The
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (colloquially referred to as the
W&OD) was an intrastate
short-line railroadA short line is an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. Short lines generally exist for one of three reasons: to link two industries requiring rail freight together ; to interchange revenue traffic with other, usually larger, railroads; or to operate a tourist...
located in
Northern VirginiaNorthern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the U.S. state of Virginia in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
. Its oldest line extended from
AlexandriaAlexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,283. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as...
on the
Potomac RiverThe Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles . In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the...
northwest to
BluemontBluemont is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia located at the base of Snickers Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain. At 680 feet , it is the highest community in Loudoun County...
at the foot of the
Blue Ridge MountainsThe Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at...
near Snickers Gap, not far from the boundary line between
VirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue...
and
West VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast...
. The
railroad'sRail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles running along railways or railroads. Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates international trade and economic growth...
route largely paralleled the routes of the Potomac River and the present Virginia Route 7.
The line followed the winding course of
Four Mile RunFour Mile Run is a stream in Northern Virginia that proceeds from Fairfax County southeast through Falls Church to Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia...
upstream from Alexandria through Arlington to
Falls ChurchFalls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 11,169 in 2008, up from 10,377 in 2000. This city is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. A much larger number of people reside in Greater Falls Church in Fairfax County and use Falls Church as their mailing...
. At that point, the railroad was above the
fall lineIn geomorphology, a fall line marks the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet. Technically, a fall line is an unconformity. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls...
and was able to follow a more direct northwesterly course in Virginia through
Dunn LoringDunn Loring is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,861 at the 2000 census.-History:...
,
ViennaVienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 14,453 at the 2000 census and it has grown by about 3% since, although significantly more people live in zip codes with the Vienna postal addresses bordered approximately by Interstate 66 on the south, Interstate 495...
, Sunset Hills (now in
Reston)Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 56,407 at the 2000 census...
,
HerndonHerndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the United States. The population was 21,655 at the 2000 census, which makes it the largest of three towns in the county.-History:...
,
SterlingSterling, Virginia is an unincorporated suburb of Washington, D.C., located in Loudoun County, Virginia. It is located northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Great Falls, and includes part of Dulles International Airport and the former AOL corporate headquarters...
,
AshburnAshburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The area serves as headquarters for the internet service provider Verizon Business, and the Janelia Farm Research Campus...
,
LeesburgLeesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located approximately west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River...
, Paeonian Springs,
HamiltonHamilton is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 562 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:...
,
PurcellvillePurcellville is a town in in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,584 at the 2000 census, but has undergone considerable growth since then...
and
Round HillRound Hill is the name of several communities in the U.S. state of Virginia.*Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia*Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia *Round Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia...
to its terminus at Bluemont, turning sharply to the west only after passing through Clarkes Gap in
Catoctin MountainCatoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, comprises the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are in turn a part of the Appalachian Mountain Range...
west of Leesburg. The
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad TrailThe Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a popular and unusually-shaped regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail , an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban...
(W&OD Trail) and several other
trailA trail is a path or road used for walking, cycling, cross-country skiing, or other activities. Some trails are off-limits to everyone other than hikers, and a few trails allow motorized vehicles....
s have replaced much of the railroad's route.
General history
Originally incorporated as the Alexandria and Harper's Ferry Railroad, construction on the line began in 1855 by the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad (AL&H). First intended to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains and the
Shenandoah RiverThe Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, approximately 150 mi long, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
to reach the
coalCoal is a readily combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock normally occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
fields in the western part of
Hampshire CountyHampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 20,203. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ...
, Virginia, that are now within
Mineral CountyMineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 27,078. Its county seat is Keyser.-Pre-colonial history:...
,
West VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast...
, the AL&H reached Leesburg in
Loudoun CountyLoudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of July 1, 2008, the county is estimated to be home to 289,995 people, a 71 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
in 1860. Because of its proximity to
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
, the line saw much use and disruption during the
Civil WarThe American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...
. After the war, the name of the line was changed in 1870 to the Washington and Ohio Railroad. The line was extended from Leesburg to
HamiltonHamilton is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 562 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in 1870 and to
Round HillRound Hill is the name of several communities in the U.S. state of Virginia.*Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia*Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia *Round Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia...
in 1874.
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. However, the line's trains did not serve either Washington,
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
, or the West.
In 1886, the
Richmond and Danville RailroadThe Richmond and Danville Railroad was chartered in Virginia in the United States in 1847. The portion between Richmond and Danville, Virginia was completed in 1856...
