The Shenandoah Valley Railroad is a shortline railroad operating 20.2 mi of track between Staunton and Pleasant Valley, Virginia. The railroad interchanges with CSX and Buckingham Branch in Staunton and Norfolk Southern in Pleasant Valley. The railroad was purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1993 and is currently operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.

History

The tracks the Shenandoah Valley Railroad runs on were previously operated by the Chesapeake & Western Railroad until February of 1992, when Norfolk Southern was given permission to abandon the tracks due to low usage. Local interest parties acquired the line and originally contracted it out to various different operators such as Buckingham Branch Railroad. The line's owners settled on Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad once there was enough traffic on the line. A new cold storage facility was announced to be built along the railroad in 2018.

Heritage locomotives

The railroad operates a restored B&O GP9, No. 6512, painted in B&O's blue and yellow colors. The locomotive was restored by the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. It was acquired from Kanawha River Terminal’s coal facility in Ceredo, WV. The company also operates ALCO RS-11 No. 367 with a Norfolk & Western colors and EMD GP9 No. 5940 with Chesapeake & Ohio colors.

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