Transportation In Norfolk, Virginia
Located in the southeastern corner of the state, Norfolk is economically and culturally important to Virginia. A variety of transportation modes have developed around the city's importance and somewhat unusual geography. Rail In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Norfolk was served by three passenger railroads, with destinations in various directions. Norfolk Terminal Station, a union station, served Norfolk & Western trains bound west for Roanoke and other cities across Virginia, and further to Cincinnati, and Norfolk Southern (old company) trains bound for Raleigh and to Virginia Beach. The Virginian Railway was bound for Roanoke and Deep Water, West Virginia. Norfolk Southern passenger service was discontinued by the end of the 1940s. The Virginian Railway passenger trains were discontinued by 1956. The N&W trains ceased using Terminal Station in 1962; the last N&W train, the ''Pocahontas'' continued to 1971 at the replacement station. Today, Norfolk is served ...
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Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city in Virginia and List of United States cities by population, 100th-most populous city in the United States. The city holds a strategic position as the historical, urban, financial, and cultural center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area (sometimes called "Tidewater (region), Tidewater"), which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the Metropolitan statistical area, 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Norfolk was established in 1682 as a colonial seaport. Strategically located at the confluence of the Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth River and Chesapeake Bay, it quickly developed into a major center for trade and shipbuilding. During the American Revolution and War of 1812, its port and naval facilities made it a critic ...
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