, a trunk line that connected Washington, D.C., with
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
, leased the WO&W. In 1888, the Richmond and Danville began to operate the WO&W's trains between Washington, D.C., and Round Hill.
In 1894, the newly-formed
Southern RailwayThe Southern Railway is a former United States railroad. It was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894...
absorbed the Richmond and Danville Railroad and acquired the WO&W. In 1900, the Southern Railway extended the line westward for four
mileA mile is a unit of length in a number of different systems. In contemporary English, mile most commonly refers to the statute mile of 1,609.344 meters or the nautical mile of 1,852 meters...
s from Round Hill to Bluemont (formerly Snickersville). The Southern Railway designated the line as its Bluemont Branch.
By 1908,
steam locomotiveA steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a "road locomotive" such as a traction engine or steamroller....
s 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
switchedA railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
to travel westward on the Bluemont Branch. A connecting line shuttled passengers from a
stationA railway station, train station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains, and/or where rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded. Historically, the term depot has also been employed in North America...
in old town Alexandria on a route that the AL&H had earlier established. On weekends, express trains carried vacationers from Washington to Bluemont and other towns in western Loudoun County in which resorts had developed.
Meanwhile, in 1906,
electric trolleysA tram, tramcar, trolley, trolleycar, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a conventional train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets...
had begun to run on the
Great Falls and Old Dominion RailroadThe Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad was an interurban trolley line that ran in Northern Virginia during the early 20th century.-History:...
(GF&OD) northwest to
Great FallsGreat Falls Park is a small National Park Service site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway...
from
GeorgetownGeorgetown is a neighborhood located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River waterfront. Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown substantially predated the establishment of the city of Washington and the District of Columbia. Georgetown retained its separate...
in Washington, D.C. This line crossed the Potomac River on the old
Aqueduct BridgeAqueduct Bridge may refer to:*Potomac Aqueduct Bridge*Aqueduct Bridge , see List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana...
, passed through
RosslynRosslyn is an unincorporated area in Northern Virginia located in the northeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn...
, and traveled northwest on a double-tracked line through Arlington and
Fairfax CountyFairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,015,302, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area...
to an
amusement parkAmusement park or theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually providing attractions meant to cater...
(
trolley parkIn the United States, trolley parks, which started in the 19th century, were picnic and recreation areas along or at the ends of streetcar lines in most of the larger cities. These were precursors to amusement parks. These trolley parks were created by the streetcar companies to give people a...
) that the railway constructed and operated near the Falls.
In 1911, the owners of the GF&OD formed a new corporation, the Washington and Old Dominion Railway. In 1912, the GF&OD became the "Great Falls Division" of the W&OD Railway.
Also in 1912, the W&OD Railway leased all of the Southern Railway's Bluemont Branch, except for a short segment connecting
Potomac YardPotomac Yard was one of the busiest railroad yards on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Today, it refers to the neighborhood encompassing the same, which straddles southeastern Arlington County and northern Alexandria, Virginia, bounded by U.S. Route 1, the George Washington Memorial...
with old town Alexandria. The W&OD made the Southern's Bluemont Branch a part of the new railway's "Bluemont Division" and electrified all of its operations over the next four years, becoming an
interurban electric trolleyAn Interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad that enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were unpaved and could become nearly impassable during...
system that carried
passengerA passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.There are two common contexts in which the term is used:...
s,
mailMail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal...
,
milkMilk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It provides the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. The early lactation milk is known as colostrum, and carries the mother's antibodies to the baby. It can reduce...
and freight. From that time onward, W&OD trains crossed over Potomac Yard on a long
viaductA viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
. 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.
To join its two lines, the W&OD Railway constructed in 1912 a double-tracked Bluemont Division connecting line that traveled between two new
junctionJunction may refer to:*Junction where several traffic routes cross:**junction , a railroad/railway junction**Intersection , a road junction**Interchange , a motorway junction*cell junction, in biology...
s in Arlington: Bluemont Junction on the Alexandria-Bluemont line and Thrifton Junction on the Georgetown-Great Falls line. The connecting line passed a short distance west of
BallstonBallston is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU station on the Orange Line of the Metrorail subway system.-History:...
, crossing on a
plate girder bridgeA plate girder bridge is a bridge supported by two or more plate girders. The plate girders are typically I-beams made up from separate structural steel plates , which are welded together to form the vertical web and horizontal flanges of the beam...
over a competing interurban electric trolley line (the Fairfax line of the
Washington-Virginia RailwayThe earliest electric railway, or streetcar line, in Northern Virginia opened in 1892. At their peak, when merged into a single interurban system , the successors of this and several other lines ran between downtown Washington, D.C., Rosslyn and Arlington Junction – present day Crystal City...
