Falls Church) Station. Arlington, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Community Planning and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
^ Iekel, John F. "A History of East Falls Church" (PDF). East Falls Church History: Train Stations. Arlington-East Falls Church Civic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
^ abcd "Map 14: Falls Church (mileage markers 5.6 to 8.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 6 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ab Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 7 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcde "Map 13: Vienna (mileage markers 9 to 11.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 8 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcdef "Map 12: Vienna (mileage markers 12 to 14)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ ab Wood, Rebekah K. (May 3, 2002). "Vienna Depot: Description and Historical Significance: Vienna, Virginia. Prepared for the nomination of the Vienna Depot to the National Register of Historic Places". Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, 1847 to 1968: A Photographic History, by Paul McCray. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 9 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 10 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ab "Map 11: Reston (mileage markers 14.5 to 17)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 11 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcde "Map 10: Herndon-Reston (mileage markers 17.5 to 20)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ abcd Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 12 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ab Vetter
^ ab David, Elizabeth S. (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Herndon Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
^ ab (1) "Herndon Depot". National Register of Historic Places:NPS Focus. National Park Service. June 18, 1979. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
(2) "Herndon Depot". National Register of Historic Places: Virginia – Fairfax County. National Register of Historic Places.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 13 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcd "Map 9: Herndon (mileage markers 20.5 to 22.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 14 Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
^ abc "Map 8: Sterling (mileage markers 23 to 25)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ Identified as Smiths in 1916 list of stations in Harwood (2000), p. 140 and in August 25, 1940, W&OD Railroad timetable; no station at this location in "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 15" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ Identified as Normans in 1916 list of stations in Harwood (2000), p. 140 and in August 25, 1940, W&OD Railroad timetable. Identified as Smith's Station in "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 15" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ abcd "Map 7: Ashburn (mileage markers 25.5 to 28)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ "Tracks Into History" marker in W&OD Trail rest stop located 0.1 mile northwest of crossing of Smith's Switch Road and W&OD Trail.
^ "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 16" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ ""Ashburn Station" marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-25.When the Alexandra, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad (later the W&OD) arrived in 1860, the aptly named crossroads of Farmwell became one of the many rail stops that served agrarian Loudoun County. In 1896, after an ash tree caught fire and supposedly burned for a week, Farmwell changed its name to Ashburn
^ abcde "Map 6: Quarry Overlook (mileage markers 28.5 to 30.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ ""Belmont" historical marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
^ abc "Map 5: Leesburg (mileage markers 31.5 to 34)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ abc "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 20" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ abc "Map 4: Leesburg (mileage markers 34.5 to 37)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ ab "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 21" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ abcd "Map 3: Paeonian Springs (mileage markers 37 to 40)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 22" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ ab "Map 2: Vienna (mileage markers 40 to 42.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 23" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ ab "Map 1: Purcellville (mileage markers 43 to 44.5)". Map of the W&OD. The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ "Interstate Commerce Commission (1916-07-01). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". Map No. 24" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ ab (1) "Purcellville Train Station (NRIS No. 10000307)". National Register of Historic Places. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
Archived October 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
(2) Kalbian, Maral S; Peters, Margaret T. (November 20, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service): Purcellville Train Station" (PDF). Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
(3) Director, National Park Service (June 4, 2010). "Weekly list of actions taken on properties for the National Register of Historic Places: 5/24/10 through 5/28/10". U.S. Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
^ ab Washington and Old Dominion Railway (1911). "W&OD Railway Track Plats. Map 8" (PDF). p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ Washington and Old Dominion Railway (1911). "W&OD Railway Track Plats. Map 5" (PDF). p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ Washington and Old Dominion Railway (1911). "W&OD Railway Track Plats. Map 1" (PDF). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 28, 2010.
^ (1) Harwood, p. 107
(2) Information sheet on interior wall of Bluemont Junction caboose, September 2012.
