Chesapeake Western Railway today

Tue May 13 12:05:23 EDT 2025

 JohnThere are also some beautifully restored & operational "first gen" diesels that work on the SVRR.For anyone considering a visit to the SVRR system, these motors are kept at the SVRR station in Staunton. There is an ex-N&W RS-11 #367 (I think)There are also some other diesels undergoing restoration including an ex-MARC FL7 (I think that is correct)

Herb EdwardsLynchburg, Va,

    On Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:23:53 AM EDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:   

 Having made several trips to Harrisonburg VA recently, I thought some 
members may be interested in the current sate of affairs of the former 
Chesapeake Western Ry (purchased by NW in 1954).

I am amazed by the number of industries (large and small) served by rail 
in the Harrisonburg area. It's a step back in time to the way rail 
service used to be. It seems that NS serves the area daily. Not sure 
about any weekend service.

Currently the former/original CW Ry is active from Elkton to 
Harrisonburg (20 miles) and continuing further west to Dayton (5 miles). 
Gould envisioned this as part of a transcontinental line at one time. 
His dream was very short lived.

Current NS service also extends south of Harrisonburg for 6 miles on the 
former B&O/CW to Pleasant Valley and makes interchange with the 
Shenandoah Valley Railroad which operates the additional 25 miles of 
ex-CW/ex-B&O trackage south to Staunton. And lastly, NS service extends 
north 13 miles to Broadway on former B&O/SOU trackage. NS's former 
B&O/SOU trackage north of Broadway to Strasburg, VA is inactive and 
being considered for Rails-to-Trails or Rails & Trails by the state of 
Virginia.

The CW Ry station (combination passenger & freight) still stands in 
downtown Harrisonburg. Also, a wonderful c.1874 ex-B&O station still 
stands at Pleasant Valley in a beautiful rural setting. The ex-CW/ex-B&O 
diamond crossing in downtown Harrisonburg remains active.

I had forgotten that the CW Ry in it's heyday interchanged with three 
Class-I railroads; SOU in Harrisonburg, NW in Elkton, and C&O in 
Staunton.

John Garner, Newport, VA
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