) that carried passengers between Rosslyn,
ClarendonClarendon is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, USA, located between the Rosslyn area and the Ballston area. The main thoroughfares are Wilson Boulevard and Clarendon Boulevard .-Boundaries and geography:...
, Ballston, Falls Church, Vienna and
Fairfax CityThis article refers to the independent city of Fairfax, Va. For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address, please see Fairfax County, Virginia...
.
The railway
distributed direct current (DC)A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world...
to its Bluemont Division cars and trains through
overhead catenary wiresOverhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...
. Single overhead wires carried the Great Falls Division's
electricityElectricity is a general term that encompasses a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge...
over its tracks. Stationary and movable
electrical substationAn electrical substation is a subsidiary station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers...
s containing Westinghouse
transformerA transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core, and thus a varying magnetic field...
s and
ACIn alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. An electric charge would for instance move forward, then backward, then forward, then backward, over and over again...
to
DCDirect current is the undirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also be through...
converters were located at various points along the railway's routes.
The W&OD's main passenger line ran from Georgetown and Rosslyn through Thrifton Junction, Bluemont Junction and westward to Bluemont. However, after crossing the Potomac River from Georgetown, many W&OD passengers transferred in Rosslyn to the trolleys of the competing Washington-Virginia Railway. Most of the W&OD's freight trains ran between Potomac Yard, Bluemont Junction and either Rosslyn or various locations along the Bluemont Division.
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 BridgeThe Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge conveying U.S. Route 29 traffic across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C...
. At the same time, the railroad constructed a new passenger station in Rosslyn which became its "Washington" terminal.
The W&OD Railway fell upon hard times in the 1930s during the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. In 1932, the railway went into
bankruptcyBankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay its creditors. Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor in an effort to recoup a portion of what they are owed or initiate a restructuring...
and was placed in receivership. In 1934, the railway abandoned operations on the Great Falls Division between Thrifton Junction and Great Falls.
In 1936, a new
corporationA corporation is a legal entity separate from the shareholders and employees. In British tradition it is the term designating a body corporate, where it can be either a corporation sole or a corporation aggregate...
, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, assumed operation of the remnants of the W&OD Railway, which by then 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). Shortly thereafter, in 1939, the railroad abandoned the western end of its line, which had connected the towns of Purcellville and Bluemont.
In 1943, 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. The Southern Railway retained ownership of the easternmost section of the railroad's route between Potomac Yard and old town Alexandria.
During the 1940s, the W&OD Railroad converted all of its lines' operations from electric to
dieselA diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber during the final stage of compression...
or gasoline power. During that decade, the railroad discontinued its electrified passenger service in 1941, but temporarily resumed passenger service during the
Second World WarWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
using gas-electric motor cars and cars pulled by
diesel-electric locomotivesA Diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine. Several types have been developed, the principal distinction being in the means by which the prime mover's mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels .-Overview:Early internal combustion...
. Passenger and mail service finally ended in 1951; thereafter, the railroad carried only freight.
The
Chesapeake and Ohio RailwayThe Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
(C&O) purchased the W&OD Railroad in 1956, but did not change the railroad's name. In 1963, the C&O abandoned the segment of its line that traveled between Rosslyn, Thrifton and Ballston. The Commonwealth of Virginia then purchased this segment to acquire a right-of-way for the planned route of
Interstate 66Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east-west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an intersection...
(I-66).
Five years later, in 1968, the railroad, which by that time ran only between Alexandria and Purcellville, ceased operations. Shortly thereafter, the C&O sold the remainder of the railroad's route to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth then sold most of the route to the Virginia Electric Power Company (VEPCO) (now
Dominion Virginia PowerDominion Virginia Power is a power company primarily located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The company is a division of Dominion Resources...
), whose
transmission lineA transmission line is the material medium or structure that forms all or part of a path from one place to another for directing the transmission of energy, such as electromagnetic waves or acoustic waves, as well as electric power transmission....
s had run along the railroad's
right-of-wayA right-of-way is a strip of land that is granted – through an easement or other mechanism – for transportation purposes, such as for a rail line or highway. A right-of-way is reserved for the purposes of maintenance or expansion of existing services with the right-of-way...