^ "Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc". Vienna, Virginia: Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (July 2, 2007). "Vienna Station". Photograph number 3 in "Vienna Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "Vienna Station" (photograph). W&OD Railroad Regional Park. lifewithjohn.net. February 17, 2013. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
Archived October 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (November 19, 2009). "Sunset Hills Station Today". Photograph number 3 in "Sunset Hills Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "The Herndon Historical Society". Herndon, Virginia: Herndon Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ Prats, J.J. (photographer) (March 10, 2006). "The Station". Photograph number 3 in "Herndon Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "Market Station, Leesburg, Virginia". Archived from the original on November 18, 2008.
^ abc "Properties: Market Station". Metro Management Services, LLC. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ "A Few Words About Us". Fire Works Pizza. Leesburg, Virginia: Fire Works Pizza. 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (January 26, 2008). "The Relocated Freight Depot". Photograph number 3 in "Leesburg Freight Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ ""The Depot" marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Datatbase. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2011.It was moved two blocks to Market Station in 1984.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (August 25, 2007). "Marker in front of the Shelter Along the Trail". Photograph number 2 in "Paeonian Springs Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^
(1) McCray, Paul. "Paeonian Springs Station". Washington & Old Dominion Railroad 1847 to 1968: A Photographic History. Paul McCray. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2011-11-18.The Paeonian Springs Station was located approximately where the small passenger shelter now sits next to the trail in the community of Paeonian Springs. The shelter was originally located at Clarks Gap and was built from pieces of the larger, demolished Clarks Gap station.
(2) Photograph entitled "Marker in front of the Shelter Along the Trail" showing passenger shelter and "Additional comment" dated 2008-01-29 in "Paeonian Springs Station marker". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. January 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.In 2006, the shelter along the trail at the site of the former Paeonian Springs station contained on its rear wall a sheet of paper within a plastic cover. The sheet described the history of the shelter. The sheet stated that the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad constructed the shelter at the site of the Clarkes Gap station on Dry Mill Road after the Clarkes Gap station burned down. According to the sheet, a railroad employee who lived in Paeonian Springs preserved the shelter. The sheet further stated that the employee's family had donated the shelter to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (January 3, 2010). "Hamilton Station". Photograph number 3 in "Hamilton Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee". Town of Purcellville, Virginia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ "Loudoun Visitors Center in Purcellville: Wine Tastings & Information". Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association (Visit Loudoun). 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (October 3, 2009). "Purcellville Station Today". Photograph number 4 in "Purcellville Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer). "Markers in front of the Train Station". Photograph number 3 in "Purcellville Station" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "Purcellville Train Station" (interior photographs). Town of Purcellville, Virginia. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
Archived October 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
^ "History of the Purcellville Preservation Association". Purcellville Preservation Association. Ashley Cyber Services. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (January 22, 2010). "Bridge Abutments". Photograph number 5 in "Terror by the Tracks" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (November 22, 2009). "Bridge over Difficult Run". Photograph number 4 in "Strategic Junction: Hunter Mill Road and the AL&H Railroad" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (August 11, 2007). "Goose Creek Bridge". Photograph number 4 in "Diesel Trains on the W&OD" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (August 3, 2007). "Close Up of the Bridge, East Side". Photograph number 4 in "Clarkes Gap" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (November 22, 2009). "Floor of Electric Substation". Photograph number 5 in "Bluemont Junction" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "Bluemont Junction Park". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
^ ab "Bluemont Junction Park". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ County Manager, Arlington County, Virginia (September 12, 2014). "Board Report: Historic District Designation of and Design Guidelines for Benjamin Elliott's Coal Trestle, located on the southern side of the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail near the southwestern corner of Lee Highway and Fairfax Drive, adjacent to the northern property line of 6873 Lee Highway, and which district boundary shall include only the trestle structure itself in the portion of the parcel identified as RPC #11-065-001". County Board Agenda Item 50: Meeting of September 20, 2014. Government of Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 2014-09-16.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Kotok, Alan (April 3, 2007). "Overgrown W&OD railroad trestle, Arlington, Virginia". Photostream. Flickr. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
^ Liebertz, John (May 21, 2014). "Arlington County Register of Historic Places: Historic Designation Form: Benjamin Elliott's Coal Trestle" (PDF). Arlington County, Virginia, government. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
^ (1) Liebertz, John. Arlington County Register of Historic Places: Historic District Designation Form: Benjamin Elliott's Coal Trestle. p. 2.
