Home	Railroads	Facility	Location	Frequencies
Virginia
Alexandria	CSX former RF&P	King Street Station	King St (St Rt 7) at Callahan Dr	CSX 161.550
	NS	Restrooms, outdoor benches	Lat  N38° 48.401' Lon W77° 03.686'	CSX 160.410
	Amtrak	Common railfan location. The station		CSX 160.490
	VRE	management will not bother railfans
	Unknown number of trains	unless they interfere with normal business
		Washington Post article about this site
Alexandria	CSX former RF&P	Duke Street Overpass	Duke St (St Rt 236) at Callahan Dr	CSX 161.550
	NS	Wide sidewalks	Lat  N38° 48.301' Lon W77° 03.821'	CSX 160.410
	Amtrak	Restaurants and convenience stores		CSX 160.490
	VRE	nearby
	Unknown number of trains
Alexandria	CSX former C&O	Cameron Run Regional Park	Eisenhower Ave between Van Dorn St and	CSX 160.230
	CSX former RF&P	Restrooms, picnic area	Telegraph Rd	CSX 160.320
	Amtrak	View of junction of CSX former C&O and	Lat  N38° 48.340' Lon W77° 06.166'	CSX 161.550
	VRE	RF&P Lines		CSX 160.410
	Unknown number of trains	This park may be closed during the winter
Alexandria	CSX former RF&P	Van Dorn Street Overpass	Van Dorn St between Eisenhower Ave and	CSX 161.550
	NS	View of western part of NS Yard	Pickett St	CSX 160.410
	Amtrak	No restrooms, very linited parking	Lat  N38° 47.904' Lon W77° 08.084'	CSX 160.490
	Unknown number of trains	Restaurants and convenience stores		NS 160.950
		to the north on Van Dorn St		NS 160.245
				NS 160.830
Altavista	NS	Pedestrian Bridge	Main St (US Rt 29) south of Bedford Ave	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	View of NS crossing the Roanoke River	Lat N37° 6.410' Lon W79° 17.614'	NS 160.245
		Restaurants and convenience stores		NS 160.830
		nearby
Arlington	CSX former RF&P	Crystal Park	Crystal Dr at east end of 15th St north	CSX 161.550
	VRE	Crystal City VRE Station	of VRE station	CSX 160.410
	70+ trains daily	No restrooms, limited street parking or	Lat  N38° 51.604' Lon W77° 02.929'	CSX 160.490
		nearby parking garages - it would be	See special note on DC page
		easier to park at a METRO station and use
		the Blue or Yellow like to Crystal City. The
		Crystal City station is across the street from
		the VRE station in the Crystal City
		Underground.
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		in the Crystal City Underground
Arlington	CSX former RF&P	Gravely Point Park	George Washington Pkwy north of Thomas	CSX 161.550
	VRE	View of Potomac River Bridge	Ave (park entrance from northbound lanes	CSX 160.410
	70+ trains daily	No restrooms	only)	CSX 160.490
			Lat  N38° 52.224' Lon W77° 02.424'
			See special note on DC page
Arlington	CSX/VRE	Possible Railfan Park	Old Jefferson Davis Hwy north of 12th St
Future possibility		City-owned land that is restricted to	Lat  N38° 51.834' Lon W77° 02.865'
		park-use only. Railfans have made a	This information per article in the July 2003
		proposal to the city for a railfan facility	Railfan & Railroad Magazine
Ashland	CSX former RF&P	Street Running	Center St between Patrick St and	CSX 161.550
	Unknown number of trains	Multiple locations	Ashcake Rd	CSX 160.410
	ATCS in use	Homemades by Suzanne	Stay off the track, cross only at crosswalks
		Iron Horse Restaurant	Lat  N37° 45.527' Lon W77° 28.897'
		Whistle Stop Ice Cream Shop
		Train Town Toy & Hobby Shop
		Picnic tables next to Amtrak Station
		Possible future viewing platform at Rt 54
		and Railroad St
Barboursville	NS former SR	Common railfan location	South side of Ponton Dr at Governor	NS 160.950
		No restrooms, street parking	Barbour St 1 block south of US Rt 33	NS 160.245
			Lat  N38° 10.275' Lon W78° 16.940'	NS 160.830
Bedford	NS former N&W	Olde Liberty Station Restaurant	Bedford St between 3rd St and Avenel Ave	NS 161.190
	20+ trains daily	Restored N&W Passenger Station	Lat N37° 20.251' Lon W79° 31.631'
		Seating with view of the tracks
Beverley Mill	NS "B Line"	Bull Run Mountain Natural Area	West End of Beverley Mill Rd appx 3.5 miles	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	Hiking trails next to and crossing the tracks	west of US Rt 15 off Turner Rd and St Rt 55	NS 160.245
		Parking, restrooms in the Mountain House	Lat N38° 49.4582' Lon W77° 42.5912'	NS 160.830
		You must sign a Waiver and follow the published
		Guidelines to use the trails.