. The Commonwealth retained a portion of the route in Arlington immediately east of Falls Church, on which it built I-66, and the section of the route which crossed the
Henry G. Shirley Memorial HighwayThe Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway was the first limited access freeway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Begun in 1946, the road was completed from Woodbridge, Virginia to the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River between Virginia and Washington, D.C., in 1952.- History :The Shirley Highway...
(presently part of
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(I-395)) along the Arlington-Alexandria boundary.
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 old-town Alexandria or Potomac Yard, 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.
The
Norfolk Southern RailwayThe Norfolk Southern Railway is a major Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
now operates a spur between the Alexandria waterfront and a Southern Railway main line that earlier had traveled through Potomac Yard. The route of the spur formerly served W&OD trains traveling on the Bluemont Division to the Division's freight and passenger stations in old town Alexandria. As the Southern Railway owned and operated the route of the spur and the stations, this section of track remained in operation after the W&OD closed.
A paved trail in Alexandria's linear Mt. Jefferson Park and Greenway has replaced part of the Bluemont Division's course through that city. The
Northern Virginia Regional Park AuthorityThe Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is an interjurisdictional organization that owns and operates more than 10,000 acres of woodlands, streams, parks, trails, nature reserves, countryside and historic sites in Northern Virginia in the United States. The Authority was organised in 1959...
's W&OD Trail travels in the
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional ParkThe Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a popular and unusually-shaped regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail , an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban...
within the Bluemont Division's former right-of-way from the Alexandria/Arlington boundary through Bluemont Junction to Purcellville. 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 many years before the remainder of its line closed in 1968.
I-66 and its adjacent
Custis TrailThe Custis Trail is a 6-mile, paved bike trail in Arlington County, Virginia that extends from Key Bridge at Rosslyn westward to Lee Highway in East Falls Church...
now travel on the former right-of-way of the W&OD Railway's Great Falls Division between Rosslyn and Thrifton Junction. The highway and the trail continue to
Washington BoulevardWashington Boulevard is a road in Arlington that starts as a highway, connecting the George Washington Parkway and Arlington Memorial Bridge with Interstate 395, running past the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. It then extends north and west from I-395, crossing Columbia Pike, passing...
in Ballston along the former route of the Bluemont Division's Thrifton — Bluemont Junction connecting line.
Arlington County's Bluemont Junction Trail now travels on the connecting line's former right-of-way from Washington Boulevard to meet the W&OD Trail near Bluemont Junction. The Junction now contains an Arlington County railroad display that features a bay window Southern Railway
cabooseA caboose or brake van or guard's van is a manned rail transport vehicle coupled at the end of a freight train...
that was built in 1972, four years after the W&OD closed.
Stations
The stations on the Alexandria-Bluemont line of the Bluemont Division (with locations of sites in 2008) were:
| Station |
Location |
Coordinates |
Jurisdiction |
W&OD Trail Mile |
Side of Tracks |
Photo |
Notes |
| Alexandria Terminal |
Northeast corner of Princess Street and N. Fairfax Street |
| City of Alexandria |
---------- |
|
|
Operated by Southern Railway |
| Potomac Yard |
Near intersection of Norfolk Lane and Potomac Greens Drive |
| City of Alexandria |
---------- |
|
|
East end of W&OD Railroad |
| Alexandria Junction |
Mt. Jefferson Park and Greenway, near Swann Avenue, west of Jefferson Davis HighwayThe Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway was a planned transcontinental highway in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s that began in Washington, D.C. and extended west to San Diego, California; it was named for Jefferson Davis, who, in addition to being the first and only President of the...
(U.S. Route 1U.S. Route 1 is a major north-south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast and is the oldest highway in the United States. It runs over from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west ...
