List of railroads in Washington, D.C. explained

The following railroads operate or once operated in the District of Columbia.

Current railroads

Freight

• CSX Transportation (CSXT)

Passenger

• Amtrak (AMTK)

Commuter

• MARC Train (MARC)
• Virginia Railway Express (VREX)
• Washington Metro

Defunct railroads

Name	Reporting mark	System^[1]	From	To	Successor	Notes
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway		RF&P	1872	1890	Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Alexandria and Washington Railroad		RF&P	1854	1872	Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad	B&O, BO	B&O	1831	1987	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad		PRR	1867	1902	Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Chesapeake Beach Railway			1896	1935	East Washington Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway	C&O, CO	C&O	1891	1987	CSX Transportation
Consolidated Rail Corporation	CR		1976	1999	CSX Transportation/Norfolk Southern Railway
East Washington Railway			1935	1976	N/A
Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator and Railway Company		B&O	1888	1972	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad		SOU	1872	1872	Virginia and North Carolina Railroad
Penn Central Transportation Company	PC		1968	1976	Consolidated Rail Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad	PRR	PRR	1918	1968	Penn Central Transportation Company
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad		PRR	1902	1976	Consolidated Rail Corporation
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad		PRR	1891	1902	Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Richmond and Danville Railroad		SOU	1886	1894	Southern Railway
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad	RF&P, RFP	RF&P	1920	1991	Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway	RFP		1991			Still exists as a subsidiary of CSX Transportation
Southern Railway	SOU	SOU	1894	1990	Norfolk Southern Railway
Southern Maryland Railroad			1882	1886	Washington and Potomac Railroad
Virginia Midland Railway		SOU	1880	1886	Richmond and Danville Railroad
Virginia and North Carolina Railroad		SOU	1872	1873	Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway
Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad		RF&P	1862	1868	Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad		B&O	1873	1874	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Southern Railway		SOU	1873	1880	Virginia Midland Railway
Washington and Potomac Railroad			1886	1900	Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad
Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad			1901	1910	Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railway
Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railway			1910	1918	Chesapeake Beach Railway
Washington Southern Railway	WSN	RF&P	1901	1920	Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Washington Terminal Company	WATC	B&O/ PRR	1901			Still exists as a subsidiary of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Washington and Western Maryland Railroad		B&O	1889	1985	N/A

Electric

• Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company
• Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
• Baltimore and Ocean City Railway
• Baltimore and Washington Transit Company
• Brightwood Railway
• Capital Traction Company
• Capital Transit Company
• Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway
• City and Suburban Railway
• Columbia Railway
• Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway
• Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
• Metropolitan Railroad
• Rock Creek Railway
• Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad
• Washington and Georgetown Railroad
• Washington and Glen Echo Railroad^[2]
• Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway
• Washington and Old Dominion Railway
• Washington and Rockville Railway
• Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
• Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
• Washington, Berwyn and Laurel Electric Railway
• Washington Interurban Railway
• Washington Railway and Electric Company
• Washington, Spa Springs and Gretta Railroad
• Washington Traction and Electric Company
• Washington–Virginia Railway
• Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen Railway and Power Company

Further reading

• Timeline of Washington, D.C. Railroad History

References

• Federal and Local Legislation Relating to Canals and Steam Railroads in the District of Columbia, 1802-1903

Notes and References

1. This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
2. Web site: H. Rept. 54-2527 - Washington and Glen Echo Railroad Company. January 15, 1897. -- Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed . GovInfo.gov . U.S. Government Printing Office.