		Convenience stores on St Rt 55 at US Rt 15
Buena Vista	NS	Scenic View Pulloff	S River Rd appx 3 east of Old Buena	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	George Washington National Forest	Vista Rd	NS 160.245
		View of NS Bridge crossing the South River	Lat  N37° 48.306' Lon W79° 19.016'	NS 160.830
		No restrooms	Map 2
		Restaurants and convenience stores appx
		7 miles south in Buena Vista or 8 miles
		west in Lexington
Burke Centre	NS	Roberts Parkway Overpass	Roberts Pkwy (SR 651) 1 mile north of	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	Restaurants and convenience stores	Burke Centre Pkwy (SR 643)	NS 160.245
	VRE	nearby	Lat N38° 47.843' Lon W77° 18.089'	NS 160.830
	Unknown number of trains
Charlottesville	CSX Mountain Sub	Wild Wings Restaurant	US Rt 250 between 9th St and 7th St	CSX 160.230
	NS Piedmont Division	Rooftop seating with view of	next to the Amtrak Station	CSX 160.320
		the diamond	Lat  N38° 01.900' Lon W78° 29.491'	NS 160.950
				NS 160.245
				NS 160.830
Chesapeake	Chesapeake & Albemarle	Northwest River Bridge	Battlefield Blvd (St Rt 168) 1/4 mile north	C&A 161.310
	Less than 10 trains daily	Roadside parking, no restrooms	of Ballahack Rd	C&A 160.755
	Short line	(recommended by C&A employee)	Lat  N36° 33.984' Lon W76° 11.921'
Chesapeake	Chesapeake & Albemarle	Military Highway Overpass	Military Hwy (US Rt 460) between Lehigh	C&A 161.310
	NS	Street parking, no restrooms	St and Seaboard Ave	C&A 160.755
	Unknown number of trains	(recommended by C&A employee)	Lat  N36° 49.345' Lon W76° 16.277'	NS 160.950
				NS 160.245
Clinchport	CSX former Clinchfield	Scenic View Pulloff	St Rt 627 3/4 mile northeast of US	CSX 161.100
	Unknown number of trains	View of Clinchfield Copper Creek Trestle	Rt 23/58	CSX 161.520
		No restrooms	Lat  N36° 39.326' Lon W82° 44.639'
		Restaurants and Convenience stores
		11 miles east in Gate City
Clinchport	NS Appalachia District	State Route 871 Scenic View Pulloff	Daniel Boone Trail (St Rt 871) appx 3 miles	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	View of NS Bootleg Trestle	north of US Rt 23	NS 160.245
		No restrooms	Lat  N36° 42.946' Lon W82° 44.943'	NS 160.830
			Map 2
Clinchport	NS Appalachia District	Natural Tunnel State Park	St Rt 370 at Daniel Boone Trail (St Rt 871)	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	Viewing platform at east portal of the	appx 1 1/2 miles north of US Rt 23	NS 160.245
		tunnel	Hiking trail access to the tunnel viewing	NS 160.830
		Restrooms, picnic areas, hicking trails,	platform from parking area on St Rt 370
		tent and RV camping with dump station,	Lat  N36° 42.114' Lon W82° 44.747'
		showers	Map 2
			Park map showing hiking trail to tunnel
			(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Colonial Heights	CSX former RF&P	Ettrick Park	Laurel Rd at Woodpecker Rd	CSX 161.550
	Amtrak	Restrroms, picnic area, parking	Lat N37° 14.568' Lon W77° 25.781'	CSX 160.410
	Unknown number of trains	Restaurants and convenience stores	Amtrak Station across tracks on South St
