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Was looking at Ft. Belvoir on Google and it seems that most of the ROW and even some lead-in trackage is still extant to the Fort. With traffic getting worse, expecially with BRAC, it would make sense to preserve and even reopen the rail onto the base for the use of commuter rail since the spur is s...

Shame. Efficient, dependable and capable method of moving heavy things there. And the Gov't in its "wisdom" will shut it down and use rubber-tired trucks that will be under-powered and limited in what they can move. I notice that there is an extensive rail network still in place there. NAS...

Was looking at the area via Google Maps and see a lot of trackage on site. But also remember reading somewhere that the Space Center deactivated their railroad. Is there any active rail operations on site now? Do they still have any motive power or rolling stock? I would think that a lot of hardware...

Interesting photo! Need a little more explanation, though.
Your account is kind of sketchy...

Looked at this on Google. How much is there today? Aerial views seem to show a fair amount of buildings and possibly trackage. Looks all deserted otherwise. What happened to it? It's a shame that the military is getting away from using rail for transport. One of these days when we have a REAL emerge...

While not exactly a railroad anymore, it DOES have a short section of rail intact for speeder/handcar ops and is still intact as a ROW. It is now a trail open for railfanning and walking. Originally a USN line from Dahlgren VA to Fredericksburg VA. The part of the line is still in use as far as the ...

If I have my research correct, the line to the power plant and printing plant was actually originally the old Orange & Alexandria line. W&OD switched it, I believe, but didn't actually own it. RailVet might have some better info on this. He's a Herndon native and railroad historian especiall...

Simply amazing how such a vast and comprehensive rail line could vanish so completely in such a short time! Just another example of politics and pressure from the highway lobby. And that line COULD have been used as a commuter rail rapid transit route rather than a "walking trail" and take...

I found a free access to a site called http://www.historicaerials.com You can type in the location, such as "East Falls Church VA" and it will bring up a series of aerial photos tht span over years. I use it in conjunction with Google Maps to look at locations and see how things change ove...

Would this be in the location of the new Falls Chirch VFD station? I was looking at some older aerial photos and that seems to be the location of the facility that you described. Not really familiar with the area there. I do see apts north of that location. Zooming in shows nothing of any railorad o...

Any chance of getting some volunteers to relay a few lengths of rail as an interpretive exhibit of what the "station" area looked like "back in the day"? Also maybe reconstructing the out- buildings such as the passenger shed? A good reference is "Every Hour on the Hour"...

Are they shutting down their railroad ops?

A few more Railroad Ghost Towns... Brandywine MD was once the terminus for the Southern Maryland Railroad that ran from that place south into St. Mary's County via Prince Georges County and Charles County MD. It was home to the yards and shops of the SOMD RR and later on to the USN Brandywine & ...

Seat Pleasant MD was once the upper terminus of the Chesapeake Beach Railway built by silver magnate Otto Mears and financed by David Halliday Moffat. It was the location of thier yards, shops and roundhouse. All dissapeared after its remnant the East Washington Railway left in 1976 and by the mid ...

While I am aware of the history of the now-gone Washington & Old Dominion RR, I am wondering if there is any surviving rails or trackage still visible anywhere along the line? I know that a lot was paved over for the rail trail, but wonder if maybe some industrial, private or other spurs might s...