in County Manager, Arlington County, Virginia (September 12, 2014). "Board Report: Historic District Designation of and Design Guidelines for Benjamin Elliott's Coal Trestle, located on the southern side of the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail near the southwestern corner of Lee Highway and Fairfax Drive, adjacent to the northern property line of 6873 Lee Highway, and which district boundary shall include only the trestle structure itself in the portion of the parcel identified as RPC #11-065-001". County Board Agenda Item 50: Meeting of September 20, 2014. Government of Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 2018-10-27.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
Archived October 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
(2) Rothstein, Ethan (June 6, 2014). "Part of W&OD Railroad Torn Down for Storage Facility". ARLnow. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
(3) Sullivan, Patricia (June 11, 2014). "Landowner removes remnants of Arlington's industrial past for self-storage units". Local. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
(4) Rothstein, Ethan (June 13, 2014). "W&OD Trestle Could Get Historic Designation". ARLnow. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
(5) "Video recording of approval of consent agenda, including agenda item 50: Historic District Designation of and Design Guidelines for Benjamin Elliott's Coal Trestle, located on the southern side of the Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail near the southwestern corner of Lee Highway and Fairfax Drive, adjacent to the northern property line of 6873 Lee Highway, and which district boundary shall include only the trestle structure itself in the portion of the parcel identified as RPC #11-065-001". Arlington County Board meeting of September 20, 2014. Government of Arlington County, Virginia. September 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
^ Swain, Craig (photographer) (January 26, 2008). "Stationmaster's House". Photograph number 2 in "Stationmaster's House" marker. HMdb: The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ ab "Photographs of the front and the inside of the Stationmaster's House". Leesburg, Virginia: Leesburg Cigar & Pipe. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ "W&OD Railroad Station, 1997". Our Town: Tour Stop 28: Train Station: Main Street. Round Hill, Virginia: Round Hill Town Office. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
^ Coordinates of trail connecting Russell Road and Landover Street, Alexandria: 38°50′13″N 77°03′48″W / 38.836967°N 77.063266°W / 38.836967; -77.063266 (Unpaved trail connecting Russell Road and Landover Street (former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
^ Coordinates of section of Mount Vernon Trail adjacent to Norfolk Southern Railway spur: 38°48′56″N 77°02′20″W / 38.815507°N 77.038979°W / 38.815507; -77.038979 (Section of Mount Vernon Trail adjacent to Norfolk Southern Railway spur between Pendleton Street and E. Abingdon Drive former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
^ Locations of stations from distances along railroad route from GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Maps
^ ab Harwood, p. 141
^ Side of tracks from GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Maps
^ abcdefg "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 2" (PDF). W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ Rosslyn Station historical marker located at site of Bluemont Junction station of Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. See: Washington and Old Dominion Railroad#Stations
^ ab Albee, Carrie E.; Trieschmann, Laura V. (EHT Traceries. Inc.) (November 2002). "Maywood Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 65 (Section 8). Retrieved 2018-11-12. and Accompanying map
^ ab Albee, Carrie E.; Trieschmann, Laura V. (EHT Traceries. Inc.) (November 2002). "Maywood Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. p. 50 (Section 8). Retrieved 2018-11-12.
^ abcdefghi "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 3" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: History: W&OD Railroad Maps. NOVA Parks. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
^ ab Albee, Carrie E.; Trieschmann, Laura V. (EHT Traceries. Inc.) (November 2002). "Maywood Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. pp. 59–60 (Section 8). Retrieved 2018-11-12.