		1 1/2 miles east on US Rt 1	(see Petersburg listing below)
Covington	CSX former C&O	Moss Run	Moss Run Rd off Dunlap Creek Rd	CSX 160.230
	Unknown number of trains	In the George Washington National Forest	3 miles west of I-64 Exit #10	CSX 160.320
		Unknown facilities	Lat  N37° 47.334' Lon W80° 06.329'
Culpeper	NS former SR	Amtrak Station	Wausau St at Davis St 2 blocks east of	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms when station is open	US Rt 15	NS 160.245
		Southern RR Caboose on display	Lat  N38° 28.360' Lon W77° 59.593'	NS 160.830
		Ok to set up lawn chairs in the lawn
		between the caboose and station
Duffield	NS former SR	Scenic View Pulloff	US Rt 23 1/4 mile north of US Rt 58	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	Jefferson National Forest	Lat  N36° 42.991' Lon W82° 47.726'	NS 160.245
		No restrooms		NS 160.830
		The Copper Creek Trestle on CSX's
		former Clinchfield line is appx 5 miles
		south off US Rt 23
Fairfax	NS	Pohick Stream Valley Park	Collier Woods Rd 1/2 mile west of Burke	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	Restrooms, picnic areas, parking	Lake Rd (St Rt 645)	NS 160.245
	VRE		Lat  N38° 47.850' Lon W77° 16.896'	NS 160.830
	Unknown number of trains
Fredericksburg	CSX former RF&P	City Dock Park	Sophia St at end of Frederick St	CSX 161.550
	Amtrak	View of CSX concrete arch bridge crossing	Lat  N38° 17.859' Lon W77° 27.244'	CSX 160.410
	VRE	the Rappahannock River
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms, limited parking
		Restaurants and VRE Station nearby
Fredericksburg	CSX former RF&P	Colonial Tavern	Lafayette Blvd at Charles St	CSX 161.550
	Amtrak	Trackside seating	Lat N38° 17.877' Lon W77° 27.525'	CSX 160.410
	VRE
	Unknown number of trains
Haysi	CSX former Clinchfield	Breaks Intersate Park	St Rt 702 west of St Rt 80	CSX 161.100
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms, picnic areas, hikig trails, tent	Lat  N37° 17.376' Lon W82° 18.472'	CSX 161.520
		and RV camping, restaurant and lodge	Map 2
		Breaks, Clinchfield and State Line
		Overlooks provide views of the CSX
		along the Russell Fork and the south
		portal of State Line Tunnel.  You will need
		a good telephoto lens. View of Skegg and
		The Towers Tunnel can be accessed
		from hiking trails.
Lynchburg	NS former SR	Riverside Park	Rivermont Ave at Columbia Ave	NS 160.950
	NS former N&W	Scenic view of NS James River Trestle	Lat  N37° 26.417' Lon W79° 09.903'	NS 160.245
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms, picnic area, hiking trails		NS 160.830
		C&O 2-8-4 #2760 on display		NS 161.190
Manassas	NS former SR	Manassas Railroad Depot	Prince William St between Main St and	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	Restored former Southern RR Depot	St Rt 234 (Grant Ave)	NS 160.245
	VRE	now a museum, located in historic	Lat  N38° 45.003' Lon W77° 28.405'	NS 160.830
	Unknown number of trains	"Old Town Manassas"
		Limited parking (mostly on streets)
		Restaurants nearby
		Baldwin Park across the street with
		SR boxcar, flat car and caboose on
		display.