) |
| City of Alexandria |
---------- |
|
|
Site of track connecting to Washington & Ohio Junction on Washington and Alexandria Railway (Southern Railway main line). Connecting track removed in 1912. |
| St. Elmo |
Intersection of Commonwealth Avenue & Ashby Street near northwest end of Mt. Jefferson Park and Greenway |
| City of Alexandria |
---------- |
|
|
Crossing of Washington-Mt. Vernon line of Washington-Virginia Railway |
| Cowdon |
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)) |
| City of Alexandria |
0 |
South |
|
|
| Barcroft |
Columbia Pike (VA Route 244) (north side) & W&OD Trail |
| Arlington County |
1.6 |
Southwest |
circa 1910
circa 1967 |
Formerly Arlington Mill station |
| Barcroft Freight Station |
Columbia Pike (VA Route 244) (northwest side) & W&OD Trail |
| Arlington County |
1.6 |
Northeast |
|
|
| Glencarlyn |
W&OD Trail in Glencarlyn Park (near north side of Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) overpass) |
| Arlington County |
2.7 |
Southwest |
1896–1912
1918 |
Agency station. Formerly Carlin Springs station. Historical marker at site |
| Bluemont Junction |
W&OD Trail between Wilson Boulevard and Bluemont Junction Trail |
| Arlington County |
3.4 |
East |
1950's |
Junction with Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line; Historical markers at site |
| Torrison |
Wilson Boulevard (northwest side) & W&OD Trail |
| Arlington County |
3.6 |
East |
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| Fostoria |
North Ohio Street & W&OD Trail (in I-66 right-of-way) |
| Arlington County |
4.4 |
South |
|
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| Falls Church (East Falls Church) |
Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Arlington County |
5.6 |
West |
1951; Undated |
Agency station. Historical marker at site |
| Rothsay |
Rothsay Street (west of Great Falls Street) & W&OD Trail |
| City of Falls Church |
6.4 |
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| West Falls Church |
W. Broad Street (VA Route 7) (east side) & W&OD Trail |
| City of Falls Church |
7.0 |
South |
1890's |
Historical marker at site |
| Evans |
Near Chestnut Street & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
7.5 |
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| Green |
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority right-of-way near Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) and south end of Fallsmere Court; 0.1 mile south of W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
8.5 |
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| Dunn Loring |
Sandburg Street (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
9.1 |
North |
1950's |
Agency station. Historical marker at site |
| Wedderburn |
Cedar Lane (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
10.1 |
North |
Undated |
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| Franklin |
W&OD Trail near Owaissa Road SE (east of bridge abutment of Fairfax line of Washington-Virginia Railway on north side of W&OD Trail) |
| Town of Vienna |
10.4 |
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| Park Street |
Park St. SE & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Vienna |
11.3 |
|
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| Church Street |
Church Street NE & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Vienna |
11.7 |
|
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Adjacent to Vienna Station of Washington-Virginia Railway |
| Vienna |
231 Dominion Road NE at Ayr Hill Avenue NE (southeast side) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Vienna |
11.8 |
Southwest |
1894-1912 |
Agency station. Historical marker near site |
| Clarks Crossing |
Clarks Crossing Road & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
13.3 |
|
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| Piney |
Piney Branch & W&OD Trail (northwest of Peppermill Place) |
| Fairfax County |
13.7 |
|
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| Lowland |
Lowland Station Road & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
14.0 |
|
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| Hunter |
Hunter Mill Road (VA Route 674), Hunter Station Road & W&OD Trail] |
| Fairfax County |
14.7 |
South |
before 1912 |
Historical marker at site |
| Pinecrest |
W&OD Trail near Michael Faraday Court |
| Fairfax County |
16.7 |
|
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| Soapstone Siding |
W&OD Trail |
|
Fairfax County |
|
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| Sunset Hills |
Old Reston Avenue (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
17.7 |
North |
1966 |
Agency station. Formerly Wiehle station. Historical marker near site |
| Thornton |
W&OD Trail east of Town Center Parkway |
| Fairfax County |
18.4 |
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| Jackson |
Sugarland Run & W&OD Trail, between Fairfax County Parkway and Herndon Parkway E |
| Fairfax County |
18.8 |
|
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| Coral |
Coral Road & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Herndon |
19.6 |
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| Herndon |
717 Lynn Street at Station Street (south side) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Herndon |
19.9 |
Southwest |
1890;
1905 |
Agency station. Historical marker near site
Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| Herndon Heights |
Crestview Drive & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Herndon |
20.9 |
|
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| Oak Grove |
Locust Lane & W&OD Trail (near Dominion Lane) |
| Loudoun County |
21.3 |
|
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| Lynn |
W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
21.6 |
|
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| Buchanan |
Warwick Court & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
22.6 |
|
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| Sterling |
W&OD Trail, north of Ruritan Circle (Old Church Road) (VA Route 859) |
| Loudoun County |
23.4 |
West |
1927 |
Agency station. Formerly Guilford station. Historical marker at site |
| Normans |
W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
25.1 |
|
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| Smiths |
Smiths Switch Road & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
25.6 |
Northeast |
1920's |
Historical marker near site |
| Ashburn |
Ashburn Road (VA Route 641) (east side) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
27.5 |
North |
1967 |
Agency station. Historical marker at site |
