Atlantic Coast Line RailroadThe Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (reporting markACL) was a United StatesClass I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Much of the original ACL network has been part of CSX Transportation since 1986. The Atlantic Coast Line served the Southeast, with a concentration of lines in Florida.
North End SubdivisionAY Interlocking ARN 3.3RichmondI-195I-195SR 76CSX Rivanna SubdivisionNS Richmond DistrictA 001.0Meadow A 010.7Centralia CSX Bellwood SubdivisionA 015.0Walthall Swift CreekA 022.0PetersburgAppomattox RiverNS Norfolk DistrictCollier Yard A 030.0Reams A 037.8Carson Stony CreekA 042.2Stony CreekNottaway RiverA 051.1JarrattNS Franklin DistrictMeherrin RiverA 064.8EmporiaA 074.0Pleasant HillA 078.5GarysburgCSX Portsmouth SubdivisionRoanoke RiverRoanoke Rapids SpurA 084.7WeldonA 088.9HalifaxA 119.6Rocky MountThe North End Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in Virginia and North Carolina.
Petersburg, VirginiaPetersburg is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. The city is 21 miles (34 km) south of the commonwealth (state) capital city of Richmond.
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.
Carolinian (train)Newark PennMetropark* New Brunswick* Princeton Junction* TrentonDelaware RiverKeystone Service & PennsylvanianPhiladelphia–30th StreetWilmingtonBaltimoreBWI Airport* Floridian to ChicagoWashington, D.C.Potomac RiverAlexandriaQuantico§Fredericksburg§WilsonSelmaRaleighSeasonalCaryFloridian to MiamiDurhamHillsboroughPlannedBurlingtonCrescent to New YorkGreensboroHigh PointLexingtonSeasonalSalisburyKannapolisCharlotteCrescent to New Orleans* =only served by train 79 § =only serv…
Floridian (train)The Floridian is an Amtrak long-distance passenger train that operates daily between Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida, via Washington, D.C. and Tampa, Florida. Service officially began on November 10, 2024. The train was formed as a combination of two existing trains: the Capitol Limited, which operated overnight between Chicago and Washington, D.C., and the Silver Star, which operated overnight between New York City and Miami.
Silver MeteorNewark PennTrentonDelaware RiverKeystone Service & PennsylvanianPhiladelphia–30th StreetWilmingtonBaltimoreFloridian to ChicagoWashington, D.C.Potomac RiverAlexandriaFredericksburgRichmond Staples Mill RoadNortheast Regional to Newport NewsPetersburgNortheast Regional to NorfolkRocky MountWilsonbypassedCarolinian & FloridianFayettevilleFlorenceKingstreeCharlestonYemasseeSavannah RiverFloridianSavannahpre-1979 routeJesupThalmann St. Marys RiverJacksonvillePalatkaDeLandSanford…
Northeast RegionalWindsor Locks10944ProvidenceWindsor11470KingstonHartford12087WesterlyBerlin131Meriden13896MysticWallingford144105New London154123Old Saybrook156New Haven173Bridgeport195Stamford212New Rochelle231New York City241Newark Penn244255Metropark263New Brunswick279Princeton Junction289Trenton322Philadelphia–30th Street347Wilmington359Newark, Delaware386Aberdeen416Baltimore427BWI Airport448New Carrollton457Washington, D.C.mi465AlexandriaBurke CentreManassas490481WoodbridgeCulpeper5254…
Ettrick, VirginiaEttrick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the PetersburgAmtrak train station. Most of Ettrick has a Petersburg mailing address, ZIP code 23803, although the community is not part of the city of Petersburg.
Palmetto (train)Newark PennMetroparkTrentonDelaware RiverKeystone Service & PennsylvanianPhiladelphia–30th StreetWilmingtonBaltimoreBWI AirportNew CarrolltonFloridian to ChicagoWashington, D.C.Potomac RiverAlexandriaRichmond Staples Mill RoadNortheast Regional to Newport NewsPetersburgNortheast Regional to NorfolkRocky MountWilsonSelmaCarolinian & FloridianFayettevilleDillonFlorenceKingstreeNorth CharlestonYemasseeSavannah RiverFloridianSavannahSilver Service to Miami
Virginia State UniversityVirginia State University (VSU or Virginia State) is a publichistorically Blackland-grant university in Ettrick and Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States. Founded on March 6, 1882 (1882-03-06), Virginia State developed as the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Side platformA side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, transitway, or rapid transit. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.