Manassas	NS former SR	Bull Run Regional Park	Yates Ford Rd 2 miles west of Clifton Rd	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	Hemolock Overlook Regional Park	(St Rt 645)	NS 160.245
	VRE	Scenic view of the NS bridge crossing the	Lat  N38° 46.519' Lon W77° 24.896'	NS 160.830
		Occoquan River in a deep canyon	Northern VA Regional Parks Map
		Access to this area requires some hiking
Manassas	NS former SR	Observation Area	Observation Rd at Wakeman Dr	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	This is a large grassy field that is	Lat  N38° 44.020' Lon W77° 31.096'	NS 160.245
	VRE	commonly used by both railfans and plane		NS 160.830
		spotters between the NS tracks and the	Stay away from the VRE staging yard west
		Manassas Regional Airport. Bring your	of the station - Railroad and Local Police
		lawn chairs and coolers. This area is great	frequently patrol this area.
		for afternoon photos.
		No restrooms, roadside parking
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby on St Rt 28
		Washington Post article about this site
Norfolk	NS Lamberts Point Line	Tidewater Drive Underpass	Tidewater Dr (St Rt 168) between Wall St	NS 161.190
	Unknown number of trains	Sidewalks both sides, Street parking	and Saint Julian Ave
		The NS Lamberts Point Line coal dock	Lat  N36° 51.855' Lon W76° 16.214'
		crosses under Tidewater Drive
Norfolk	NS former VGN Line to	Tidwater Drive Overpass	Tidewater Dr (St Rt 168) between Philpotts	NS 161.190
	Norfolk International Terminal	Sidewalks both sides, Street parking	Rd and Muskogee Ave
	Unknown number of trains		Lat  N36° 53.860' Lon W76° 15.383'
Norton	NS former SR	Kentucky Avenue Overpass	Kentucky Ave at Park Ave	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	No restrooms, street parking	Lat  N36° 56.134' Lon W82° 37.097'	NS 160.245
		Restaurants and convenience stores		NS 160.830
		nearby
Norton	NS former SR	11th Street Overpass	11th St between Park Ave and Kentucky Ave	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	No restrooms, street parking	Lat  N36° 55.856' Lon W82° 38.077'	NS 160.245
		Restaurants and convenience stores		NS 160.830
		nearby
Orange	NS former SR	Trimmers Crossing	Trimmers Rd 1 1/4 miles west of	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	Roadside pulloff, no restrooms	Rapidan Rd	NS 160.245
			(Unpaved but well maintained road)	NS 160.830
			Lat  N38° 17.345' Lon W78° 05.261'
Orange	NS former SR	Orange County Visitors Center	Main St at Byrd St	NS 160.950
	Unknown number of trains	Restored former SR Depot	Lat N38° 14.723' Lon W78° 6.609'	NS 160.245
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby		NS 160.830
Parksley	Eastern Shore	Eastern Shore Railway Museum	Dunne Ave at parksley Rd (St Rt 176) 2	ESHR 161.445
	Unknown number of trains	Restored New York, Philadelphia and	miles west of US Rt 13	ESHR 160.695
		Norfolk Depot	Lat  N37° 46.966' Lon W75° 39.228'
Petersburg	CSX North End Sub	Viewing Area "Railfan Parking Lot"	South of Halifax Road	CSX 161.550
	NS Virginia Division	No restrooms	Parking at the foot of the Rt 604	CSX 160.410
	50+ trains daily	("Private Property" but I am	Overpass	NS 161.190
		assured that railfans have	Lat N37° 10.982' Lon W77° 25.279'
		never been bothered here.)
Petersburg	CSX North End Sub	Amtrak Station	South St west of Williams St	CSX 161.550
	Amtrak	1/4 mile long platform	Lat  N37° 14.542' Lon W77° 25.691'	CSX 160.410
	Unknown number of trains	Ettrick Park across the tracks (see Colonial
		Heights listing above)
Petersburg	CSX North End Sub	Appomattox River Trestle	Dirt road off Battersea Ln 3 blocks north	CSX 161.550
	NS Virginia Division	Common Railfan Location	of US Rt 1. Look for some abandoned	CSX 160.410
	50+ trains daily	NS runs east-west below the trestle	tracks. The dirt road is just past these	NS 161.190
		Hiking or high ground clearance 4-wheel	tracks, and can be difficult to find.
		drive vehicle required	Lat  N37° 13.462' Lon W77° 25.848'
		A picture of this trestle shot from this
		location can be found on page 40 of the
		February 2001 Railfan and Railroad
		magazine.
