Norfolk Terminal StationNorfolk Terminal Station was a railroadunion station located in Norfolk, Virginia, which served passenger trains and provided offices for the Norfolk and Western Railway, the original Norfolk Southern Railway (a regional carrier in Virginia and North Carolina which became part of and later lent its name to the much larger company known as Norfolk Southern in the 1980s) and the Virginian Railway.
Downtown Norfolk, VirginiaDowntown Norfolk serves as the traditional center of commerce, government, and culture in the Hampton Roads region. Norfolk, Virginia's downtown waterfront shipping and port activities historically played host to numerous and often noxious port and shipping-related uses.
Harbor ParkHarbor Park is a stadium, used primarily for baseball, on the Elizabeth River, in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Once rated the best minor league stadium by Baseball America, it is home to the Norfolk TidesMinor League Baseball team. The Tides are the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A farm team and compete in the International League. Harbor Park opened on April 14, 1993, and can seat 12,067 people.
Elizabeth River (Virginia)The Elizabeth River is a 6-mile-long (10 km) tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of the James River, between the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Chesapeake. Forming the core of the Hampton Roads harbor, it is heavily supported by its tributaries which depend upon it.
Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk (locally ) is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in both the Hampton Roads metropolitan area and in Virginia, after neighboring cities Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, as well as the 101st-most populous city in the United States.
Harbor Park stationHarbor Park station is a Tide Light Rail station in Norfolk, Virginia. It sits in Downtown Norfolk along Park Avenue, next to Harbor Park baseball stadium. The station was opened in August 2011 as the first part of an intermodal public transport hub that is to include bus, commuter rail, and ferry services. In December 2012, an Amtrak station opened next to the station.
AmtrakAmerican intercity passenger rail operatorThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business asAmtrak (; reporting marksAMTK, AMTZ), is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. state except for Wyoming and South Dakota as well as in three Canadian provinces.
Mountaineer (Amtrak train)Petersburg–Union StationFarmvilleBedfordRoanokeChristiansburgWelchTri-StateSouth PortsmouthCincinnati (River Road)RichmondMuncieMarionPeruChicagoThis diagram: The Mountaineer was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Norfolk, Virginia, and Chicago, Illinois, via Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the first train to use the Norfolk and Western Railway's tracks since the creation of Amtrak in 1971 and followed the route of the Pocahontas, the N&W's last passenger train.
Lambert's PointLambert's Point is a point of land on the east shore of the Elizabeth River near the downtown area of the independent city of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia, United States. It includes a large coal exporting facility and a residential area. The area is south of Old Dominion University.
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Norfolk and Western RailwayThe Norfolk and Western Railway (reporting markNW), commonly called the N&W, was a US class I railroad, formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It was headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, for most of its existence. Its motto was "Precision Transportation"; it had a variety of nicknames, including "King Coal" and "British Railway of America". In 1986, N&W merged with Southern Railway to form today's Norfolk Southern Railway.
The Tide (light rail)Ballentine/Broad CreekI-264Ingleside RoadBroad CreekMilitary HighwayI-64Newtown Road All stations are accessible This diagram: Show route diagram*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.