| Graves |
W&OD Trail (west of west end of Graves Lane) |
| Loudoun County |
28.1 |
|
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| Belmont Park |
Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
29.4 |
|
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| Trap Rock |
Luck Stone Quarry & W&OD Trail (0.5 miles west of Belmont Ridge Road (VA Route 659)) |
| Loudoun County |
29.9 |
North |
|
Served Trap Rock Quarry (now Leesburg plant of Luck Stone Corp.). Historical marker near site. |
| Compher |
Cochrane Mill Road & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
30.6 |
|
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| Pleasant View |
W&OD Trail (west of intersection of Trailview Boulevard and Breakstone Drive) |
| Loudoun County |
31.2 |
|
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| Lawson |
Lawson Road SE & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Leesburg |
32.7 |
|
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| Leesburg Freight Station |
Harrison Street SE (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Leesburg |
34.2 |
North |
1966 |
Historical marker at site |
| Leesburg Passenger Station |
S. King Street (U.S. Route 15) (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Leesburg |
34.4 |
North |
1906
1909 colorized postcard |
Agency station. Historical marker at site |
| Dry Mill |
W&OD Trail, north of intersection of Dry Mill Road and Woodburn Road |
| Loudoun County |
35.8 |
|
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| Clarkes Gap |
Dry Mill Road (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
38.0 |
North |
1930 |
Agency station. Historical marker at site |
| Paeonian Springs |
Simpson Circle (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
39.2 |
South |
1920's |
Agency station. Historical marker at site |
| Hamilton |
Hamilton Station Road (east side) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
40.9 |
South |
Undated |
Agency station. |
| Ivandale |
Ivandale Road & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
42.0 |
|
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| Florance |
N. Maple Avenue (VA Route 722) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Purcellville |
43.8 |
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| Purcellville |
N. 21st Street (east side) and W&OD Trail] |
| Town of Purcellville |
44.8
(End) |
South |
1940 |
Agency station. Historical marker near site. |
| Simmons |
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| Round Hill |
35 Main Street |
| Town of Round Hill |
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circa 1912 looking south
circa 1912 looking west |
Agency station. |
| Scotland Heights |
Scotland Heights Road |
|
Loudoun County |
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| Homestead |
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| Bluemont Terminal |
Railroad Street (VA Route 753), north of Snickersville Turnpike (VA Route 734) |
| Town of Bluemont |
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North |
circa 1905
circa 1912
1939 |
Agency 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 were visible in 2007:
Stations
| Station |
Location |
Coordinates |
Jurisdiction |
Operator |
Present use |
Photo |
Notes |
| Vienna |
231 Dominion Road NE at Ayr Hill Avenue NE (southeast side) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Vienna |
Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, Inc. |
Museum and model railroad layout |
2007 |
|
| Sunset Hills |
Old Reston Avenue (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Fairfax County |
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is an interjurisdictional organization that owns and operates more than 10,000 acres of woodlands, streams, parks, trails, nature reserves, countryside and historic sites in Northern Virginia in the United States. The Authority was organised in 1959...
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Vacant |
|
Former headquarters office of Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. |
| Herndon |
717 Lynn Street at Station Street (south side) & W&OD Trail |
| Town of Herndon |
Herndon Historical Society |
Visitor center and historical museum |
2006 undated |
Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| Leesburg Freight Station |
Market Station at Harrison Street SE (west side) and Royal Street SE |
| Town of Leesburg |
Metro Management Services, LLC |
Pizza restaurant |
2008 |
Moved two blocks north of original location in 1984. Historic marker entitled "The Depot" on building. |
| Clarkes Gap Passenger Shelter |
Simpson Circle (west side) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority |
Trailside shelter |
2007 |
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. |
| Hamilton |
Hamilton Station Road (east side) & W&OD Trail |
| Loudoun County |
Loudoun Milling Company |
Mill equipment storage |
Undated |
|
| Purcellville |
21st Street N (east side) and W&OD Trail |
| Town of Purcellville |
Purcellville Preservation Association |
Public meeting space |
undated
undated |
Preserved and restored by Purcellville Preservation Association. |
| Round Hill |
35 Main Street |
| Town of Round Hill |
Property owners |
Private residences |
1997 |
Former passenger station, freight station and electrical substation are private residences. |
BridgeA bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, body of water, or other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. Designs of bridges vary depending on the function of the bridge and the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed.-History:The first...
s and overpassAn overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway. An overpass structure is one that carries a higher capacity road above a lower capacity road, whereas a structure that permits a lower capacity road to travel above a larger capacity road is an...
es
| Crossing |
Location |
Coordinates |
Jurisdiction |
W&OD Trail Mile |
Remnant |
| Russell Road |
Russell Road (west side) between W. Glebe Road and Kentucky Avenue |
| City of Alexandria |
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AbutmentAn abutment is, generally, the point where two structures or objects meet.Specifically, an abutment may be:* the part of a structure that supports an arch.* the tooth or teeth that support a fixed or removable bridge....
of former railroad bridge |
|
Four Mile RunFour Mile Run is a stream in Northern Virginia that proceeds from Fairfax County southeast through Falls Church to Arlington County in the U.S. state of Virginia...