		No restrooms
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby
		This may be railroad property, but railfans
		have not been bothered here in the past,
		and probably will not be bothered as long
		as they behave safely and stay off the
		tracks
Richmond	CSX fomer C&O	Gimbles Hill Park (also known as Brown's	End of S 7th St off Byrd St	CSX 160.230
	CSX former SCL Bellewood Sub	Island Park)	Lat  N37° 32.024' Lon W77° 26.529'	CSX 160.320.
	Unknown number of trains	View of former C&O tracks along the north		CSX 161.370
		bank of the James River and the former		CSX 161.520
		SCL bridge crossing the river
		Pedestrian access only.
		Unknown facilities
Richmond	CSX fomer RF&P	Northbank Park	South end of Texas Ave (from St Rt 147, go	CSX 161.550
	NS former Southern	View of  CSX tracks along the north bank	south on Allen Ave which becomes Carter	CSX 160.410
	Unknown number of trains	of the James River. The park includes a	St to the end. Go east on Kansas Ave one	NS 160.950
		pedestrian bridge crossing the tracks.	block to Texas Ave. Go south to the end of	NS 160.245
		View of NS across the river	Texas Ave)	NS 160.830
		Pedestrian access only.	Lat  N37° 31.782' Lon W77° 28.455'
		Restrooms
Richmond	CSX fomer RF&P	James River Park	Parking lots on 22nd St at Riverside Dr	CSX 161.550
	NS former Southern	View of NS tracks along the south bank of	and 42nd St at Hillcrest Rd	CSX 160.410
	Unknown number of trains	James River. View of CSX tracks across	Lat  N37° 31.561' Lon W77° 28.482'	NS 160.950
		the river		NS 160.245
		Restrooms, picnic areas, parking		NS 160.830
Richmond	CSX fomer RF&P	Great Ship Lock Park	End of Pear St at Dock St	CSX 161.550
	Unknown number of trains	View of CSX tracks along the north bank of	Lat  N37° 31.561' Lon W77° 25.229'	CSX 160.410
		the James River and the Kanawha Canal
		Restrooms
Richmond	CSX fomer C&O	Mayo's Island	14th St between Canal St and	CSX 160.230
	CSX former SCL Bellewood Sub	View of CSX former SCL crossing the	Commerce Rd	CSX 160.320.
	Unknown number of trains	James River and former C&O along the	Lat  N37° 31.739' Lon W77° 25.999'	CSX 161.370
		north bank.		CSX 161.520
		Unknown facilities
Richmond	CSX fomer RF&P	Westwood Avenue Bridge	Westwood Ave 1/4 mile west of Laburnum	CSX 161.550
	Unknown number of trains	View of south end of Acca Yard Lead	Ave and I-64/95 Exit #79	CSX 160.410
		Street parking at west end of the bridge	Lat N37° 34.694' Lon W77° 28.387'
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby
Richmond	CSX fomer RF&P	North Boulevard Bridge	N Boulevard 1/4 mile west of I-64/95	CSX 161.550
	Unknown number of trains	View of south end of Acca Yard Lead	Exit #78	CSX 160.410
		Street parking at west end of the bridge	Lat N37° 34.145' Lon W77° 27.978'
		Restaurants and convenience stores
		nearby
Richmond	CSX former SCL Bellewood Sub	5th Street Bridge	5th Street between Hospital St and	CSX 161.370
	Unknown number of trains	View of 1% grade from James River to	Valley Rd	CSX 161.520
		Acca Yard	Lat N37° 33.153' Lon W77° 25.700'
Roanoke	NS former N&W	Viewing Platform	303 Norfolk Ave between 2nd St and	NS 161.190
	Unknown number of trains	Raised, covered viewing platform	5th St SW	NS 161.250
		on south side of tracks east of the	Lat  N37° 16.368' Lon W79° 56.745'
		Virginia Museum of Transportation
		Admission required for museum
		Unknown facilities