^ Note: Rixey station in undated photo was on southwest side of tracks, east of N. Glebe Road (Coordinates: 38°54′14″N 77°07′41″W / 38.903779°N 77.128192°W / 38.903779; -77.128192 (Former location of later Rixey Station (Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad)).
^ abcde "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 4" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ abcdef "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 5" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail. "The Georgetown Branch Railroad". The Historical Marker Database (photographed by Tom Fuchs, Greenbelt, MD, 2006-01-21). Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved 2012-01-27. Description of planned Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad branch in Virginia.
^ abc "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 6" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ abc "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 7" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ abcde "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 8" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 101, 106.
(2) Williams, pp. 107, 131.
^ (1) "Bluemont Junction Caboose". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
(2) "Bluemont Junction Park". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
(3) "Events Set for Third Annual Arlington Neighborhood Day". News Release. Arlington County, Virginia government. October 16, 1999. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-04.Several park events have been planned as well, including dedication of the Bluemont Junction Caboose and Railroad Display at Bluemont Park ....
(4) Coordinates of caboose at Bluemont Junction:38°52′23″N 77°07′57″W / 38.87306°N 77.132564°W / 38.87306; -77.132564 (Bluemont Junction caboose)
(3) Coordinates of intersection of Bluemont Junction Trail and Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail: 38°52′19″N 77°07′56″W / 38.8718317°N 77.1321047°W / 38.8718317; -77.1321047 (intersection of Bluemont Junction Trail and Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail)
^ Copy of Southern Railway records in album inside Bluemont Junction caboose.
^ Harwood, p. 139.
^ abcdef Harwood, p. 139
^ ab Washington and Old Dominion Railroad timetable dated 1940-08-25
^ Coordinates of Lacey Car Barn historical marker: 38°52′56″N 77°07′00″W / 38.8821931°N 77.1165401°W / 38.8821931; -77.1165401 (Lacey Car Barn (Washington-Virginia Railway)
^ Coordinates of I-66 between Lee Highway and Washington Boulevard: 38°53′20″N 77°06′41″W / 38.888851°N 77.11128°W / 38.888851; -77.11128 (I-66 between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Washington Boulevard (former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
^ Coordinates of Bluemont Junction Trail: 38°52′25″N 77°07′30″W / 38.873582°N 77.124992°W / 38.873582; -77.124992 (Bluemont Junction Trail between Washington Boulevard and Mile 3.3 of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
^ Coordinates of Custis Trail between Lee Highway and Washington Boulevard: 38°53′36″N 77°06′04″W / 38.893204°N 77.101101°W / 38.893204; -77.101101 (Custis Trail between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Washington Boulevard (former route of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad))
^ Coordinates of Bluemont Junction Park: 38°52′32″N 77°07′23″W / 38.8756158°N 77.1231866°W / 38.8756158; -77.1231866 (Bluemont Junction Park))
^ abcde "Rolling Stock of the Utah State Railroad Museum: Cargill 6751: SW1". Utah State Railroad Museum: Spencer S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Rail Center. Ogden, Utah: Ogden Union Station. 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ abc Harwood, p. 137.
^ Van Cleve, Jeff (July 4, 1996). "Photograph of Cargill 6751". RR Picture Archives.net. Ogden, Utah. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
^ abc "Pictures of CRGX 6751". RR Picture Archives.net. August 12, 2013. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ (1) Kerr, James (November 20, 2009). "Columbia & Reading ALCO S2 CORY 2-26". RailPictures.Net. Frank Sahd Salvage Center, Columbia, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
(2) k41361 (February 24, 2010). "Columbia & Reading S2.AVI". Archived from the original (video) on June 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29. Video of CORY 2-26 crossing Route 262 in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
(3) "Photograph of Columbia & Reading Railway No. 2-26". Green Initiatives. Columbia, Pennsylvania: Sahd Metal Recycling. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
(4) Walker, Craig (September 27, 2013). "Columbia & Reading ALCO S2 CORY 2-26". RailPictures.Net. Columbia, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
(5) "Pictures of CORY 2-26". Columbia, Pennsylvania: RR Pictures Archive.Net. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
(6) Central PA Locos (April 26, 2014). "CORY 2-26". Pictures of CORY 2-26. Columbia, Pennsylvania: RR Pictures Archive.Net. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
(7) Darnell, Tim (July 28, 2016). "CORY 2-26". Pictures of CORY 2-26. Columbia, Pennsylvania: RR Pictures Archive.Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
(8) Painter, Kevin (October 27, 2017). "CORY 2-26(S2)". Pictures of CORY 2-26. Columbia, Pennsylvania: RR Pictures Archive.Net. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 131, 137.