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W&OD Trail between Columbia Pike and Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) |
| Arlington County |
2.3 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Four Mile Run |
W&OD Trail between Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) and N. Carlin Springs Road |
| Arlington County |
2.8 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Four Mile Run |
W&OD Trail between N. Carlin Springs Road and Wilson Boulevard |
| Arlington County |
3.4 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Four Mile Run |
W&OD Trail between Wilson Boulevard and N. Patrick Henry Drive |
| Arlington County |
3.9 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Four Mile Run |
W&OD Trail between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Little Falls Street |
| Arlington County |
5.9 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Piney Branch |
W&OD Trail between Ayr Hill Avenue NE and Hunter Mill Road |
| Fairfax County |
13.6 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Difficult Run Difficult Run, despite its name, is a stream located in Northern Virginia, a tributary of the Potomac River, in the United States. The term run, for stream, is common usage in this part of Virginia; another stream is better known in American Civil War History: Bull Run...
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W&OD Trail between Ayr Hill Avenue NE and Hunter Mill Road |
| Fairfax County |
14.3 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Broad Run Broad Run is a small tributary of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia. The creek drains a portion of eastern Loudoun between the Goose Creek and Sugarland Run.The creek begins north of Braddock Road Broad Run is a small tributary of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia. The...
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W&OD Trail between Sully Road and Panorama Parkway |
| Loudoun County |
24.6 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Beaverdam Run |
W&OD Trail between Smiths Switch Road and Ashburn Village Boulevard |
| Loudoun County |
26.2 |
Abutments under trail bridge |
| Goose Creek Goose Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia. It comprises the principle drainage system for the Loudoun Valley.-Course:...
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W&OD Trail between Belmont Ridge Road and Cochrane Mill Road |
| Loudoun County |
30.1 |
Abutments and piersIn architecture, a pier is an upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge. Sections of wall between openings function as piers. The simplest cross section of the pier is square, or rectangular, although other shapes are also common, such as the richly articulated piers of Donato...
supporting trail bridge |
| Sycolin Creek |
W&OD Trail between Belmont Ridge Road and Cochrane Mill Road |
| Loudoun County |
30.4 |
Span, abutments and pier of railroad bridge (now trail bridge). |
| Tuscarora Creek |
W&OD Trail between Cochran Mill Road and Lawson Road SE |
| Town of Leesburg |
32.3 |
Abutments and piers of railroad bridge south of W&OD Trail |
| Clarkes Gap |
W&OD Trail and Dry Mill Road |
| Loudoun County |
38.4 |
Stone arch above former W&OD Railroad right of way. 2007 photo |
Other remnants
| Remnant |
Location |
Coordinates |
Jurisdiction |
W&OD Trail Mile |
Side of Tracks |
Notes |
| Norfolk Southern Railway spur |
Tracks between Pendleton Street (west of intersection with N. Fairfax St.) and CSX main line near Slaters Lane |
| City of Alexandria |
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|
Operating railroad; formerly owned by Southern Railway |
| Floor of electrical substation at Bluemont Junction |
Between soccer field and 1972 Southern Railway caboose east of W&OD Trail in Bluemont Junction Park (between Bluemont Junction Trail and Wilson Boulevard) |
| Arlington County |
3.4 |
East |
In Bluemont Junction Historical Railroad Display |
| Elevated siding A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a through route such as a main line or branch line or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. The distinction between sidings and other types of track is that a "siding" generally denotes an...
with rails and tiesA railroad tie, cross tie, or railway sleeper is a rectangular object used as a base for railroad tracks. Sleepers are members generally laid transverse to the rails, on which the rails are supported and fixed, to transfer the loads from rails to the ballast and subgrade, and to hold the rails to...
|
0.05 mile west of Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29); south of W&OD Trail |
| Arlington County |
5.6 |
South |
Formerly used to unload coal from hopper car A hopper car is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, track ballast, and the like. The name originated from the coke manufacturing industry which is part of the steel industry ....
s |
| Leesburg Stationmaster's The station master was the person in charge of railway stations, in the United Kingdom and some other countries, before the modern age. He would manage the other station employees and would have responsibility for safety and the efficient running of the station.Invariably, he would be provided...