Salem	NS Christiansburg District	Scenic View Pulloff	River Rd appx 2 miles east of US Rt 11	NS 161.190
	NS Whitehome District	View of parallel NS Roanoke River Bridges	Lat  N37° 14.562' Lon W80° 08.609'	NS 161.250
	Unknown number of trains	No restrooms
Snowden	CSX former C&O	George Washington National Forest	US Rt 501 5 miles east of Glasgow	CSX 160.230
	Unknown number of trains	Pedestrian Bridge	Confirmation needed	CSX 160.320
		Unknown facilities	Lat  N37° 36.102' Lon W79° 23.791'
			Map 2
Shawsville	NS Christiansburg District	Scenic View Pulloff	Den Hill Rd 3/4 mile west of US Rt 11	NS 161.190
	Unknown number of trains	View of west portal of Montgomery Tunnel	Lat  N37° 09.526' Lon W80° 19.016'	NS 161.250
		No restrooms
Springfield	NS	Backlick Road Overpass	Backlick Rd between Hechinger St and	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	No restrooms, limited parking	Wimsatt Rd	NS 160.245
	VRE	Restaurants nearby	Lat  N38° 47.822' Lon W77° 11.143'	NS 160.830
	Unknown number of trains
Springfield	NS	Lake Accotink Park	Accotink Park Rd off Highland St 1 mile west	NS 160.950
	Amtrak	Restrooms, picnic areas, hiking trails,	of Backlick Rd	NS 160.245
	VRE	snack bar located at the marina, restored	Lat  N38° 47.566' Lon W77° 13.107'	NS 160.830
	Unknown number of trains	1937 Carousel. Hiking trails parallel the
		tracks near the dam and Accotink Park Rd
		and cross over the tracks on a bridge
Stafford	CSX	Brooke VRE Station	Brooke Rd at Andrew Chapel Rd	CSX 161.550
	Amtrak	No restrooms	Lat  N38° 23.227' Lon W77° 22.859'	CSX 160.410
	VRE
	Unknown number of trains
Suffolk	CSX former SAL	Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society	Main St 2 blocks south of US Rt 58	CSX 160.590
	NS	Restored former SAL Depot	Lat  N36° 44.034' Lon W76° 34.916'	CSX 161.520
	NF&D	Restrooms when the museum is open		NS 161.190
	Commonwealth RR	Other historical sites nearby		CRR 469.550
	Unknown number of trains	Restaurants nearby
Suffolk	CSX Portsmouth Sub	Public parking lot	West side of Moore Ave 1/2 block south	CSX 160.590
	Less than 20 trains daily	No restrooms	of Piner St	CSX 161.520
		Restaurants nearby	Lat  N36° 44.048' Lon W76° 34.491'
			Norfolk Franklin & Danville a blocks east
Suffolk	NS Virginia Division	Public parking lot	West side of Liberty St at US Rt 13	NS 161.190
	20+ trains daily	No restrooms	Lat  N36° 43.620' Lon W76° 34.660'
		Restaurants nearby	Norfolk Franklin & Danville a blocks east
Woodbridge	CSX former RF&P	Veterans Memorial Park	Veterans Dr at end of Featherstone Rd 2	CSX 161.550
	Unknown number of trains	A pedestrian bridge in the park provides	miles east of US Rt 1	CSX 160.410
		a good overview of the CSX	Lat  N38° 38.582' Lon W77° 15.015'
		Restrooms, parking	DO NOT go into any of the marinas on
			Occoquan Bay to try to get photos of the
			CSX Occoquan River Bridge!! Doing so
			WILL result in proscecution for
			tresspassing!
Woodbridge	CSX former RF&P	Leesylvania State Park	End of Neabsco Dr of US Rt 1	CSX 161.550
	Unknown number of trains	Restrooms, picnic areas, hiking trails	Lat  N38° 35.962' Lon W77° 15.476'	CSX 160.410
		Convenience stores on US Rt 1 north of	Stay off the tracks. Park Rangers will ask
		Neabsco Rd	you to leave the park if caught on the tracks.
		This park offers views of two bridges. At
		the north side of the park is the Neabsco
		Creek bridge and at the south side of the
		park is the Powell Creek bridge.