(2) 1941 and 1946 photographs of W&OD 47: Harwood, pp. 83, 88.
^ ab Harwood (2000), p. 137.
^ abc "GE 44-Ton Number 30". Number 30. The Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29. Photographs of the former W&OD 47 as FJGRR 30, on the Great Western Railway of Colorado and as BJRY 44.
^ abc Zygmunt, Chris (June 8, 2012). "BJRY 44". LocoPhotos: Comprehensive Locomotive Archiving. Burlington, Iowa: Jack Hilton. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
^ ab Zygmunt, Chris (June 8, 2012). "Burlington Junction Railway No. 44 (with 2013-02-24 comment by Jack M. Jakeman)". RailPictures.Net. Burlington, Iowa. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
^ "Profiles of Railroads Operating in Iowa". Rail System Plan: Appendix A. Ames, Iowa: Iowa Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
^ (1) Lewis, Edward A. (1996). Burlington Junction Railway. American Shoreline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. p. 53. ISBN 0890242909. LCCN 96215170. OCLC 35286187. Retrieved 2017-12-23 – via Google Books.
(2) Miller, Gerry; Sink, Tom; Zygmunt, Chris (June 8, 2012). "Photographs of BJRY 44". RailPictures.Net. Burlington and West Burlington, Iowa. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
(3) Rumbut, Kris (September 11, 2014). "BJRY 44". Pictures of BJRY 44. Burlington, Iowa: RR Pictures Archive.Net. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
^ (1) Harwood, pp. 68, 135.
(2) Blake, Henry W.; Bozell, Harold V., eds. (June 25, 1921). "Manufacturers and the Markets: Rolling Stock". Electric Railway Journal. New York: McGraw-Hill Company, Inc. 57 (28): 917. ISSN 0095-9715. OCLC 2021289. Retrieved 2017-09-28 – via Google Books.CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link) Description of 50-ton Baldwin-Westinghouse electric locomotive purchased by the Mononghahela Valley Traction Company, Fairmont, West Virginia, circa 1921 and similar to W&OD 50.
(3) 1922 and 1940 photographs of W&OD 50: Harwood, p. 71.
(4) Rice, Leonard. "W&OD electric freight locomotive 50 in the Rosslyn shop yard". Archived from the original (photograph) on December 24, 2013.
in McCray, Paul. "Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, 1847 to 1968: A Photographic History". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
(5) Guillaudeu, 2013, p. 114 Archived December 21, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. "This photograph from March 25, 1944, is one of the last images of Locomotive No. 50 in use on the W&OD Railroad. ... (Photograph by Leonard W. Rice.)"
^ ab Harwood, p. 135.
^ (1) Harper, James P. (April 7, 1947). "Washington & Old Dominion 50 at Cedar Rapids, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(2) Ross, Don (September 25, 1954). "CR&IC 58 at Cedar Rapids, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18. (3)
^ Harwood (2000), p. 135.