House |
Market Station at Harrison Street SE (west side) and South Street SE |
| Town of Leesburg |
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|
Moved to Market Station (south of relocated freight station). Used as store. Historical marker on building |
Rail trailsA rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...
Other trails
- Unpaved trail connecting Russell Road and Landover Street, Alexandria. Coordinates:
- Section of Mount Vernon Trail
The Mount Vernon Trail is a popular running and bike path in Northern Virginia that follows the west bank of the Potomac River from near Theodore Roosevelt Island to Mount Vernon. The northern, urban half is open and has views of Washington, D.C. across the river. The southern 8 miles below...
adjacent to Norfolk Southern Railway spur between Pendleton Street and E. Abingdon Drive, Alexandria. Coordinates:
Linear parkA park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment. It may consist of, rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas....
s along railroad route
- Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a popular and unusually-shaped regional park in Northern Virginia. The park's primary feature is the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail , an asphalt-surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban...
Bluemont Division, Thrifton-Bluemont Junction Connecting Line
In 1912, the new Washington and Old Dominion Railway constructed the electrified Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line to connect the Railway's Georgetown-Great Falls line with the Alexandria-Bluemont line. The line travelled between Thrifton Junction (near the present crossing of I-66 and
Lee HighwayThe Lee Highway was a National Auto Trail in the United States connecting New York City and San Francisco, California via the South and Southwest. It was named after Robert E...
(
U.S. Route 29U.S. Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. The highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 98 in...
) at the
Lyon VillageLyon Village is a neighborhood, or “urban village” located in Arlington County, Virginia, along Lee Highway . It is approximately one mile west of Rosslyn and less than a mile north of Clarendon, of which it is sometimes considered a sub-neighborhood.A shopping center located at the confluence of...
Shopping Center) and Bluemont Junction (presently in Arlington County's Bluemont Junction Park), passing the west end of Ballston along the way. Sometimes termed the "Rosslyn Branch" or the "Spout Run Branch", the line climbed a grade while following the route of Spout Run after leaving Thrifton.
The line closed in sections between 1963 and 1968. I-66 and the 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.
Stations
The stations on the Thrifton-Bluemont Junction connecting line of the Bluemont Division (with locations of sites in 2008) were:
| Station |
Location |
Coordinates |
Jurisdiction |
Side of Tracks |
Photo |
Notes |
| Thrifton |
I-66 between Lee Highway and Spout Run Parkway |
| Arlington County |
|
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North of Lyon Village shopping center. Named for Hugh A. Thrift. East of junction with Thrifton – Bluemont Junction connecting line. |
| Hayes |
N. Lincoln Street (east side) and I-66 |
| Arlington County |
South |
|
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| Douglas |
N. Quincy Street (east side) and I-66 |
| Arlington County |
South |
|
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| Waverley Hills |
N. Stafford Street and I-66 |
| Arlington County |
|
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Formerly Clements Avenue Station |
| Clarenford |
N. Utah Street (east side) and I-66 |
| Arlington County |
South |
|
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| Lacey |
N. Glebe Road (east side) and I-66 |
| Arlington County |
Southeast |
|
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| Waycroft |
N. Buchanan Street and Bluemont Junction Trail |
| Arlington County |
|
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0.2 mile south of crossing of Fairfax line of Washington-Virginia Railway |
| Garrison |
N. George Mason Drive at Wilson Boulevard (north side) and Bluemont Junction Trail |
| Arlington County |
Southeast |
Undated |
|
| Arlington Avenue |
N. Jefferson Street and Bluemont Junction Trail |
| Arlington County |
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| Bon Air |
N. Kensington Street (northeast side) and Bluemont Junction Trail |
| Arlington County |
South |
|
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| Bluemont Junction |
W&OD Trail between Wilson Boulevard and Bluemont Junction Trail |
| Arlington County |
East |
1950's |
Junction with Alexandria-Bluemont line. Historical markers at site. |
Road
I-66 between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Washington Boulevard. Coordinates:
Rail Trail
Bluemont Junction Trail between Washington Boulevard and Mile 3.3 of Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail. Coordinates:
Other Trail
Custis Trail between Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) and Washington Boulevard. Coordinates:
Linear park along railroad route
Bluemont Junction Park between Fairfax Drive and W&OD Trail
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