^ Ross, Don (March 1960). "Kansas City Kaw Valley 507 at Bonner Springs, KS". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
^ (1) Ross, Don (October 22, 1962). "Iowa Terminal RR 50 at Mason City, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(3) Schneider, Lynn (June 28, 1980). "Iowa Terminal RR 50 at Mason City, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(4) Rueber, James (May 24, 1986). "IAT 50 at Mason City, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(5) Menge, George (September 3, 1992). "IATR 50 at Emery, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(6) Richards, John (December 2001). "Iowa Traction RR 50 at Mason City, IA". Don's Rail Photos. Don Ross Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(7) Blaszczyk, Andrew (September 24, 2008). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. Mason City, Iowa. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
(8) R., Ryan; R., Jim (March 15, 2010). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. Mason City, Iowa. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
(9) the_trainman407 (July 14, 2012). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. AGP Ethanol Plant, Mason City, Iowa. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-23.Iowa traction number 50 is a 50-ton steeplecab, built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in 1920 as Washington & Old Dominion Number 50. It was acquired by the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City in 1947, was rebuilt and renumbered number 58. In 1955 it was sold to the Kansas City-Kaw Valley Railroad and became their number 507. Finally, in 1962 it was sold to the Iowa Terminal and renumbered 53, later becoming IATR 50. The unit is seen here switching out Mason City's AGP plant
(10) "Pictures of IATR 50". RR Pictures Archive.net. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
(11) "Pictures with BLW Serial No 53784 in them: Locomotive IATR 50 (Steeple Cab)". RR Pictures Archive.Net. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
(12) Guillaudeu, 2013, p. 115 Archived December 21, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Photograph legend: "A railfan pretends to operate the Class B Baldwin-Westinghouse Locomotive No. 50 on September 20, 2009, where it is still in use on the Iowa Traction Railroad, almost 90 years after it was finished, in February 1921."
^ Videos of IATR 50 in operation:
(1) jfreelan1964 (September 16, 2010). "Iowa Traction Empty Gondola Movement" (video). Retrieved 2017-12-21 – via YouTube. (14:39 minutes)
(2) jfreelan1964 (September 16, 2010). "Iowa Traction Scrap Metal Arrives at the UP Interchange" (video). Retrieved 2017-12-21 – via YouTube. (12:04 minutes)
(3) Chicagojoe28 (July 31, 2015). "Iowa Traction RR: The Last Electrified freight in the US" (video). Retrieved 2017-12-21 – via YouTube.(10:40 minutes)
(4) airailimages (August 1, 2015). "Iowa Traction Action - 27 July 2015" (video). Retrieved 2017-12-21 – via YouTube. (4:42 minutes)
(5) jfreelan1964 (February 3, 2017). "Iowa Traction Railway Winter 2016" (video). Retrieved 2017-12-21 – via YouTube. (23:49 minutes)
^ (1) "Progressive Rail acquires Iowa Traction Railroad" (PDF). ProgressiveRailroading.com. October 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
(2) "Freight Tariff IATR 9001" (PDF). Iowa Traction Railway Company. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
(3) Nelson, Jacob (June 3, 2013). "IATR 50". RR Pictures Archives.net. Mason City, Iowa. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
(4) Terry, Jeff (January 29, 2014). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. CP Interchange, Mason City, Iowa. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-18.Iowa Traction 50 shoves four hoppers back to the CP interchange track near Clear Lake Junction.
(5) Schumann, John (December 6, 2015). "IATR 50". RR Pictures Archives.net. Clear Lake, Iowa. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
(6) Smith, Nick (June 21, 2016). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. IATR AGP Elevator Lead, Mason City, Iowa. Archived from the original on January 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.Iowa Traction RR IATR 50 is tied down at Mason City on the main outside the UP interlocking. IATR built for the Washington & Old Dominion in 1920 and spent time on the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City and the Kansas City Kaw Valley & Western RR before coming to Mason City.
(7) Guillaudeu and McCray, 2016, pp. 85, 90-93 Archived January 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
(8) Ebright, Dick (June 24, 2017). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. AGProcessing spur, Mason City, Iowa. Retrieved 2017-09-27.IATR #50, seen here on the spur to the AGP soybean facility, was built by Baldwin in 1920; 97 years old and still in revenue service.
Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
(9) mtnclimberjoe (August 18, 2017). "IATR 50". RailPictures.Net. AGP Facility, Mason City, Iowa. Retrieved 2017-12-23.The Iowa Traction railroad uses BLW steeple cab electric number 50 to shove a large cut of covered hoppers into the AGP corn processing facility in Mason City, Iowa.
Archived December 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Leach, Paul (April 12, 2018). "IATR 50 (Steeple Cab)". RR Picture Archives.net. Mason City, Iowa. Retrieved 2018-06-13.Preparing to move grain cars
Archived June 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine.
References
Guillaudeu, David A.; Forward by McCray, Paul E. (2013). Washington & Old Dominion Railroad. Images of Rail. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738597928. OCLC 811603181. Retrieved 2016-11-13 – via Google Books.
Guillaudeu, David A.; McCray, Paul E. (2016). Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Revisited. Images of Rail. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467116381. OCLC 944086523. Retrieved 2016-11-13 – via Google Books.
Harwood, Herbert Hawley, Jr. (2000). Rails to the Blue Ridge: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, 1847–1968 (3rd ed.). Fairfax Station, Virginia: Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. ISBN 0615114539. OCLC 44685168 – via Google Books.
Interstate Commerce Commission (July 1, 1916). "W&OD Railway 1916 ICC Valuation Maps". W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority: Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. Retrieved 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-24.- King, W.E. (1934-07-19). Index map showing Washington & Old Dominion Railway's line abandoned in relation to other railroads and common carriers in lower left corner of "GF&OD Railroad 1916 ICC Valuation Map No. 3" (PDF). Washington & Old Dominion Regional Park: W&OD Railroad Maps. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority: Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. July 1, 1916. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
"Map of the W&OD". The Friends of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-29.- Neville, Ashley M., National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Historic District (Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) No. 053-0276), Gray & Pape, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, July 25, 2000, in Appendix J of NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY - PRE-FILED DIRECT TESTIMONY OF MR. HAFNER, MR. MCRAY AND MR. SIMMONS, November 30, 2005 (Part 4 of 5, pages 1–46). Retrieved on March 24, 2008, in Case Docket Search for documents in Case No. PUE-2005-00018 on official website of the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Stone, Jim. "The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad in Del Ray". Alexandria, VA: Del Ray Citizens Association. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
Vetter, Peggy D (2000). "The W&OD Railroad is Heart of Herndon for 120 Years". The Observer. Herndon, VA: The Herndon Publishing Company, Inc. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-17. (A detailed history of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.)
Washington and Old Dominion Railway (1911). "W&OD Railway Track Plats". Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park: History: W&OD Railroad Maps. NOVA Parks. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
Williams, Ames W. (1989). The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. Arlington, Virginia: Arlington Historical Society. ISBN 0926984004. OCLC 20461397 – via Google Books.
Videos
Crockett, Bob. "W&OD 1939" (video). Video uploaded by Paul McCray on 2011-01-17. YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-26. Video filmed in 1939 from Rosslyn to Difficult Run Bridge. (4:03 minutes)
Fairfax County Government Television. "The Civil War on the W&OD in Vienna, VA" (video). Video narrated by Roger Mudd; uploaded by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority on 2012-01-04. YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-28.: 1861 Civil War skirmish on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad in Vienna. (3:10 minutes)
McCray, Paul (December 18, 2011). "Frank Tosh Interview about the W&OD Railroad" (video). YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-29. (52:08 minutes)
McCray, Paul (December 19, 2011). "Interview with W&OD Train Driver Douglas Lee and Brakeman Randolph Shutts Part 1" (video). YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-29. (50:10 minutes)
McCray, Paul (December 19, 2011). "Interview with W&OD Train Driver Douglas Lee and Brakeman Randolph Shutts Part 2" (video). YouTube. Retrieved 2015-01-07. (48:14 minutes)
McCray, Paul (February 23, 2012). "Presentation on W&OD Railroad history at Reston Museum" (video). YouTube. Retrieved 2018-10-31 – via Pinterest. (4:23 minutes)
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